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Borsa İstanbul Markets Monthly - August 2014

Date 18/09/2014

Click here to download the August 2014 Borsa Istanbul Markets Monthly report.

eVestment’s August 2014 Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report: CalPERS Decision Aside, Institutional Investors Still Keen On Hedge Funds - Assets Up Says New Report

Date 18/09/2014

With the news this week that CalPERS is exiting hedge funds, eVestment’s latest August 2014 Hedge Fund Asset Flows Report shows continued increase in hedge fund assets, with a portion of that rise attributable to institutional investors.

15-Minute Intraday Call Auction Will Help Reveal The Value Of Flexibility - Exchange Council Deliberates On Flow-Based Market Coupling

Date 18/09/2014

The Exchange Council of EPEX SPOT, at its latest meeting in Paris, underlined the importance of the upcoming 15-minute call auction on the German Intraday market in order to cope with the emerging flexibility challenges of power markets. Furthermore, the Council deliberated on the impact of Flow-Based Market Coupling on power trading.

Cairo Amman Bank Flash Comment: Jordan’s Inflation Up By 3.2% During First Eight Months Of 2014

Date 18/09/2014

• According to figures released by the Department of Statistics, the inflation rate grew by 3.2% during the first eight months of the year compared to the same period last year, unchanged for the third consecutive month
• Inflation is expected to ease this year to around 3.0% from 5.6% in 2013, as the effect of removing fuel subsidies in November 2012 seems to have faded
• The report said that the rise in inflation was attributed mainly to higher prices in the following main commodities and services: Tobacco (up 13.5%); Clothes (up 10.1%); Rents (up 7.2%); Education (up 5.5%); and Transportation (up 3.4%)
• On the other hand, prices of other commodity groups dropped for the same time period: Personal care (down 1.0%);  Oils and fats (down 0.9%); Meat and poultry (down 0.5%); and Telecommunications (down 0.2%)

Jefferies Joins SGX Derivatives Market

Date 18/09/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome Jefferies Singapore Ltd as a Clearing and Trading member to its derivatives market.

HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 18/09/2014

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SGX: STI Generated Annualised 7.4% Total Return During QE3

Date 18/09/2014

• As reiterated in last night’s FOMC statement, the third round of quantitative easing (QE3) is expected to end next month. QE3 was announced back in September 2012.
• During the QE3 period, the STI generated a total return of 15.3% which annualised over the near two year period comes to 7.4%. The 30 constituent stocks generated an average total return of 16.2% and a median of 13.9% over the period.
• The five best performers among the STI constituents during the period were Thai Beverage, ComfortDelGro Corporation, Olam International, DBS Group Holdings and Jardine Matheson Holdings.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Streamlining Administration, Decentralizing Authority For Growth Of Securities Companies’ Subordinated Bonds, More Financing Channels Provided

Date 18/09/2014

On September 18, 2014, subordinated bonds issued by Minsheng Securities and Bohai Securities will be listed on the bond trading platform of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), with the scale of securities companies’ subordinated bonds to be further enlarged. Remarkably, the subordinated bonds issued by the above two securities companies with aftermath record filing will be listed on the SSE, after subordinated bonds of Everbright Securities, the first kind of domestic subordinated bonds going through aftermath record filing at the relevant securities regulatory bureau, were listed on the SSE on June 26, 2014.

LME Welcomes Paul Macgregor As Head Of Sales

Date 18/09/2014

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul MacGregor as Head of Sales.

FirstBPM Signs OEM Deal With Kx Systems To Deliver High Performance Data Analytics Platform

Date 18/09/2014

Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, today announced it has signed an OEM partnership with FirstBPM, a global provider of business process management integration software. As part of the deal, FirstBPM will deploy kdb+ to greatly enhance the speed and performance of its data analytics processes.