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SGX Plans To List Contracts On MSCI China Free Index

Date 15/03/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced its intention to list contracts on the MSCI China Free IndexSM. These new SGX MSCI China Free contracts will further broaden the suite of China-linked risk management products available on SGX, with specific relevance to global institutional investors in China equities.

Moscow Exchange: New Foreign Securities Admitted To Interdealer Repo

Date 15/03/2016

In early March 2016, Moscow Exchange admitted the following four new foreign securities to interdealer repos ("Repo in Bonds" trading mode) with settlement in RUB, USD and EUR:    

Henderson Global Investors Goes Live With Milestone Group’s pControl Fund Oversight - Global Asset Manager Implements Pcontrol Across Funds In The UK And Australia

Date 15/03/2016

Milestone Group, the global provider of optimised fund processing solutions, today announced that Henderson Global Investors (HGI) has gone live with pControl Fund Oversight across its extensive range of mutual funds and investment trusts. The Fund Oversight solution has enabled HGI to automate the collection of fund valuation data and the subsequent execution of their independent, daily NAV price validations and controls.

HKEX Publishes Its Annual Fact Book

Date 15/03/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has published its annual fact book on the HKEX website.

Securities Commission Malaysia Hosts Regulators And Industry Leaders At The Inaugural GEMP Conference 2016

Date 15/03/2016

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today hosted over 200 regulators and capital market industry leaders from 23 countries at the inaugural GEMP Conference 2016.

People’s Bank Of China And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Renew Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement

Date 15/03/2016

The People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the renewal of the existing bilateral currency swap arrangement (BCSA) for a further term of three years. The original arrangement was established in 2010 and first renewed in 2013. The new arrangement is effective as of 7 March 2016.

ASIC: Independent Compliance Review Of ANZ's OnePath Following Breaches Resulting In Compensation Of Approximately $4.5 Million

Date 15/03/2016

Following concerns raised by ASIC, the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has agreed to an independent review of its One Path subsidiaries' compliance functions.

Osaka Exchange: JGB Futures Deliverable bonds/Conversion Factors

Date 15/03/2016

Spokesman: Dalian Commodity Exchange Prevents And Controls The Overheated Trading And Potential Market Risks

Date 15/03/2016

A spokesman of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) said on March 10 that to address the significant fluctuations of iron ore prices and the high volume to open interest ratios recently, DCE has taken such measures as increasing the price limits and the minimum trading margin and cancelling the discount for the intra-day trading fee starting on the March,14. Those measures were helpful to improve the anti-risk capability, guard against overheated trading, and prevent and control potential market risks as early as possible, and ensure the safe and stable operation and functioning of the market.  

CalPERS Revises Governance Policy, Adopts 12 Years As Threshold For Director Independence On Corporate Boards

Date 14/03/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today adopted a revised version of their Global Governance Principles (PDF) (Principles), including a new provision that cautions that corporate board directors who serve more than 12 years on the same company board are at risk of compromising their independence.