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Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 04/02/2016

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 3 February 2016, the MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

SGX Commodities Publishes White Paper “Creating An Asian Market For LNG”

Date 04/02/2016

SGX Commodities has published a white paper on the development of Asia’s LNG market, looking in more depth at the dynamics that are driving the growth of the spot market both in Asia and globally, and the subsequent need to develop a trusted price benchmark.

Senator Wahid Goes “In Conversation” With Global Fund Managers - Invest Malaysia 2016 Kicks Off In Global Financial Centres

Date 04/02/2016

Senator Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, this week led high level dialogues with over 80 fund managers, all with Emerging Market and Asia mandates, representing a total Assets Under Management of USD 15 trillion, in Hong Kong and Singapore on the growth and competitiveness of Malaysia’s marketplace.

EBRD, FT hold Central Asia Investment Forum In Istanbul

Date 04/02/2016

On 18 February 2016, the FT-EBRD Central Asia Investment Forum: Forging relationships for growth will bring together leading investors, policymakers, economists and experts in Central Asia, including Mongolia, to discuss the future of the region and the prospects for investment.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for January 2016.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Confirm Accountability Rules For Wholesale Traders And Interim Rules On Regulatory References

Date 04/02/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the final rules confirming their approach to improving individual accountability for those carrying out wholesale activities, such as algorithmic and high-frequency trading, in banks, building societies, and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) designated investment firms. The rules also provide clarity on aspects of the Regime’s territorial application.

Aquis Exchange Limited – Important Changes To Terms Of Membership

Date 04/02/2016

The following Member Notice sets out amendments to Aquis Exchange’s (Aquis) terms of Membership, as detailed in the following documents:

Rulebook

Trading Platform Guide

ICAP Electronic Markets Volumes – January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

ICAP Electronic Markets Volumes – January 2016

STOXX Launches Comprehensive Family Of Low Carbon Indices

Date 04/02/2016

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX Low Carbon index family. The new index family consists of four sub-families which offer varying degrees of carbon exposure to enable market participants to limit the exposure of their portfolios to carbon risk while participating in the low-carbon economic growth.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover in January 2016 was $82.2 billion, a decrease of 16 per cent when compared with $97.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in January 2016 was $17.5 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $16.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2016 was $8.1 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $7.7 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs in January 2016 was $4.3 billion, an increase of 87 per cent when compared with $2.3 billion for the same period last year.