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ESMA Publishes Guidelines Regarding CPSS-IOSCO Principles For Financial Market Infrastructures In Respect Of Central Counterparties

Date 04/09/2014

The publication of the translations today triggers a two months comply or explain period and means that the guidelines will become applicable on 4 November 2014. 

Intercontinental Exchange Sets November 4 For Third Quarter 2014 Earnings Announcement

Date 04/09/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, will announce third quarter 2014 financial results on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. An earnings press release will be issued prior to the earnings conference call, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.

HKEx: On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 04/09/2014

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

Date 04/09/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

EEX Selects Trading Technologies’ Next-Generation Trading Platform As Direct Screen Offer

Date 04/09/2014

The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX), Europe’s leading energy exchange, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading platforms, today announced that EEX has contracted with TT to supply the exchange’s trading participants with direct access to the exchange via the direct screen. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) TT platform provides secure, high-performance, go-anywhere market access and trade execution.

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions - Interest Rate Cut By 10 Basis Points To 0.05%

Date 04/09/2014

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:

1. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 10 basis points to 0.05%, starting from the operation to be settled on 10 September 2014.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - August 2014

Date 04/09/2014

Highlights

- Securities Market

• On 27 August 2014, market capitalisation reached a record high of $26,125.9 billion.

No Changes To STI After Quarterly Review

Date 04/09/2014

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) announced today that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review. A full list of STI constituents can be found in Appendix 1.

Euronext Announces Annual Review Results Of The CAC Family

Date 04/09/2014

Euronext today announced the results of the reweighting of the CAC family, that took place after close of the markets on Thursday 4, 2014.The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday22 September, 2014.

HKEx: Establishment Of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 04/09/2014

Further to the announcements dated 10 April and 29 April 2014, SEHK and HKSCC, wholly-owned subsidiaries of HKEx, have entered into an agreement with SSE and ChinaClear to establish Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, comprising the Trading Links and the Clearing Links.