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Australian Securities Exchange Implements Velocimetrics

Date 03/03/2015

Velocimetrics, the provider of real-time business performance monitoring and analysis solutions to the global financial community, today announces that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), one of the world’s top 10 listed exchange groups measured by market capitalisation, has implemented Velocimetrics. The solution delivers real-time visibility of latency issues that could cause trading delays, providing greater operational oversight and increasing the exchange’s ability to proactively respond to issues and minimise potential member impact.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Companies’ High Growth Fully Reflects The Market Positioning And Characteristics Of The ChiNext Board

Date 03/03/2015

As of February 28, all the 421 companies listed on the ChiNext board have disclosed their major financial data for 2014 in forms of preliminary earnings estimates, annual reports and listing announcements as required. The data indicates that these companies actively adapt themselves to the “New Normal” economic growth, continue to intensify innovation, and take the initiative to transform and upgrade themselves by extensively using capital market instruments like M&A, equity incentive and re-financing. The companies’ good achievements have fully reflected the market positioning and characteristics of the ChiNext board.
Review Of New Zealand's fFnancial Advice Laws To Commence

Date 03/03/2015

Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith today released the terms of reference for a review of the legislation governing how financial advice is provided.
Facilitating Cross-Border Capital Raising In ASEAN

Date 03/03/2015

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) today jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Securities Commission Malaysia and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand to establish a Streamlined Review Framework for the ASEAN Common Prospectus. The Framework, which is an initiative under the ASEAN Capital Market Forum (ACMF) Implementation Plan endorsed by the ASEAN Finance Ministers, will facilitate cross-border offerings of Equity Securities and Plain Debt Securities in ASEAN.
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Welcomes Opportunity To Review Financial Advice Laws

Date 03/03/2015

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Transition And Upgrading Fuels Performance Growth For SME board-listed Companies In 2014

Date 03/03/2015

China’s economy development has entered into the phase of “New Normal”, and steady growth, mode transferring, structure adjustment have become the main vocal of economic work. As the outstanding representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises in our country, companies listed on the SME board play a pivotal role in the promotion of real economy development, independent innovation and transition and upgrading, solving employment problems and safeguarding and improving people’s livelihood. How’s their performance under the situation of “New Normal”? The preliminary earnings estimate and annual reports disclosed before February 28, 2015 have given us answers. Statistics show that remarkable effects have been made by companies listed on the SME board in transition and upgrading. In spite of the slowing growth rate in operating income, the net profit growth rate increases significantly. Rapid development has been seen in high and new technology enterprises, strategic emerging industry enterprises and productive service enterprises under national policy support, reflecting the strong internal vigor of small and medium-sized enterprises.
USPTO Invalidates CBOE Patents

Date 03/03/2015

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today issued three decisions in response to petitions filed by ISE to invalidate three CBOE patents (US Patent Nos. 7,356,498, 7,980,457 and 8,266,044). The PTAB agreed with ISE and found that all three patents are invalid. These patents formed the basis of litigation that CBOE brought against ISE in the case of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated v. International Securities Exchange, LLC (Case No. 1:13-cv-01339-JMF), the proceedings in which have been stayed pending the outcome of the PTAB review.
CBOE Holdings Reports February 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/03/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that average daily volume (ADV) during February for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) was 4.7 million contracts, a decrease of 22 percent from February 2014 and a decline of 13 percent from January 2015.
S&P Dow Jones Indices Introduces Tax-aware Index Solutions In Australia - New Indices Account For The Impact Of Franking Credits By Using A Simple, Transparent Methodology

Date 02/03/2015

S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, today announced the launch of a tax-aware benchmark series for the Australian market – the S&P/ASX Franking Credit Adjusted Indices, which allow investors to more precisely measure the performance of the Australian equity market by factoring in the impact of franking credits attached to dividends.
CBOE Futures Exchange Reports February 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/03/2015

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that February 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both for exchange-wide at CFE and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index), declined from year-ago levels.