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London Stock Exchange Group Signs MOU With China Construction Bank

Date 12/09/2014

• LSEG and China Construction Bank agree to wide ranging collaboration across listing, trading and post trade
• Continued strengthening of UK – China financial ties
• China Construction Bank already designated London RMB clearing bank

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes An English Translation Of Key Matters In Examining Liquidity Risk Management At Large Complex Financial Groups

Date 12/09/2014

The FSA published today an English translation of Key matters in examining Liquidity Risk Management at Large Complex Financial Groups.

Alt-Finance Explodes Onto The Radar Of Governments Around The Globe

Date 12/09/2014

As Crowdfunding and alternative-finance explode onto the radar of governments and policy-makers as well as financial institutions around the world the University of California at Berkeley is the, perhaps unlikely, meeting point between all that and academe this week.

MCX Weekly Market Report, September 05, 2014 – September 11, 2014

Date 12/09/2014

Click here to download MCX's weekly market report.

Statement By The IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde At The Conclusion Of Her Visit To Japan

Date 12/09/2014

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Tokyo:

“It has been a great pleasure to visit Japan for the first time since the memorable 2012 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. I would like to express my appreciation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his warm welcome and the fruitful discussions that we have had. I also had valuable and stimulating exchanges with women leaders, representatives of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), private sector economists and academics.

UK Firms Support China Free Trade Zones Development

Date 12/09/2014

TheCityUK and the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) have deepened their engagement in China’s economic reform plans, presenting a new series of expert working papers on the approaches China could take to develop its landmark Free Trade Zone (FTZ) policy and the Shanghai Pilot FTZ.

Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai Visits LME

Date 12/09/2014

Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai yesterday (Thursday) visited the London Metal Exchange (LME), a member of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Group, during his current trip to the United Kingdom (UK) for the sixth UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue.

NZX Interim Report 2014

Date 12/09/2014

NZX’s net earnings for the six months to 30 June 2014 were $7.0 million, 8.3% higher than the previous comparable period. Total revenues were $31.2 million, 2.8% higher than the same period last year which included unusually high levels of energy consulting revenue. As well as the strong growth in NZX’s capital markets businesses, good performance in NZX’s agri information business following the sector’s full recovery from the drought contributed to the revenue growth. 

Chief Technology Officer Of Liberty Reserve Pleads Guilty

Date 11/09/2014

The former chief technology officer of Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services and allegedly laundered billions in suspected criminal proceeds, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York in connection with his role in designing and maintaining the technological infrastructure for Liberty Reserve. 

Derivatives Market Transparency - Third Entity Seeks Recognition As Trade Repository In Québec

Date 11/09/2014

In view of the forthcoming implementation of a new regulatory obligation requiring counterparties to an over-the-counter derivatives transaction to report their data to a trade repository, theAutorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is notifying market participants that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (“CME”) has filed an application for recognition as a trade repository in Québec. This application is in addition to the applications for recognition filed by DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC (“DDR”) and ICE Trade Vault, LLC (“ICE TV”).