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"Ball Now In Greek camp" Mario Draghi Tells Economic And Monetary Affairs MEPs

Date 16/06/2015

The European Central Bank is doing all it can to facilitate a successful outcome of the ongoing talks with Greece, ECB President Mario Draghi assured Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs on Monday. But he also made it crystal clear that ultimately, disbursing any further financial assistance to Greece is "a political decision that will have to be taken by elected policymakers, not by central bankers".

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CK Hutchison Futures

Date 16/06/2015

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 Wednesday, 17 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.

Moscow Exchange: RUB Interest Penalty Rate Change From June 17, 2015

Date 16/06/2015

Upper REPO Penalty Rate (HPenRate) on Equity Market will be changed to 23% starting from June 17, 2015.

Thai Bourse Discloses SET Indices Semi-Annual Review Results For The Second Half Of 2015

Date 16/06/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the semi-annual index review results for the SET50, SET100 and SETHD indices to be used in the second half of 2015 (July 1 - December 31). There will be seven additions to SET50 index, 13 additions to SET100 index and four additions to SETHD index.

Marex Spectron Launches New Energy Market Data Service

Date 16/06/2015

Marex Spectron, the global commodities broker, has launched Spectrometer Web, a new browser-based market data service giving clients access to all of its end-of-day price updates and historical data across a range of off-exchange energy, freight and green markets.

HKEx: Delisting Of Convertible Bonds

Date 16/06/2015

Reference is made to the announcement issued jointly by the Issuer and the Guarantor on 11 June 2015 in relation to the full conversion of the Bonds (the “Announcement”) and the application to the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) for the withdrawal of listing of the Bonds on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”). Unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as those defined in the Announcement.

TheCityUK Announces Chairman Appointments To Board And Advisory Council

Date 16/06/2015

TheCityUK is delighted to announce the appointments of John McFarlane OBE as its new Chairman of the Board and Paul Manduca as Chairman of its Advisory Council (AC). John will succeed Sir Gerry Grimstone during TheCityUK’s AGM on 16 September 2015.  Sir Gerry will also stand down from his temporary role as Chairman of the Advisory Council at the same time, to be succeeded by Paul.

Calastone Underlines Its Commitment To Providing Global Market Coverage With Signing Of Danish Life And Pension Company AP Pension

Date 16/06/2015

Recognising the exponential increase in the automation of transactions within the global funds industry, Denmark-based AP Pension has selected Calastone, the global funds transaction network,to provide its order routing services to underpin its administration platform for cross-border trading.

ASEAN Audit Regulators And Audit Firms Discuss Initiatives To Raise Audit Quality And Market Transparency In The Region

Date 16/06/2015

ASEAN audit regulators and audit firms in the ASEAN region have just concluded a meeting that discussed initiatives to raise audit quality and market transparency in the region. The ASEAN Audit Regulators Group’s (AARG) 5th Annual Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur from 15-16 June 2015.

GPW And KDPW_CCP Promote Small And Medium-Sized Companies

Date 16/06/2015

• GPW and KDPW_CCP have decided to temporarily waive fees charged from market makers of small and medium-sized companies
• The goal is to promote the liquidity of trade in shares of small and medium-sized companies listed on the GPW Main Market and on NewConnect
• The promotion is open from 1 July to 31 December 2015