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Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Schedule For Continuous Trading Hours During The Spring Festival 2016

Date 27/01/2016

According to the rules on continuous trading, the Exchange further clarifies the detailed schedule for continuous trading hours during the New Year’s Day 2016 as follows:  

There is no continuous trading on the night of February 5, 2016.  

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/01/2016

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 1 Feburary 2016, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases Notice To Echo Rules On Contents And Format Of Disclosure Of Corporate Bonds’ Annual Report

Date 27/01/2016

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) lately released the “Rules No. 38 on Contents and Format of Information Disclosure by Companies Publicly Issuing Securities – Contents and Format of Corporate Bonds’ Annual Report” (the Rules for short). The Rules, with 4 chapters and 51 articles, specifies an array of requirements for the contents and format of corporate bonds’ annual report. Its release is another key measure of the CSRC to carry out the “Management Measures for Issuance and Trading of Corporate Bonds” (the Measures for short), detail relevant regulations on information disclosure, and cement the in-process and aftermath regulation, which is of great significance for propelling the standardized development of the exchange-based corporate bonds market. In response to the implementation of the Rules, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently released the “Notice of Doing a Better Job for Disclosing Annual Reports of 2015 for Bond Issuers” (the Notice for short).

Post Crisis Reforms: The Lessons Of Balance Sheets - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Deputy Governor Bank Of England, Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Regulation Authority, International Financial Services Forum, Dublin, Wednesday 27 January 2016

Date 27/01/2016

Thank you for inviting me to speak this morning.  We are approaching the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the global financial crisis.  And we are still talking about it; but not just talking, also publishing books, reports, holding conferences and of course releasing films.  There is no doubt more than one reason for the continued interest in the crisis, but as public officials charged with putting into place the measures to prevent a repeat and thus produce a more stable financial system,  the work is still in progress and thus for us very much a matter of debate.  Today, I want to put that work into perspective, looking at banks and the wider financial system.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Additional Changes To The Rules And Regulations For The New System

Date 27/01/2016

Further to the news release dated October 21, 2015, the Exchange announced additional changes to its Rules and Regulations that have been proposed to take place at the launch of the new trading system in September. TOCOM kindly requests market participants to review them here.

Federal Court Rules In Favour Of Securities Commission Malaysia To Protect Witness Statements

Date 27/01/2016

On 19 January 2016, in a unanimous decision, the Federal Court held that statements recorded by an investigating officer of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) in the course of its investigation are protected from disclosure in both civil and criminal proceedings as a matter of public interest.

Nasdaq To Provide SMARTS Market Surveillance Technology To Nigerian Stock Exchange

Date 27/01/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The  Exchange”  or  “ NSE” )have announced that NSE, which services the  largest economy in Africa, will acquire Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance platform to power their compliance program. The technology will provide NSE with the surveillance expertise needed to grow and expand the market and equip the exchange with the surveillance tools necessary to monitor for market manipulation, including spoofing and  layering. NSE also uses Nasdaq’s X-Stream trading platform as its trading engine.

State Street: Investor Confidence Falls In January By 1.7 Points To 108.

Date 27/01/2016

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for January 2016.

Velocimetrics Bolsters Board Appointing Long-Standing Industry Expert, Kevin Covington, As Management Team Advisor

Date 27/01/2016

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of real-time business flow performance monitoring and analysis solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of industry specialist, Kevin Covington as an advisor to the company’s senior leadership team. 

SWIFT Institute Launches Competition For University Students - New SWIFT Institute Challenge Creates Opportunities For University Students In The UK To Contribute New Ideas To Banking And Financial Services

Date 27/01/2016

The SWIFT Institute announces the launch of a new competition targeted at university students. The SWIFT Institute Challenge 2016 asks students to address a real world challenge being faced by remittance senders, receivers and their banks, and is open to any UK-based recognised university, or centre of learning, with an interest in banking.