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DGCX Launches 4 New Products

Date 03/06/2015

• DGCX  to list two new unique Indian contracts - India Gold Quanto Futures and  Indian Rupee Quanto Futures
• Exchange to introduce Mini Polypropylene Futures contract  
• Existing Plastics Futures contract to be upsized

HKEx Launches Innovative New WeChat Account Packed With Real Time Stock Connect Trading Information

Date 03/06/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) released a new account on WeChat (Weixin), a social network and messaging platform with a large user-base in Mainland China, to provide easy access to real-time trading information about Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect for Mainland investors.

HKFE Announces Margin Rates In Connection With Its Adjustment And Transfer Of Hutchison Whampoa Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced previously that Hutchison Whampoa Limited (Hutchison Whampoa) futures contracts that existed after the market close yesterday (2 June 2015) would be adjusted and transferred to the CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison) futures contract in the first column of the table below.

MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Survey: Mixed Sentiment Prevails In Chinese Auto Market - Plans To Buy A Car Pick Up In May

Date 03/06/2015

Between April and May, consumers were slightly less enthusiastic about the car purchasing environment, but a fall in expected running costs helped keep overall sentiment towards the sector buoyed. Plans to buy a car over the next 12 months picked up, continuing the upwards trend seen since July 2014.

HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Hong Kong & China Gas Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2015

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, 3 June 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (HKG) futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Tax Reform in FY 2015: Key Japan Financial Services Agency-Related Items In The Outline For The FY 2015 Tax Reform

Date 03/06/2015

The FSA published “Tax Reform in FY 2015　Key FSA-related Items in the Outline for the FY 2015 Tax Reform”.Please see this (PDF:366KB) for details.

ASIC: Focus Areas For 30 June 2015 Financial Reports

Date 03/06/2015

ASIC today announced its focus areas for 30 June 2015 financial reports of listed entities and other entities of public interest with many stakeholders.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2015

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, 4 June 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Wednesday: Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent Of Financial Services For The State Of New York To Deliver Remarks On Digital Currency Regulation In Washington, DC

Date 03/06/2015

Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services for the State of New York, will deliver remarks on digital currency regulation at the BITS Emerging Payments Forum on Wednesday, June 3 at 11:30 a.m. EST in Washington, DC.

Ontario Securities Commission Lays Several Criminal And Quasi-Criminal Charges In Hospital Privacy Breach Case

Date 02/06/2015

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced a series of criminal and quasi-criminal charges today following an investigation by the OSC’s Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT) related to the misuse of confidential patient information from the Rouge Valley Health System and the Scarborough Hospital.