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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Aluminum Corporation Of China And CITIC Futures

Date 13/07/2015

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, 15 July 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Thomson Reuters Appointed By The Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association As Calculating Agent For RMB Bond Indicative Quotes - The TMA RMB Bond Indicative Quotes Launch Today

Date 13/07/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today it has been appointed by the Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (TMA) as the calculating agent for the TMA RMB Bond Indicative Quotes. The indicative quotes aim at increasing the price transparency for RMB-denominated institutional bonds issued in Hong Kong by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China.  The publication of the indicative quotes will be conducive to strengthening Hong Kong’s position as a leading offshore RMB center.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: More Than 600 Companies Using "Company Announcements Distribution Service In English"

Date 13/07/2015

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that the number of listed companies using "Company Announcements Distribution Service in English" has exceeded 600.

Thomson Reuters SEF Completes Certification Testing With LCH.Clearnet’s ForexClear

Date 13/07/2015

• Thomson Reuters Swap Execution Facility (SEF) undergoes rigorous certification testing with LCH.Clearnet to meet demanding functional and technical test requirements as a prerequisite to offering comprehensive functionality when providing a connection to clearing for dealer-client FX non-deliverable forwards (NDF) transactions

TAIFEX To Launch RMB FX Futures On July 20, 2015, With Two New ETF Futures Added On July 8, 2015

Date 13/07/2015

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) will launch two RMB FX futures contracts, the USD/CNT FX futures (RTF) and the USD/CNH FX futures (RHF) on July 20, 2015. RTF and RHF are with contract sizes of USD 20,000 and USD 100,000 respectively. Trading hours for both contracts will be from 8:45am to 4:15pm to cover the trading hours of Taiwanese interbank spot FX market.

Oslo Børs: Bank2 Lists Its First Bond Issue On Nordic ABM

Date 13/07/2015

Bank2 lists its first bond issue Nordic ABM today.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The Report On The “Working Group On Investment Management” Of The Financial System Council

Date 13/07/2015

The “Working Group on Investment Management” of the Financial System Council (chairman Hideki KANDA, professor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo) has discussed and deliberated six times how the system for so-called funds for professional investors should function, etc., since October 2014.

Misys Named A “Major Global Player” In Independent Global Banking Platform Deals Report - 101 Banks Sign For Misys Banking Platforms In 2014

Date 13/07/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, has been named a “Major Global Player” in the latest Global Banking Platform Deals report from Forrester Research. To achieve this recognition, Misys signed 101 new and extended banking deals in 2014, spread across three major regions. Of these, 22 were new named banks.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor And Amman Stock Exchange Report

Date 13/07/2015

Cairo Amman Bank has issued their Weekly Economic Monitor and Amman Stock Exchange Report.

DeltaOne Solutions And Horizon Software Announce ETF Data And Trading Technology Alliance - ETF Sourcing And Trading Technology To Improve Efficiency And Rationalize Infrastructure

Date 13/07/2015

DeltaOne Solutions, a CoreOne Technologies company, today announced their alliance withHorizon Software.  DeltaOne is the premier Index and ETF data technology provider and Horizon Software is the leading provider of automated trading systems. The combination of strengths in an integrated offering gives clients a single place for analyzing and implementing index and ETF trades; allowing market makers and traders to quote and hedge trades with greater accuracy.  This strategic partnership significantly enhances and facilitates the sourcing, pricing and trading of global exchange traded funds (ETFs) and indices; accelerating the adoption of electronic processing solutions across the rapidly growing ETF trading market which is often hindered by inefficiencies.