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  • Euronext Announces Record Volumes In Its Cash Markets

    Date 23/12/2014

    Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, yesterday announced that 19 December 2014 was its most active day in terms of trading in 2014 and the most active day on its market since March 2011.  €15.986 billion was traded across all its cash products: equities; ETFs; warrants and certificates; and bonds. 

  • Irish Stock Exchange Announces New Support Programme For Next Generation Of IPO Candidates

    Date 23/12/2014

    The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has announced a major new programme aimed at companies that are on course for a stock market listing (initial public offering or IPO) in the next 5 years, which will be launched on 15 January 2015.

  • EEX: New Monthly Record On Power Derivatives Market

    Date 23/12/2014

    On 19 December, the volume traded in December 2014 so far has already exceeded the previous record volume on the EEX Power Derivatives Market. As of Friday, the total volume amounted to 181.4 TWh. The previous record of 177.9 TWh was traded in September 2013. Furthermore, new daily records were registered in French (2.5 TWh) and Italian Power Futures (2.6 TWh) on 18 December.

  • Thai Bourse Signs Mou With Bank Of China

    Date 23/12/2014

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of China (BOC) on December 22 to expand awareness of the Thai capital market into China and to enhance the cooperation between the two organizations. The agreement has underlined SET’s key development role in stepping forward at the international level. 

  • Bursa Malaysia Announces Launch Of Environmental, Social And Governance Index

    Date 23/12/2014

    Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) today announced the launch of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Index and realised the Prime Minister’s vision in Budget 2014 for it to be introduced.  The FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia (F4GBM) Index was developed in collaboration with FTSE as part of the globally benchmarked FTSE4Good Index Series and is aligned with other leading global ESG frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the Carbon Disclosure Project.  

  • Japan Exchange Group: Signing Of Joint Venture Agreement To Establish Yangon Stock Exchange

    Date 23/12/2014

    Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Director and Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO: Atsushi Saito; Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "JPX"), Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Takashi Fukai; Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "DIR"), the core information-generating arm of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc., and Myanma Economic Bank (hereinafter "MEB"), a state-owned bank under the Ministry of Finance, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (hereinafter "MOF"), have signed today the joint venture agreement for the establishment of Yangon Stock Exchange, Myanmar's first-ever stock exchange.

  • Dalian Commodity Exchange: Developing Corn Starch Futures Market, Serving Industries, Real Economy - Q & A On Listing Of Corn Starch Futures

    Date 23/12/2014

    On December 19, the corn starch futures were officially listed and traded. Why has Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) launched the futures of corn starch, a downstream product of corn, which is also a traditional dominant product on the futures market? What impacts will the listing bring on the development of the industries and the futures market, and what important roles will it play? As the corn starch futures were listed, a DCE official answered the questions about the issues of concern in the market.

  • Self-Discipline Supervision Committee Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange Board Of Directors Founded

    Date 23/12/2014

    On December 19, the founding meeting of Self-discipline Supervision Committee under the Board of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) was held. At the meeting, the founding background was briefed, the working rules were approved, the working situation and thoughts of work on future self-discipline supervision were introduced and opinions and advice were solicited. Regulatory departments and industry associations were also invited to introduce the supervisory situations over securities agents, fund companies and listed companies.

  • Bank Leumi Admits To Assisting U.S. Taxpayers In Hiding Assets In Offshore Bank Accounts

    Date 23/12/2014

    A major Israeli international bank admitted that it conspired to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers to prepare and present false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by hiding income and assets in offshore bank accounts in Israel and elsewhere around the world.  A deferred prosecution agreement between the Bank Leumi Group and the Department of Justice was filed today in the Central District of California that defers prosecution on a criminal information charging the bank with conspiracy to aid and assist in the preparation and presentation of false tax returns and other documents to the Internal Revenue Service.  This unprecedented agreement marks the first time an Israeli bank has admitted to such criminal conduct which spanned over a 10 year period and included an array of services and products designed to keep U.S. taxpayer accounts concealed at Bank Leumi Group’s locations in Israel, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the United States.

  • NYDFS Announces Bank Leumi To Pay $130 Million; Terminate And Ban Individual Employees, Admit Violations Of Banking Law For Assisting Tax Evasion By U.S. Clients - Bank Leumi Employee Wrote That 2008 U.S. Investigations Of Swiss Banks For Facilitating Tax Evasion Was A "Golden Opportunity" To Pick Up New Business

    Date 23/12/2014

    Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, announced today that Bank Leumi will pay $130 million to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), move to terminate and ban individual senior employees who engaged in misconduct, and admit its violations of law for conducting an illegal cross-border scheme to assist U.S. clients in evading federal and state taxes. Bank Leumi will also install an independent monitor, selected by DFS, to conduct a comprehensive review of the Bank's compliance programs, policies, and procedures.