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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Ending On 5 August 2015

Date 06/08/2015

Before turning to its immediate policy decision, and against the backdrop of its latest projections for output and inflation, the Committee discussed financial market developments; the international economy; money, credit demand and output; and supply costs and prices.

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion - Monetary Policy Summary, August 2015

Date 06/08/2015

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 5 August 2015, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion, and so to reinvest the £16.9 billion of cash flows associated with the redemption of the September 2015 gilt held in the Asset Purchase Facility.

SGX Securities, Derivatives And Commodities Activities Increase In July

Date 06/08/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported an increase in securities, derivatives and commodities activities in July from a year earlier.

Financial Stability: New Commission Rules On Central Clearing For Interest Rate Derivatives

Date 06/08/2015

The European Commission has today adopted new rules that make it mandatory for certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivative contracts to be cleared through central counterparties. Mandatory central clearing is a vital part of the response to the financial crisis; it follows commitments made by world leaders at the G-20 Pittsburgh Summit in 2009, to improve transparency and mitigate risks.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - July 2015

Date 06/08/2015

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first seven months of 2015 was $125,449 million, an increase of 98 per cent when compared with $63,220 million for the same period last year.

145 Firms To Meet Investors In Thai Bourse's "Opportunity Day”, Attracting Highest Number Of Companies

Date 06/08/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold its quarterly "Opportunity Day", where listed companies’ top executives meet directly with analysts and investors, from August 10 to September 17. This event will showcase 145 firms recording an all-time high number of companies ever, with a combined market capitalization of THB 5 trillion (approx. USD 147.5 billion).

ASIC Bans Former Representative Of Macquarie Equities Limited

Date 06/08/2015

ASIC has banned Mr Shawn Hickman, of Middle Cove, New South Wales, from providing financial services for six years after he engaged in unauthorised discretionary trading on his clients' accounts and created false records.

TMX Group Limited Declares Dividend Of $0.40 Per Common Share

Date 06/08/2015

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited declared a dividend of $0.40 on each common share outstanding, payable on September 4, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2015.

TMX Group Limited Reports Results For The Second Quarter 2015

Date 06/08/2015

TMX Group Limited [TSX:X] ("TMX Group") today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.

CME Group Announces Quarterly Dividend

Date 05/08/2015

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter 2015 dividend of $0.50 per share, payable September 25, 2015, to shareholders of record as of September 10, 2015.