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SGX Welcomes Haitong International To Securities And Derivatives Markets As Trading Member

Date 25/03/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes Haitong International Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd as a Trading Member of both its securities and derivatives markets.

HKEx Arrangements For Adjustment Of Sun Hung Kai Properties Futures And Options

Date 25/03/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (SHK) futures and option contracts in existence after the market close on 7 April 2014, the business day immediately before the ex-entitlement day, which is 8 April 2014, to account for SHK’s one bonus warrant for every 12 shares.

Thomson Reuters Releases The Islamic Social Finance Report In Partnership With The Islamic Research & Training Institute

Date 25/03/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, released today the Islamic Social Finance Report 2014 in collaboration with the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 25/03/2014

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 Thursday, 27 March 2014, 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.

Launch Of JPX-Nikkei Index 400 Futures

Date 25/03/2014

Considering the needs of investors for hedging, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) will introduce futures based on JPX-Nikkei Index 400, which is a new index jointly developed by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. and Nikkei, Inc.

Thai Bourse Enhances Corporate Governance Expertise For Firms Towards Sustainability

Date 25/03/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) gears up to providing corporate governance (CG) expertise for listed companies from staff to management and board of directors levels via seminars, training and workshops throughout 2014, aiming to keep the leading position of Thai stock market’s CG standing in the region after Thailand’s achievement in gaining top CG scores in Asia as assessed by World Bank, reiterating SET’s commitment to continuously enhance CG among listed companies.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Tencent Options

Date 25/03/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open options contracts on Tencent Holdings’ (Tencent) shares to account for the following share subdivision: 

Highlights of the adjustment arrangements for Tencent options contracts are set forth below.  Investors should consult their brokers for further details, or if they have any questions regarding the adjustment. 

Euro STOXX Low Risk Weighted 100 Index Licensed To State Street Global Advisors

Date 25/03/2014

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX Low Risk Weighted 100 Index has been licensed to State Street Global Advisors for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility UCITS ETF will be available on the Deutsche Börse, Xetra today.

Deutsche Boerse: SPDR EURO STOXX Low Volatility ETF Launched On Xetra - ETFs Based On Euro-Zone Stock Corporations With Low Volatility

Date 25/03/2014

Perseus First To Offer Trans-Atlantic Wireless Access - 33.84ms Milliseconds New York To Frankfurt - Global Network And Technologies Provider Continues To Expand.

Date 25/03/2014

Perseus Telecom, a leading provider of high-speed global connectivity, High Precision Time™ and Market-to-Market networks announced today they have expanded the firm’s wireless offerings beyond Chicago and London Metro to across the Atlantic from New York direct to Frankfurt, Germany. The ultra-low latency, market leading service is accessible from NY4 to Frankfurt FR2 data centres with the performance on the link at 67.68ms RTD today, reducing to 67.39ms RTD in July 2014 with further reductions thereafter. The fastest fiber connection NYC to FR2, also offered by Perseus, is 73.5ms making the new wireless hybrid route over 5ms faster. The advantages of this direct route are speed and the avoidance of having to stitch together multiple disparate networks to build a solution NYC-FRA at a higher cost and with less performance. Perseus customers benefits from evergreen improvements.