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Bank of England: A New Sterling Money Market Data Collection And The Reform Of SONIA

Date 30/07/2015

The Bank of England has today published a consultation document setting out in detail plans first announced in March 2015 for a new sterling money market data collection.  The consultation also sets out, at a high level, how the Bank plans to use these data to reform the Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) benchmark interest rate.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/07/2015

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 Monday, 3 August 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.

EDHEC-Risk Institute: Investors Recognise Advanced Beta Equity Investing As A Promising Avenue But Call For Caution On Insufficient Transparency And On The Difficulties In Implementing Long/Short Strategies

Date 30/07/2015

In a new study produced as part of the Société Générale Prime Services (Newedge) research chair on “Advanced Modelling for Alternative Investments”, EDHEC-Risk Institute attempts to give an overall view on alternative equity beta strategies, to determine the areas of usage and to analyse the alternative equity beta practices and perceptions of investment professionals.

KRX Gold Market Will Open An Hour Early To Boost Trading

Date 30/07/2015

ESMA Advises On Extension Of AIFMD Passport To Non-EU Jurisdictions

Date 30/07/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Advice in relation to the application of the AIFMD (Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) passport to non-EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and its Opinion on the functioning of the passport for EU AIFMs and the national private placement regimes (NPPRs). The Advice and Opinion, required under AIFMD, will now be considered by the European Commission, Parliament and Council.

KRX: KOSPI - New Listing Of KINDEX Synth-Gold Futures Leverage(H) ETF

Date 30/07/2015

DelphX: A More Liquid Bond Market In The Works

Date 30/07/2015

DelphX LLC, the first provider of continuously-updating benchmark pricing for fixed income securities, today unveiled QuotePx, a secure OTC network being developed for confidential communication among fixed income dealers and investors. Within QuotePx, investors will gain access to customized quotes from competing dealers, a suite of comprehensive TCA and best execution tools and alpha for providing market making resources to dealers. Dealers, in turn, will gain access to vast reserves of inventory supply and demand for deployment in intermediating market liquidity, without adversely impacting their capital position.

KRX Publishes KOSDAQ 150 Index,A New Benchmark Index Of KOSDAQ market

Date 30/07/2015

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning August 3, 2015

Date 30/07/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SWKS) will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index®(Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, August 3, 2015.  Skyworks Solutions, Inc. will replace Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq:SIAL).

CBOE Holdings Increases Quarterly Dividend By 10 Percent, To $0.23 Per Share

Date 29/07/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 10-percent increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend, to $0.23 from $0.21 per share of common stock. The change will be effective with the third-quarter dividend and payable on September 18, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 4, 2015.