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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Mobile Futures

Date 18/08/2014

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 Wednesday, 20 August 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.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor - August 17, 2014

Date 18/08/2014

Click here to download the latest Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor.

Technology Not The Answer To Improved Market Surveillance — CMCRC

Date 18/08/2014

Advancements in technology are not enough to improve market surveillance and curtail prohibited trading behaviours, according to the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC). With organisations already spoilt for choice when it comes to surveillance technology, the CMCRC argues that the focus needs to be on better data, not technology.

BBVA Open Talent Reveals European Finalists To Participate In Next Bank Europe - Top 20 Startups Have Been Selected To Pitch Their Business Ideas At The Next Bank Europe Conference In Barcelona

Date 18/08/2014

BBVA, the Spanish financial services group has named the 20 finalists for the European leg of the global startup competition, BBVA Open Talent. The finalists will present their startup projects to an audience of business executives, entrepreneurs and investors at the Next Bank Europeconference in Barcelona on 18th-19th September 2014.

TriOptima Compression Reaches $500 Trillion In Eliminated Notional Principal

Date 18/08/2014

TriOptima, provider of OTC derivative post trade services, today announces that market participants have eliminated $500 trillion in notional principal outstanding since it introduced triReduce, its multilateral compression service, in 2003.

26 New Sponsored Funds Launched - Bank Julius Baer Extends The Offering Of Sponsored Funds On SIX Swiss Exchange To 326 Products

Date 18/08/2014

As of today, 26 additional Sponsored Funds can be traded on SIX Swiss Exchange. The new investment funds from six providers expand the existing broad range of asset classes with the interesting investment theme of catastrophe bonds. Investors now have a choice of 326 funds from 70 different providers.

Building A Home For Investors By Listening, Communicating And Messaging - Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s Open House Program For Investors

Date 18/08/2014

On August 14, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) organized an open house program for investors and the new building of SZSE for the first time welcomed over 30 representatives ofthe Home for Investors. The Home for Investors is an investor organization formed by SZSE with the aim of hearing opinions and suggestions of relevant investors before putting forward major regulations or rules that might have impact on their rights and interests, thus improving the pertinence, effectiveness and scientificity of innovation measures. Representative investors will be selected to join the Home for Investors by SZSE according to the development situation of the market and statistics of investors. The first session are formed by 60 representative investors of various types coming from 30 cities nationwide.

Bursa Malaysia Issues Public Consultation Paper On Rule Changes To Accord Flexibility For Non-Face-To-Face Account Opening

Date 18/08/2014

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the Exchange”) has issued a Public Consultation Paper to seek public feedback on the proposal to simplify the requirements on the opening of trading and securities accounts for individual investors.

MNI Indicators: China Business Sentiment Highest Since October 2011 - Production And New Orders Underpin Confidence

Date 18/08/2014

Business confidence improved for the fourth consecutive month in August to the highest for nearly three years, in spite of growing pessimism that the recent improvement in growth, following the government’s supportive measures, could be short lived.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 18/08/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 15 August 2014:

• The SFI remained unchanged.
• YTD, the STI currently outperorms the SFI by 1.36%.
• The SFI Corporate Bond Index rose marginally (+0.20%).  Conversely, the SFI Government Bond Index declined (-0.14%).
• The SFI Industrial Bond Index reached an all-time high (128.37) on Thursday, 14 August before closing the week at 128.36.
• YTD, 55 debt issuances have been added to the SFI Corporate Bond Index.  The tenure of these issuances largely fell within 3 to 5 years and 5 to 7 years.