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Japan Exchange Group: Start Of Calculation And Publication Of JPX-Nikkei 400 Leveraged And Inverse Index

Date 22/05/2015

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Nikkei Inc. will launch the leveraged and inverse indices of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400, which was launched on January 6, 2014.

SGX’s My First Stock Carnival Will Be At VivoCity This Weekend

Date 22/05/2015

Those who missed the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) My First Stock Carnival held in February this year should go to its second investment carnival this weekend from May 23 to 24 at in front of Vivocity (outside Bakerzin).

Joint Announcement Of China Securities Regulatory Commission And Securities And Futures Commission

Date 22/05/2015

To deepen Mainland-Hong Kong financial cooperation and promote the joint development of the Mainland and Hong Kong capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have decided to embark on the Mainland-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) initiative. This joint announcement sets out the details of the MRF initiative.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Review Highlights Gap Between Insurance Claims Service And SMEs’ Expectations

Date 22/05/2015

A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) review of insurance claims handling for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has found the claims service is not consistently working in the interests of many businesses, resulting in a poor claims experience.

Korea Exchange: Implementation Of Expanded Daily Price Limit

Date 22/05/2015

Distinguished Macroeconomist Andrew Rose Appointed MAS Term Professor At NUS Business School

Date 22/05/2015

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed distinguished macroeconomist, Professor Andrew Rose, as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance for a period of two months from 25 May 2015. Professor Rose, who is the B.T. Rocca Jr. Professor of International Business at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, will be hosted by NUS Business School during the term of the Professorship. 

Sample Expansion Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange Component Index

Date 22/05/2015

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. announced today that sample stocks of SZSE Component Index (Code:399001, Abbreviation: SZSE Component) would be expanded as of May 20, 2015, as to reflect the fruit of multi-layer capital market development, and depict comprehensively the operation feature of Shenzhen securities market. After the expansion, the number of the Index sample stocks will be expanded from 40 to 500, while the Index’s code, abbreviation, and rule of selecting sample stocks remain unchanged.

NZX: Results Of Resolutions At Annual Meeting

Date 22/05/2015

NZX wishes to advise the market of the outcome of the resolutions put to its Annual Meeting yesterday.

Expedited Process For Reinstatement As ETP Holder And Registering Persons - NSX Expedited Process For Reinstatement As ETP Holder And Registering Associated Persons

Date 22/05/2015

Expedited Process for Reinstatement as Equity Trading Permit Holder and Registering Associated Persons is now Available.  Refer to Information Circular 15-001 for additional information..

Office Of Financial Research Monthly Financial Markets Monitor For May

Date 21/05/2015

The OFR released its monthly Financial Markets Monitor for May. The monitor says that over the last month, long-term euro area bonds experienced a sharp sell-off, leading to outsized moves in other major global bonds, including U.S. Treasuries. The sell-off reflects a partial unwinding of the euro area “QE trade,” in which investors established sizable positions in euro area bonds, equities, and the euro in response to the European Central Bank’s expanded asset-purchase program.