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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HKEx Futures

Date 20/11/2014

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, 24 November 2014, 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.

DGCX Volumes Rise 28% In October

Date 20/11/2014

• Four new Emerging Markets products launched in October
• October sees 2014’s second highest monthly volumes
• Volumes 28% higher than October 2013

Memorandum Of Cooperation Between Japan’s Financial Services Commission And The Financial Supervisory Service Of South Korea

Date 20/11/2014

On　November 20th, 2014, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation regarding assistance and mutual cooperation in the area of financial supervision with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Fines RBS, NatWest And Ulster Bank Ltd £42 Million For IT Failures

Date 20/11/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, (“RBS”) National Westminster Bank Plc (“NatWest”) and Ulster Bank Ltd (“Ulster Bank”) (the “Banks”) £42 million for IT failures which occurred in June 2012 and meant that the Banks’ customers could not access banking services.    

KRX: Adjustment Of Trading Unit & After-hour Block Trading At KONEX

Date 20/11/2014

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Voted “The Best Managed Stock Exchange In The Middle East 2014” For The 3rd Consecutive Year

Date 20/11/2014

The Saudi Stock Exchange was voted the “Best Managed Financial Exchange in the Middle East 2014” for the 3rd consecutive year, according to Euromoney Group. The award follows Euromoney’s annual best managed companies’ survey which canvasses bank analysts, fund managers and equity investors in the financial markets around the region.

Canada Classifies KRX As A Designated Stock Exchange

Date 20/11/2014

The Canadian Ministry of Finance notified the Korea Exchange (KRX) that it classified the KRX’s KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets as a Designated Stock Exchange* (effective on October 31, 2014) 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 5 And 6 November 2014

Date 20/11/2014

The Governor invited the Committee to vote on the propositions that:

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
• The Bank of England should maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Resumption Of Single Stock Options Trading At KRX

Date 20/11/2014

SGX selects Market Quality Dashboard To Evaluate Singapore Market: CMCRC

Date 20/11/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has become the first exchange to take advantage of the Market Quality Dashboard from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) to evaluate the quality of its market.