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DIFC Reports Impressive Growth In First Half Of 2015

Date 08/09/2015

• Total number of registered companies up 8.3% to 1,327
• 140 new licensed companies and a combined workforce of 18,521
• 178,376 sq. ft. of net commercial office space leased in 2015
• Ground-breaking of 11th office building in The Gate District
• H1 2015 growth aligned with the recently announced 10-year strategy

European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Issues €6 Billion 3-Year Bond

Date 08/09/2015

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today issued a new €6 billion 3-year euro benchmark bond with a coupon of 0.05%, maturing on December 17, 2018. This is the ESM’s first issue after the new assistance programme for Greece. It is also the ESM’s first-ever 3-year bond.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter -August 2015

Date 08/09/2015

Click here to download the August edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

Operation Of The Moscow Exchange Markets On 8 September

Date 08/09/2015

On 8 September at about 15:00, a technical failure occurred to the network in the exchange"s M1 data-centre. As a result, trading on the equity & bond, FX, derivatives and money markets has been stopped. 

CME Group Expands Deliverable Swap Futures Offering With 7-Year And 20-Year Denominated Contracts

Date 08/09/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it will launch 7-year and 20-year US Dollar Deliverable Swap Futures (DSF) on September 28, 2015. This product extension builds on the success of the existing 2, 5, 10 and 30-year deliverable swap futures.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CITIC Futures

Date 08/09/2015

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, 10 September 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. 

ACER And ElCom Approve EPEX SPOT As Registered Reporting Mechanism

Date 08/09/2015

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT has been approved as registered reporting mechanism (RRM) by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) as well as the Swiss electricity regulator ElCom. The authorisation as a RRM is a prerequisite for offering data reporting services in the context of the Regulation on Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT).

HKEx: Scrip Dividend Scheme In Relation To The Interim Dividend For The Year Ending 31 December 2015 Calculation Of Market Value

Date 08/09/2015

On 12 August 2015, the Board declared payment of the Interim Dividend to the Shareholders whose names appeared on the HKEx’s register of members on the Record Date.  The Interim Dividend will be payable in cash with a scrip alternative under which the eligible Shareholders may elect to receive the Interim Dividend wholly or partly in the form of New Shares instead of in cash. 

Mergermarket: Expansion Of The Hedge Fund Law Report Into Europe Changes The Regulatory Game For Hedge Fund Managers

Date 08/09/2015

For the better part of a decade, The Hedge Fund Law Report (HFLR) has been an essential source of instruction on best practices for general counsels, CCOs, COOs and CFOs of top U.S. hedge fund managers.  100% of top U.S. thought leaders, decision-makers and influencers on hedge fund regulation are subscribers to and collaborators with HFLR.

New Stallergenes Greer Entity Lists Successfully On Euronext Paris

Date 08/09/2015

Euronext, the primary exchange in the Euro zone, today announced the successful listing of Stallergenes Greer (currently called Ares Allergy Holding PLC), the world’s leading allergy immunotherapy specialist. Stallergenes Greer was created by the merger of Stallergenes S.A with Greer Laboratories, Inc.  The new entity is listed on the Euronext Paris regulated market in compartment A.