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Tehran Stock Exchange To Host FEAS General Assembly 2015

Date 24/11/2014

The 20th General Assembly meeting of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchange (FEAS) was held on November 19 - 20, 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia

FIX Trading Community Focuses On High Performance

Date 24/11/2014

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that they have now combined all initiatives related to the support of FIX for high performance trading and market data into a single working group.

Vienna Stock Exchange And Zagreb Stock Exchange To Cooperate In Data Vending

Date 24/11/2014

The Vienna Stock Exchange and the Zagreb Stock Exchange signed a cooperation agreement for data vending. With this step, the Vienna Stock Exchange has enlarged its data vending network by another emerging market from Central and Eastern Europe. In the course of the coming year, financial data vendors who are customers of the Vienna Stock Exchange will be able to subscribe to the price information and master data of Croatian companies in real time and in the data quality they are accustomed to. Regardless of the local trading system, international customers will receive the price data and master data of companies from 13 markets via one uniform interface. For the local markets, this creates transparency and raises their international recognition. For the Vienna Stock Exchange, the CEE stock market network expands.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly – 24 November 2014

Date 24/11/2014

Key highlights for the week ending 21 November 2014 

• The SFI gained 0.10% to 119.55.
• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.70%.
• The SFI and major sub-indices ended the week higher.  Gains were largely driven by corporate bonds, with the SFI Corporate Bond Index gaining 0.18%.
• Interest Yield (IY) for corporate bonds is currently at 3.23%. The IY spread between corporate and government bonds has been trending upwards from an all-year low of 43 basis points to 65 basis points currently.
• YTD, corporate bonds (SFI Corporate Bond Index) has gained 4.53% and has outperformed the broader SFI.
• The SFI will be rebalanced next week on Monday, 1 December 2014.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor

Date 24/11/2014

Click here to download Cairo Amman Bank's weekly economic monitor.

CME Group Announces The Launch Of New Iron Ore Futures Contract

Date 24/11/2014

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of trading and clearing services for the Iron Ore 58% Fe, Low Alumina, CFR China (TSI) Futures contract.  Pending CFTC review, this new cash-settled futures contract will be listed on CME Globex and the NYMEX trading floor, and will be available for clearing on CME ClearPort for trade date 8 December 2014. This contract will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

MNI India Business Sentiment Eases in November - 39% Of Businesses Say Modi Government’s Policies Are Helping

Date 24/11/2014

The MNI India Business Indicator, calculated from the responses of more than 400 BSE listed companies, declined by 1.1% to 68.9 in November from 69.7 in October, with demand falling as the festival season came to a close.

Accelerate Development Of Multi-tiered Capital Market For The Real Economy - Speech By Shenzhen Stock Exchange President Song Liping At The 10th Capital Market Conference For Local Governments On November 13, 2014

Date 24/11/2014

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning,

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange held the first experience-sharing conference on corporate shareholding structure reform in Hangzhou in 2004, aimed at providing a platform of communication for capital markets to better serve local economic development. Ten years later, we are gathered here again by the West Lake.  The situation has changed significantly. The multi-tiered capital market system has basically taken shape and will continue to undergo profound changes. Regional financial support system offered by local governments has made great progress, providing us with a new foundation, vision and theme for our discussion.

Egyptian Exchange Chairman Dr Omran Announced Chairman Of Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS)

Date 24/11/2014

In a unanimous and harmonious selection, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) chairs The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS). The celebration was carved, in Croatian capital, Zagreb, where The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) General Assembly announced the unanimous choice of Dr. Mohamed Omran The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Chairman as chairman of the federation. EGX is the first Arab Stock Exchange to win this post; that was on margin of the 20th General Assembly meetings of the FEAS. Worth mentioning that since FEAS inception in 1995 till this nomination, Turkey had been chairing the federation and this is the first time a stock exchange other than Istanbul chairs the federation. 

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li - Latest Charles Li Direct: Taking stock And Looking Forward

Date 23/11/2014

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li answers some key questions after the first week of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and looks ahead to the future in his latest blog post.