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NASDAQ OMX Lists First Trust Strategic Income ETF - Provides Financial Advisors With An Innovative Approach To Generating Income

Date 19/08/2014

NASDAQ OMX today announced that First Trust listed a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) which began trading on Thursday, August 14, 2014. First Trust Strategic Income ETF (Nasdaq:FDIV), listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market® (NASDAQ®).

Platts: Global Petrochemical Prices Rose 4% In July - Highest Level Since February 2013, Despite Falling Feedstock Prices

Date 19/08/2014

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market rose for a second consecutive month, up 4% in July to $1,446 per metric ton (/mt), following a 2% monthly advance in June, according to the just-released monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI). The PGPI is a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals and is published by Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a top source of benchmark price references. Prices declined in each of the four months prior to June.

SET: Thai Listed Firms Report Q2 Net Profit Growth Of 21 Pct

Date 19/08/2014

• Q2 net profits of listed companies up 21 pct y-o-y to THB 200 bln
• Sales up 8 pct, firms maintain gross profit margins at 19 pct
• PTT, PTTEP, SCB, KBANK, BBL are top five best profit-making firms

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Accounting And Corporate Regulatory Authority: Guidebook For Audit Committees Revised To Ensure Continued Relevance

Date 19/08/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have issued a revised Guidebook for Audit Committees in Singapore (Guidebook).

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 18 August, 2014, Issue 28

Date 19/08/2014

Last  week, Shenzhen  Component Index stood at  7982.1  points  after adding 1.2%. SME Index  edged up 2.2% to 5106.5 points. ChiNext Index advanced 1.1% to 1392.5 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$131.5  billion,  or a 7.5% increase  from the week before.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Hung Lai Ping For Managerial And Supervisory Failures

Date 19/08/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a reprimand to Ms Hung Lai Ping, a former responsible officer of Delta Asia Securities Limited (Delta Asia), and fined her $150,000 for managerial and supervisory failures.

DTCC/SWIFT Ranks First In TABB Group’s New Comprehensive Global Quarterly Ranking Of LEI Infrastructures - Exclusive Legal Entity Identifier Ranking Measures 14 Providers On Data Validity Aggregated By P-LEI.org - WM Datenservice, London Stock Exchange, Dutch Chamber of Commerce And Takasbank Also Recognized

Date 19/08/2014

TABB Group announced today that it has initiated an exclusive comprehensiveness global quarterly ranking of the 14 legal entity identifier (LEI) providers across the world’s financial centers based on data validity and size. For the second quarter of 2014, DTCC/SWIFT ranks first in the inaugural TABB Group ranking with a total comprehensiveness score of 94%.

Exchanges Sector In Midst Of Disruptive Forces And Innovation - Euronext Joins FTSE Mondo Visione Index

Date 19/08/2014

With just three months until leaders from the global exchanges sector meet in London for the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum, the sector is in a period of unprecedented change in the global financial markets. However, this is not yet being seen in the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which has experienced six months of stagnation.

World’s Largest Clearing Project Goes Live In Brazil - Derivatives Is The First Of BM&FBOVESPA’s Four Clearinghouses To Be Integrated - Next Stage Will Be Equities Market, To Be Launched In 2015

Date 19/08/2014

Brazil’s BM&FBOVESPA has announced that it has successfully launched the first phase of its comprehensive post-trade integration project, which will see the migration of the exchange’s four existing clearinghouses onto a single platform. The derivatives market is now up and running on the platform provided by Cinnober Financial Technology. The second stage of BM&FBOVESPA’s project, for the equities market, is now underway, with a planned launch in 2015.

SET: Thailand Focus 2014 Reaffirms Strength And Confidence Among Foreign Funds

Date 19/08/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will hold "Thailand Focus 2014" during August 27-29 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, under the theme "Reforming for Thailand Sustainable Growth," enabling investors globally to get insights of Thailand's economy and investment from top executives in the money and capital markets. This event will be participated by 118 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of THB 10 trillion (approx. USD 308 billion).