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Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Harmonized Approach To Clearing Agency Requirements

Date 27/11/2014

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment Proposed National Instrument 24-102 Clearing Agency Requirements, which adopts international standards for Canadian financial market infrastructures (FMIs). The comment period closes on February 10, 2015.

Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Significant Changes To The Rights Offering Regime

Date 27/11/2014

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment proposed amendments that would create a streamlined prospectus exemption for rights offerings by reporting issuers.

ISE Reduces Clearing Fees In The Irish Market By 50%

Date 27/11/2014

The ISE has announced a 50% reduction in clearing fees for order book trades in Irish equities and ETFs, effective 3 December 2014.

EEX: More Than 20 TWh Traded On The Power Derivatives Market For The First Time

Date 27/11/2014

On 26 November 2014, more than 20 TWh were traded on the Power Derivatives Market of EEX for the first time with a total volume of 20,500,909 MWh. The previous record was traded on 15 March 2011 with a volume of 18,654,668 MWh.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notification On Reducing The Transaction Fees For Copper Contracts

Date 27/11/2014

In order to promote market’s functioning, we as the Exchange determine that the transaction fees for copper contracts be reduced by 50%, effective from November 26, 2014 till March 31, 2015.    

Compression To Drive SwapClear's First Ever Annual Drop In OTC IR Derivatives Notional Outstanding - Amidst Record Cleared Volumes, SwapClear's Compression* Surpasses $250 trillion YTD** Of Gross Notional Outstanding

Date 27/11/2014

LCH.Clearnet Ltd, the global clearing house, today announced that due to concerted effort by all market participants,  SwapClear is on track to achieve its first ever annual net reduction in notional outstanding in OTC interest rate derivatives. As of end of October, SwapClear had $406.9 trillion outstanding, whereas it started the year with $426 trillion. All this against a backdrop of record annual notional and trade flows cleared.  SwapClear clears over 90% of the cleared IRS market.

Euronext Trading As Normal - All Euronext Indices Calculation/Dissemination Resumed At 12:25 CET

Date 27/11/2014

Euronext: Pascal Canfin To Chair Expert Committee For Low Carbon 100 Europe Index®

Date 27/11/2014

Euronext, the Euro zone’s leading exchange, today announced that Pascal Canfin will chair the Expert Committee of the Low Carbon 100 Europe Index®.

Oslo Børs: REC Solar Awarded In Brussels

Date 27/11/2014

REC Solar was awarded a second place in the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards in the category for the most internationally-minded newcomer.

TheCityUK Autumn Statement Representation

Date 27/11/2014

Ahead of the Chancellor giving his Autumn statement on the 3rd December TheCityUK has sent a representation to HM Treasury. The representation puts some carefully-considered requests in their macroeconomic context, and in this way, seeks to present a coherent, persuasive argument rather than a simple industry “wish-list”. The letter focused on three broad themes: UK competitiveness, economic growth and macroeconomic stability.