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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: One Year Into Statutory Regime On Disclosure Of Inside Information

Date 09/01/2014

Following implementation of the statutory disclosure regime on 1 January 2013, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) notes that listed companies have become more vigilant in identifying and disclosing information in a timely manner.

Press Conference By Taro Aso, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services

Date 09/01/2014

[Questions and answers]

Q.

Regarding the issue of loans by financial institutions to Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), some are saying that future loans should be uncollateralized. The issue with TEPCO is the form in which the public and financial institutions should share the pain, and I think the issue relates to the health of financial institutions. What are your views?

Euro Area Business Climate Indicator Broadly Unchanged In December

Date 09/01/2014

In December 2013, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area remained broadly unchanged at +0.27. The level of overall order books and the stocks of finished products were assessed more positively. The appraisal of past production and production expectations, on the other hand, deteriorated, while there was no change in the assessment of the level of export order books.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Exchange Of Letters On Co-operation With The Financial Regulatory Commission Of Mongolia

Date 09/01/2014

On January 9, 2014, the Financial Services Agency and the Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia exchanged letters on the sharing of their experience and expertise.

Opinion Of The ECB’s Governing Council On The Appointment Of An ECB Executive Board Member

Date 09/01/2014

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has adopted an opinion on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of a new member of the Executive Board of the ECB.

First China A Shares ETF Lists On London Stock Exchange

Date 09/01/2014

• 'CSOP Source FTSE China A50 UCITS ETF' starts trading on London Stock Exchange 
• New ETF linked to FTSE China A50 Index 
• Reflects growing investor demand for access to one of the world's largest and fastest expanding economies 
• Reinforces London Stock Exchange's position as a leading venue for ETF trading 
• FTSE is a leading provider of equity indices focused on the Chinese market   

Thai Alternative Bourse Continues Recording All-Time Highs In 2013

Date 09/01/2014

The Market for Alternative Investment (mai), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, successfully operated as an alternative fundraising source for Thai small- and medium-enterprises in 2013, with 60 companies raising nearly THB20 billion (approx. USD606 million) on mai in 2013, while hitting new record highs in terms of number of initial public offerings (IPOs) and financial instruments usage, boosting its market capitalization to an all-time high.

OPCOM Selects Trayport’s GlobalVision Exchange Trading System

Date 09/01/2014

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, and OPCOM (the Romanian Power Exchange) today announced that an agreement has been signed for OPCOM to use Trayport systems for the new Romanian electricity market.

Asia Expansion Continues As S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions Extends Services With QuantFEED And QuantLINK For HKEx

Date 09/01/2014

S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions, the global provider of innovative market data services, trading and infrastructure solutions, has reinforced its Asia offering by extending its QuantFEED and QuantLINK solutions through Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEx) transformative Orion programme. The new service provides participants with faster access to both trading platform and market data services.

GRC Partners With REGIS-TR To Provide EMIR Compliant Trade Reporting Services

Date 09/01/2014

• GRC to deliver comprehensive centralised solution to buy side and corporate customers for new derivatives regulatory trade reporting requirements, via REGIS-TR Trade Repository.
• Partnership leverages REGIS-TR’s unique third-party reporting model, enabling third parties to report on behalf of a number of underlying clients without necessarily on-boarding each underlying entity individually.