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China Exchanges Services Company Index Report 2015

Date 27/01/2016

Highlights

• Cross-border mid-cap index, CES 280, had a return of 10.3 per cent ， outperforming other major benchmark indices.
• CES cross-bored index, CES 120, included stocks from Shenzhen’s ChiNext for the first time to better reflect Mainland development.
• Developed markets performed well while emerging markets took a beating. The Mainland market experienced some uncommon booms and busts.
• The CSI 300 Index had a full-year gain of 5.6 per cent. A shares outperformed stocks of other emerging economies.
• Trading through Shanghai-Hong Kong was smooth though participants remained limited.
• Number of Hong Kong ETFs that track A shares increased to 45.
• Open interest of FTSE China A50 Index Futures continued to hit new highs

Taiwan Stock Exchange And Singapore Exchange Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement, TWSE Subsidiary To Join SGX As Remote Trading Member

Date 27/01/2016

Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership agreement, where a subsidiary of TWSE, Global Link Securities Co. Ltd will join SGX as a remote trading member, a significant first step towards wider partnership between the two exchanges.

PrivatEquity.biz Will Export Localized Secondary Market Web Trading Platforms - PrivatEquity.biz CEO Sigalit Cohen: "Investors Will Gain Access To A Pre-Selected Range Of The Most Promising Mature Private Hi Tech Companies In Their Country Before Their Value Grows And Before Their IPO - The Secondary Market Web Platforms Will Be Constructed By PrivatEquity.biz And Will Be Jointly Managed By PrivatEquity.biz And A Significant Financial Institution In Each Local Market In A Partnership Model

Date 27/01/2016

PrivatEquity.biz, Israel’s first online secondary market trading arena, launches its Global Provider Program. The program is aimed at helping mature private, pre-IPO high-tech companies in receiving investments from both private and institutional investors in their region through a local secondary market web trading platform.

UK Payment Systems Regulator Appoints New Head Of Policy

Date 27/01/2016

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the economic regulator for UK payment systems, has today announced the appointment of Paul Smith as its Head of Policy.

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.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During The Spring Festival 2016

Date 27/01/2016

According to the Announcement by the Exchange on Trading Schedule during Spring Festival for Year 2016, the Exchange’s futures markets will be closed from February 7 through February 13. According to the Risk Management Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, we decide to adjust the trading margin requirements and price limits for each product around the Spring Festival. 

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 Thursday, 28 January 2016, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

MNI India Business Sentiment Indicator: India Business Confidence Picks Up In January - Most Panellists Report Business Unaffected By Modi Government

Date 27/01/2016

Indian business sentiment rose for the first time in three months to the highest since October 2015 as domestic orders strengthened at the start of the year.

FIA To Ring Closing Bell At New York Stock Exchange To Celebrate Global Merger

Date 27/01/2016

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken will be joined by FIA’s board at the New York Stock Exchange to ring the closing bell on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 3:56 pm ET. 

Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator Edges Higher - Consumer Confidence Unfazed By Recent Stock Market Turmoil

Date 27/01/2016

The Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator increased in January, albeit marginally, led by a bounce-back in consumers’ optimism about their expected personal finances which offset a worsening in expectations for business conditions. Significant share price declines in early January had no material impact on overall consumer confidence. The headline sentiment indicator rose 1% to 114.9 in January, reaching its highest level since September last year.