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EU Council Backs European Commission Proposal To Fight Against The Manipulation Of Financial Benchmarks

Date 13/02/2015

The EU has today taken a further step towards restoring public trust in financial benchmarks in the wake of recent scandals over the manipulation of the LIBOR and EURIBOR benchmarks. In a move welcomed by the European Commission, the Council has given its backing to new proposed rules to enhance the robustness and reliability of benchmarks, which are used in financial instruments (e.g. bonds, shares, futures or swaps) and financial contracts (e.g. mortgages or consumer contracts) in the EU. The Commission proposed new standards in September 2013 after it emerged that some benchmarks had been manipulated, resulting in multi-million euro fines on several banks in Europe and in the US.
Benchmarks For Financial Instruments: European Council - Council Of The European Union - Agrees Stance On Tighter Controls

Date 13/02/2015

The Permanent Representatives Committee on 13 February 2015 agreed, on behalf of the Council, a negotiating stance on new rules aimed at ensuring greater accuracy and integrity of benchmarks in financial instruments.
Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Plunged In February - Sentiment Fell As Steel Sector Slowed Before Chinese New Year

Date 13/02/2015

The outlook for China’s steel market for the next 30 days is down on the back of weaker expectations for new domestic and export orders ahead of the long Chinese New Year holiday, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which reflects market participants’ expectations.
EEX: New Daily Record For Italian Power Futures

Date 13/02/2015

On 12 February, EEX has reached a new daily record of 2,608,295 MWh in Italian Power Futures. The previous record was registered on 18 December 2014 at 2,578,927 MWh.
TheCityUK’s 2015 Budget Representation Policy Calls

Date 13/02/2015

TheCityUK has sent the following recommendations to the Chancellor as part of its Budget representation.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report Week Ending 13th February, 2015

Date 13/02/2015

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 13th February, 2015.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands MTD ACPI Engineering Berhad For Breach Of Main Market Listing Requirements

Date 13/02/2015

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded MTD ACPI Engineering Berhad (MTDACPI) for failing to ensure that the company’s announcement dated 28 May 2013 on the fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended (FYE) 31 March 2013 (4th QR 2013) took into account the adjustments as stated in the company’s announcement dated 31 July 2013.
KDPW_TR’s First Year In Business

Date 13/02/2015

It has been one year since the KDPW_TR Trade Repository launched its business. Over that period, the Trade Repository has accepted 105 Million reports of 25,5 Million trades in derivatives. KDPW_TR has 171 Participants in 12 countries.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Mobile Futures

Date 13/02/2015

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 Tuesday, 17 February 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. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
ASIC Warns Of Opteck And Other Unlicensed Binary Option Providers

Date 13/02/2015

ASIC has today warned against dealing with an unlicensed binary option provider Opteck.com, cautioning all Australian retail investors about the risks of dealing with unlicensed binary options providers.