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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Bank Of Communications Futures

Date 23/06/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 25 June 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Busey Bank Selects Fundtech’s Remote Deposit Capture Solution - Bank Adds Additional Capabilities To Address Customer Demand For RDC Solutions And Help The Bank Mitigate Risk

Date 23/06/2015

Fundtech, now a part of D+H and a market leader in global transaction banking solutions, today announces that Busey Bank, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, has selected Fundtech as its commercial remote deposit capture (RDC) solution provider. An existing customer of Fundtech’s wire transfer solution, the bank has added Fundtech’s NetDeposit Business and NetDeposit Receivables to address customer demand for remote deposit capture, and to help the bank mitigate risk and better comply with regulatory demands.

Warsaw Capital Market Summit 2015 Participants See Much Potential Of Poland And The Region

Date 23/06/2015

The fifth edition of the international Warsaw Capital Market Summit on 18 June brought together several hundred guests representing investment firms, banks, issuers, representatives of financial institutions and the public administration, as well as financial journalists from around the world. The Warsaw Capital Market Summit 2015 is an event devoted to capital markets in Poland and in Central and Eastern Europe.

ESAs Joint Committee Launches Discussion On PRIIPs Key Information Documents

Date 23/06/2015

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – has published today a Technical Discussion Paper on risk, performance scenarios and cost disclosures for Key Information Documents (KIDs) for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs). The Joint Committee is looking for feedback from all concerned stakeholders by 17 August 2015.

Record Of Non-Residents & High Presence Of Households In Spanish Stock Market - BME Report On The Share Ownership Structure In Spain

Date 23/06/2015

• The participation of non-resident investors in the Spanish stock market reaches a record high, at 43% of the market value
• Households own 26.2% of Spanish listed shares, the highest percentage in the last twelve years
• Listed shares in the hands of non-residents reach €276 billion and those owned by retail investors are worth over €167 billion

LCH.Clearnet Launches Clearing Of European Senior Financials Credit Derivatives

Date 23/06/2015

• First CCP to offer its members the full range of European Senior Financials indices and single names for clearing
• Participants now benefit from greater capital and margin efficiencies through portfolio margining
• LCH.Clearnet is the only EMIR-authorised clearing house to clear credit default swaps

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Connect Investor Relations Portal Launches In Beta Phase

Date 23/06/2015

• New  social platform bringing public companies, intermediaries and institutional investors together
• Facilitates efficient engagement and investor relations activity between participants
• Beta phase commenced prior to full launch

The Prudential Regulation Authority And The Financial Conduct Authority Announce New Rules On Remuneration

Date 23/06/2015

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today published new remuneration rules, which include changes to deferral and clawback of variable remuneration (e.g. bonuses).

Contineo Structured Product Platform Goes Live

Date 23/06/2015

Contineo, the industry-backed messaging network for equity-linked structured products, today announced that it had commenced live operations.

Depozitarul Central Migrated To The Pan-European Settlement Platform TARGET2-Securities, A Project Made Live In Cooperation With Bucharest Stock Exchange

Date 23/06/2015

Depozitarul Central migrated to the pan-European settlement platform TARGET2-Securities within the first wave, a project which will facilitate the post-trading operations by offering harmonized, neutral and simplified settlement services in European single currency, for the majority of European financial instruments.