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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjustments To Minimum Trading Margin, Price Limits And After-Hours Trading Time During The 2016 Qingming Festival

Date 28/03/2016

According to Clause 9 of the “Measures for Risk Management of Dalian Commodity Exchange”, it has been decided upon discussion that DCE would make the following adjustments to the trading margin and price limits of each product before and after the 2016 Qingming Festival:

• From the settlement on March 31, 2016 (Thursday), the price limits and the minimum trading margin of Iron Ore, LLDPE, PP and PVC will be adjusted to 7% and 9% respectively; those of other products will remain unchanged.
• Trading will be resumed on April 5, 2016 (Tuesday). From the settlement time of the first trading day when the situation of “no continuous quotes on one side at the price limit” does not occur on the two contracts with the largest open interest at the same time for Iron Ore, LLDPE, PP and PVC futures, the price limits and the minimum margin of Iron Ore futures will return to 6% and 7% respectively; those of LLDPE and PP will return to 5% and 6%; those of PVC will return to 4% and 5%.
• As regards the contracts both meeting the requirements for adjusting the trading margin and price limits stipulated by the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management”, their minimum trading margin and price limits shall be subject to the bigger one provided by the Measures.

ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific Ex Japan Gathered 2.42 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In February 2016, According To ETFGI

Date 28/03/2016

ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered net inflows of US$2.42 Bn in February 2016, according to data from ETFGI’s February 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report. In the first two months of 2016 ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex Japan have gathered a record level of US$6.41 Bn.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 27/03/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 24 March 2016 amounted to SAR 29.90 billion, increasing by 12.54% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,457.41* billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 0.99% over the previous week.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange - Distributes Cash Dividends To Union National Bank

Date 27/03/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it has distributed the first cash dividends on behalf of one of its listed companies through distributing the dividends of  the shareholders of the Union National Bank (UNB) on the Bank’s behalf. Thus, the Union National Bank became the first listed company in the United Arab Emirates to distribute the cash dividends through Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.

Iran's Market Brokerage Industry Annual Trading Report

Date 27/03/2016

In the last Iranian year, ended 19 March 2016, out of Tehran Stock Exchange’s 107 member brokerage companies, 99 firms provided on-line trading access.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 25/03/2016

The current reports for the week of March 22, 2016 are now available.

SEC Halts Fraud By Manager Of Investments In Pre-IPO Companies

Date 25/03/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and asset freezes obtained in a case filed against a New Jersey-based fund manager and two firms he controls that marketed shares in promising pre-IPO tech companies in the Bay Area. The SEC alleges they stole $5.7 million from investors and diverted millions more to other improper and undisclosed uses.

FESE Response To ESMA Consultation Paper On Guidelines On Transaction Reporting, Reference Data, Order Record Keeping & Clock Synchronisation

Date 25/03/2016

In principle, FESE agrees with the guidelines provided by ESMA, but has provided additional input on key areas around trade flagging, ARMS, data publication and timestamping. 

CFTC Charges Virginia Resident Tracy Lee Thomas And His Firm, Cayman Islands-Based Marbury Advisors Inc., With Fraudulently Soliciting Over $1.2 Million In A Commodity Futures Scheme

Date 25/03/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, charging Defendants Tracy Lee Thomas (aka Treyton L. Thomas, Trayton L. Thomas, Trey Thomas, Tray Thomas, and T.L. Thomas) (Thomas) and Marbury Advisors Inc. (Marbury) with fraudulently soliciting over $1.2 million from customers by, among other things, misrepresenting that Defendants would invest in Treasury Bills on customers’ behalf, but instead used their funds to trade commodity futures. Thomas resides, based on information and belief, in Charlottesville, Virginia, and is a principal and a controlling person of Marbury, a Cayman Islands corporation.

The Annual Financial Statements Of Listed Companies At The Amman Stock Exchange

Date 25/03/2016

The Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Mr. Nader Azar, said that   the ASE is still receiving the reviewed annual reports of the period ending in Dec 31, 2015, from all companies listed at the ASE which have been reviewed by their auditors.