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2015 - Macroeconomic Outlook/Intesa Sanpaolo Research Department

Date 29/12/2014

Click here to download Intesa Sanpaolo’s Research Department’s December edition of its Macroeconomic Outlook.

This issue of the report is dedicated in large part to the implications of lower oil prices for the global economic outlook.

CME Group - Globex Market Holiday - January 1

Date 29/12/2014

Globex trading will be closed Jan. 1 with a regular open for Jan. 2.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The New Year's Day Holiday In The US, The UK And Japan

Date 29/12/2014

In observance of the New Year's Day Holiday, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.S., UK, and Japan.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Re-Appointment Of Non-Executive Director

Date 29/12/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the re-appointment by the Financial Secretary of Professor Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon as a Non-Executive Director for a term of two years effective from 1 January 2015.

FINRA Fines Pershing LLC $3 Million For Customer Protection Rule Violations And Supervisory Failures

Date 29/12/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured and fined Pershing LLC $3 million for violating the Customer Protection Rule and for related supervisory failures. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule creates requirements to protect customers' funds and securities from broker-dealer misuse and requires that assets be available for distribution in the event of the broker-dealer's insolvency.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Annual Revision Of The LuxX Index

Date 29/12/2014

In accordance with the rules governing the LuxX index, the management board of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has decided to rebalance the LuxX index (base 1,000 as at 04/01/1999).

Repo Transactions At Moscow Exchange During New Year Public Holidays

Date 29/12/2014

Repo with the Bank of Russia

On 5,6,8 and 9 January, margin calls will not be issued for then current repo transactions with the Bank of Russia. This will be due to official ruble exchange rates set by the end of the trading day on 30 December 2014 and settlement prices fixed at the beginning of 30 December 2014 being applied from 1 — 9 January 2015.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of China Resources Structured Products And Options

Date 29/12/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to China Resources Land Ltd (China Resources Land) structured products and options to account for China Resources Land’s clawback offer.

Indice General De La Bolsa De Madrid (IGBM) Index New Composition For The First Half 2015

Date 29/12/2014

The index will comprise 109 stocks, following the exclusion of four companies and the inclusion of five. A new subsector index, called SOCIMI (REITs), is created.

Dalian Commodity Exchange To Conduct Cooperative Test For Simulation Trading Of Options Market Making

Date 29/12/2014

To promote the preparations for the businesses of market institutions related to options market making and speed up the cultivation of the potential options market makers, on December 24, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued the “Notice of DCE on Registration for Cooperative Test for Simulation Trading of Options Market Making”, seeking institutions to conduct the cooperative test for the options market making in the simulation trading environment.