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ESM Issues 40-Year €1 Billion Bond

Date 24/11/2015

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today issued a new €1 billion 40-year benchmark bond with a coupon of 1.85%, maturing on 1 December, 2055. The deal fills the remaining €500 million funding need for this year, while the other half will be used for the ESM’s 2016 funding programme.

Management Transition At Kx Systems Inc.

Date 24/11/2015

First Derivatives plc subsidiary Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, today announces some key management changes. The changes follow a recent board review of First Derivatives’ wider group leadership focussed on delivering strategic priorities, customer benefits and sales and marketing efficiencies.

Assets Invested In Active ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Have Reached 32.9 Billion US Dollars A New Record At The End Of October 2015, According To ETFGI

Date 24/11/2015

Assets invested in Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally have reached US$32.9 billion - a new record - at the end of October 2015. In the first ten months of 2015 record levels of net new assets have been gathered by Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally with net inflows of US$8.9 billion marking a 23% increase over the prior record set at this time in 2013.

London Stock Exchange Group Hosts Second Annual Conference In Beijing

Date 24/11/2015

• Event focuses on the growing financial ties between China and London
• Ma Jun, Chief Economist, People’s Bank of China, discusses China’s Green finance initiatives
• Event follows landmark state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to London

Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Former CEO Of Melewar Industrial Group Berhad For Insider Trading Offences

Date 24/11/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, and two other individuals with insider trading. Datuk Lim Kim Chuan, 56, was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for acquiring 398,000 units of M3nergy Berhad shares between 6 August 2008 and 11 September 2008 whilst in possession of material non-public information.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Call For Inputs On Big Data

Date 24/11/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority has today launched a Call for Inputs on the use of Big Data in the retail general insurance sector.

CEESEG And OeKB Sell Stakes In Budapest Stock Exchange To Hungarian National Bank

Date 24/11/2015

• Austrian shareholders sell their 68.8% stake 
• Transaction planned to be finalised by the end of 2015 
• New CEESEG strategy to focus on cooperation model as an IT and data service provider 
• Vienna and Prague remain core holdings of CEESEG

Investec Wealth & Investment Goes Live With Calastone Transfer Service

Date 24/11/2015

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched Transfer Service. 

Taiwan Stock Exchange To Relax Lending Rules For Brokers - New Rules Aim To Support The Growth Of Taiwan’s Financial Sector And Will Take Effect From 30 November 2015

Date 24/11/2015

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) recently announced amendments to its “Operating Rules for Securities Business Money Lending by Securities Firms”, which will expand the range of financial products available to be loaned by brokers to investors and the types of collateral that can be accepted.

HKEx: Margin Rates Set For New Stock Futures Contracts

Date 24/11/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for new stock futures contracts, which will be introduced on Monday, 30 November 2015.