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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 19 January, 2015, Issue 1

Date 20/01/2015

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 11532.8 points after adding 1.8%. SME Index edged up 3.9% to 5890.8 points. ChiNext Index advanced 5.6% to 1639.6 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$167.5 billion, or a 23.4% decrease from the week before.

The Spanish Retail Company Hipercor S.A. Lists Its First Bond On Irish Stock Exchange

Date 19/01/2015

Hipercor S.A., one of the most prominent retail chains in Spain, will today list its first debt issuance on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The €500m 3.875% notes due 2022 bond are guaranteed by its parent company El Corte Ingles and will list on the Main Securities Market (MSM).  Hipercor S.A. is the latest in a series of Spanish corporate and financial institutions that has chosen to list on the ISE, including: Banco Santander, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) and Acciona.

UK's Serious Fraud Office: City Hedge Fund Manager Convicted Of Multi-Million Pound Fraud

Date 19/01/2015

A former city hedge fund manager was today convicted following the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into the collapse of Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Ltd.

ACER Launches A Public Consultation On The Oil & Gas UK Proposal To Retain The UK Gas Day

Date 19/01/2015

From 19 January 2015 to 9 February 2015 the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is running a public consultation on the UK Gas upstream industry proposal to retain the UK gas day for the UK and the Republic of Ireland through an amendment of the Network Codes on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms (NC CAM) and Balancing (NC BAL). Find out more here.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Court Orders Against Current And Former Directors Of First China To Compensate The Company RMB18.69 Million

Date 19/01/2015

The Court of First Instance has ordered three current and former directors of First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd (First China), to pay a total sum of RMB18,692,000 with interest as compensation to First China following findings of misconduct.

Bank Of England Prudential Regulation Authority And FCA: Financial Services Compensation Scheme – Management Expenses Levy Limit 2015/16 – CP2/15

Date 19/01/2015

This consultation seeks views on the management expenses levy limit (MELL) proposed by the FCA and PRA for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for 2015/16.

SIFMA Statement On Bank Tax In White House Proposal

Date 19/01/2015

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the bank tax included in the proposal released last night by the White House:

Danmarks Nationalbank Interest Rate Reduction

Date 19/01/2015

Effective from 20 January 2015, Danmarks Nationalbank's lending rate and interest rate on certificates of deposit are reduced by 0.15 percentage point. The discount rate and the current account rate are unchanged.

Moscow Exchange: Compliance With The IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks

Date 19/01/2015

Moscow Exchange as an administrator of the financial benchmarks for the Russian equity, fixed income, FX and money markets has undertaken internal audit procedures and prepared a report in accordance with the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report December 2014

Date 19/01/2015

Listing

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 214 at the end of December 2014. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 33 at the end of the month.