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Marubeni Corporation Becomes Dubai Mercantile Exchange Member

Date 06/01/2014

Marubeni Corporation has today become the latest major Asian energy company to become a Trading Member of the DME, the Middle East’s premier international energy futures and commodities exchange.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Monthly Statistical Report December 2013

Date 06/01/2014

Click here to download Ljubljana Stock Exchange's monthly statistical report for December 2013.

TheCityUK Strengthens Leadership Team

Date 06/01/2014

TheCityUK has announced the appointment of Nicky Edwards as its new Director of Policy and Public Affairs. Nicky will work closely with TheCityUK’s Chief Executive Chris Cummings and Chairman Gerry Grimstone to develop further TheCityUK’s policy and public affairs programme, championing UK financial and related professional services at home and overseas to facilitate economic growth, as well as promoting London and the wider UK as the most competitive location for international financial institutions. TheCityUK will continue to engage with government on key areas of impact on the finance sector’s competitiveness, including regulation, tax and skills.

EEX Trading Results In December

Date 06/01/2014

In December 2013, the total volume traded in power derivatives on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 103.3 TWh which is an increase of 21 percent compared to the previous year. The overall volume included 57.8 TWh from Trade Registrations, the registration of trades for clearing.

LME Announces Senior Level Executive Committee Appointments - Stuart Sloan As Chief Operating Officer And Head Of Strategy, And Catherine Lester As Chief Financial Officer

Date 06/01/2014

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce two appointments to its senior management team. Stuart Sloan and Catherine Lester have joined the LME as Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategy, and Chief Financial Officer respectively. 

Board Meeting Of MCX-SX

Date 06/01/2014

At the meeting of Board of Directors of MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) held today, the Board discussed and decided the following points:

• The Board noted that SEBI had accorded its approval to the appointment of the new MD & CEO and that he was likely to join shortly.
• The Board accorded its in-principle approval to make a 1:1 rights issue to existing shareholders in compliance with SECC Regulations and decided to have a meeting with institutional shareholder representatives on January 13, 2014 to obtain their concurrence on the proposal, after which the formal steps for the rights issue will be initiated.
• The Board asked the management to present a concrete proposal for restructuring of the Liquidity Enhancement Schemes of the Exchange so as to attract sustainable liquidity and optimize payouts. The Board also noted that the Exchange has been able to maintain business volumes even with about 50% reduction in LES payout.
• The Board authorised formation of a team from the Exchange for reviewing and renegotiating the existing contracts and agreements.
• The Board noted with appreciation the various cost reduction measures undertaken by the Exchange under supervision of the Special Committee of Public Interest Directors, particularly the discounts agreed to by the software vendor and the reduction of approximately Rs. 13 crore in quarterly expenditure from Q2 to Q3. The Board authorised certain further actions proposed for cost rationalization so that the viability of the Exchange could be put on a sound footing.
• The Board appointed a prominent firm of Chartered Accountants to conduct a comprehensive audit/review of the Exchange since inception and finalized the terms of reference of such audit/review.
• The Board also noted that the Exchange had made applications to SEBI for introduction of a new product in the F&O Segment and also for introduction of Interest Rate Futures in the CD Segment.

HKEx: OTC Clear Welcomes The Bank Of East Asia As Clearing Member

Date 06/01/2014

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Monday) welcomes The Bank of East Asia, Limited (BEA) as a clearing member. 

Osaka Securities Exchange: Price Limits For OSE DJIA Futures From January 9, 2014

Date 06/01/2014

The present setting of price limits is as below:

Nikkei 225 Futures, Nikkei 225 mini, Nikkei 300 Futures, RN Prime Index Futures, Nikkei 225 Options

The price limit range from the trade date ending on December 2, 2013 to the end of the day session on February 28, 2014.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In December 2013

Date 06/01/2014

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures in December was 334,588 ( △ 28.9% MoM / △ 1.1% YoY) and its average daily volume was 16,729,

New Year's Message From Japan Exchange Group CEO Saito

Date 06/01/2014

I would like to wish everyone a happy new year, and also wish you prosperity and good health in 2014.