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First Trade In German Wind Index Futures Executed On Nasdaq Commodities

Date 09/12/2015

Nasdaq Commodities is pleased to announce that the first trade in the German Wind Index Futures was executed on launch day between EDF Trading Ltd and Energi Danmark A/S.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Dismisses Appeal By A Substantial Shareholder Against Convictions For Failing To Make Disclosure Of Interests

Date 09/12/2015

The Court of First Instance has dismissed an appeal by Mr Lam Fai Man, a substantial shareholder of Victory Group Limited (Victory), against his convictions for failing to disclose to Victory changes in his interests in the shares of Victory, as required by the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of GCL-Poly Structured Products And Options

Date 09/12/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd (GCL-Poly) structured products and options to account for GCL-Poly’s distribution of special dividend.

Intesa Sanpaolo Signs Up For Swift’s 3SKey Solution - Intesa Sanpaolo To Use SWIFT's 3SKey To Provide Secured Personal Digital Signatures And Strong User Authentication To Its Corporate Clients

Date 09/12/2015

SWIFT announces that, Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the top banking groups in the euro zone, has signed up for 3SKey, a multi-bank and multi-channel solution for corporates to securely authenticate and approve operations using digital signatures and strong authentication. It provides a single token for Intesa Sanpaolo’s corporates clients to communicate with the bank across all channels.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Sees Improvements In Suitability At Wealth Managers, But Concerns Remain

Date 09/12/2015

Wealth managers and private banks have made progress in demonstrating the suitability of their clients’ portfolios, a thematic review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found. However, some firms need to make substantial improvements in client information practices as well as ensuring the portfolios they manage truly reflect the needs and risk appetite of their customers. The FCA will be following up on these issues with these firms.

Fidessa's Derivatives Platform Named Sell-Side Trading System Of The Year At FOW Awards - Scores Hat-Trick, Winning For The Third Consecutive Year

Date 09/12/2015

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its derivatives trading platform has scooped the Sell-side Trading System Of The Year award at the FOW International Awards for the third year running. This latest accolade marks the end of a very successful year for Fidessa, during which it also won in the same category at FOW's Asia Awards – again for the third year in succession.

US Listed Options Volumes Slipped 11% In November, According To Just Issued TABB Options LiquidityMatrix

Date 09/12/2015

US listed options volumes dropped 11% from last month as quieter markets and the Thanksgiving holiday squelched trading.

HKEx's Derivatives Market Growth Strongly Supported By Overseas Investors And Exchange Participants

Date 09/12/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited's (HKEx) Derivatives Market Transaction Survey 2014/15 (covering July 2014 to June 2015) found that derivatives trading by overseas investors (mainly institutions) and Exchange Participants (EPs) had compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 22 per cent and 21 per cent respectively in the past decade, strongly supporting overall derivatives market growth and contributing to record volume.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Monthly Newsletter - December 2015

Date 09/12/2015

Click here to download TAIFEX's December Newsletter.

CESC Index Report For November 2015

Date 09/12/2015

Highlights

• CESC indices had lower volatility in November than other benchmark Mainland and Hong Kong indices
• CES120 Index welcomed its first constituent from Shenzhen’s ChiNext 
• Global capital shifted from emerging markets to developed markets; certain Hong Kong listed A-share ETFs saw redemptions
• Increased turnover in Singapore’s A50 Futures reflected increasing offshore demand for A-share derivatives 
• CNH deposits continued to shrink after the forex reform on 11 August