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ECB: Results of the December 2016 survey on credit terms and conditions in euro-denominated securities financing and over-the-counter derivatives markets (SESFOD)

Date 25/01/2017

• Less favourable credit terms offered to banks and hedge funds
• Higher initial margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives
• A decrease in market-making activities for debt securities and derivatives

Financial Conduct Authority Publishes General Insurance Value Measures scorecard

Date 25/01/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the first set of data in their general insurance value measures pilot, covering the year ending 31 August 2016.

TSE Imposes Disciplinary Action Against kabu.com Securities Co.,Ltd.

Date 25/01/2017

Japan Exchange Regulation (hereinafter "JPX-R") and Japan Securities Dealers Association have inspected kabu.com Securities Co.,Ltd. (hereinafter "the Company") and deemed that there was insufficient trading management to prevent acceptance of orders, etc., which could potentially result in the creation of manipulative quotations.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Value Partners $4 Million

Date 25/01/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Value Partners Limited (VPL) and Value Partners Hong Kong Limited (VPHKL) (collectively, Value Partners), and fined them $2 million respectively for failures to comply with the regulatory requirements in managing two SFC-authorized funds.

Horizon Shortlisted For Best Trading System

Date 25/01/2017

Horizon Software, the leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers, today announced that it has been shortlisted for Best Trading System by the FStech Awards 2017. Winners will be announced during a ceremony to be held on March 23rd at the London Mariott Hotel, Mayfair.

PEGAS: Successful Launch Of Time Spread Products

Date 25/01/2017

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, announces the successful introduction of time spread products on its PEGAS Futures hubs (CEGH VTP, GASPOOL, NBP, NCG, PEG Nord, PSV, TTF and ZEE) on 24 January 2017. 

Financial Stability Board Publishes Reports On The Re-Hypothecation Of Client Assets And Collateral Re-Use

Date 25/01/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published two reports.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes General Insurance Value Measures Scorecard

Date 25/01/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the first set of data in their general insurance value measures pilot, covering the year ending 31 August 2016.

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Results Of Its Latest Review Of Disclosure In Issuers’ Annual Reports

Date 25/01/2017

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Wednesday) published a report on the findings and recommendations from its review of issuers’ annual reports1 for the financial year ended between January and December 2015.

Listing Boom On The Vienna Stock Exchange: Over 3,000 New Structured Products Since Start Of The Year

Date 25/01/2017

Since the start of the year, over 3,000 new structured products have been listed in Vienna Stock Exchange’s market segment “structured products.at”. Most of the new securities added to trading were issued by Raiffeisen Centrobank AG and around 100 by Erste Group Bank AG. A wide range of products – which include turbo certificates, (plain vanilla) warrants, discount and bonus certificates – are available for continuous trading. The debt securities issued by banks offer private investors opportunities to earn returns in any market situation and options for investing regardless of their risk profile.