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BOOST AUM Passes $100 Million Landmark

Date 29/04/2014

• The news comes on the heels of BOOST’s acquisition 10 days ago by the fifth largest and independent US ETF issuer, WisdomTree ETFs
• Boost ETP’s AUM has risen 140% since the beginning of the year, matched by rising trading volumes and improving spreads, with Boost’s ETPs trading over $200 million in March
• AUM in all short & leveraged ETPs globally reached a record $62 billion at the start of April, following a month of net inflows, with turnovers reaching a 3 year high of $200 billion

Leveraging Big Data In Market Surveillance - A White Paper By Scila Discusses How To Leverage Big Data Techniques When Analyzing The Vast Amount Of Information Gathered As A Result Of New Market Regulation

Date 29/04/2014

Modern market surveillance applications process billions of transactions in real-time every business day. The current trend is that new regulatory and compliance requirements result in market data sets getting larger and an increasing need to process data from longer time periods.

HKEx Announcement: Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 29/04/2014

This announcement is made by HKEx pursuant to the provisions under Part XIVA of the SFO and Rule 13.09 of the Listing Rules.  

DFM International Investor Roadshow In London Provides Listed Companies With Ideal Platform To Connect With Institutions - Senior Representatives Of 12 Listed Companies Demonstrate Its Achievements And Outlook Through 240 Meetings With 56 London- Based Investment Funds

Date 29/04/2014

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: The 51% growth of  General Index and 466% jump of average daily trading value to AED 1.86 billion YTD clearly indicate local and international investors’ demand and confidence
• His Excellency Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair: UAE is viewed as the land of opportunities providing state of the art infrastructure and a dynamic environment for business and investments”
• Shayne Nelson: The roadshow offers investors a very efficient forum to obtain an update about the UAE economy and future opportunities in the market”
• Adnan Chilwan: The increase of foreign ownership limit of the bank came effectively due to the significant interest shown by international investors during such gatherings”
• Amit Jain: The roadshow underlines surging international investor confidence and strong fundamentals of listed companies, including Emaar Properties
• Zeina Tabari: DSI welcomes collaboration opportunities with the DFM to interact with our existing and potential shareholders
• Wassim Younan: The success of the roadshow was evident from the constructive and positive feedback collated from the attendees and participants

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/04/2014

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 Friday, 2 May 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.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issued Rules On Securities Trading Of QFII And RQFII

Date 29/04/2014

Supporting SMEs Through Long-Term Market-Based Financing - Speech By Song Liping, President & CEO Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange At The IOSCO Growth And Emerging Market Committee Annual Meeting And Conference 2014

Date 29/04/2014

Thank you. It is an honor to be here. I would like to thank our hosts for their wonderful hospitality.

It is very important and timely to talk about the role of intermediaries in facilitating long-term financing through the capital market. In the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Western banks have been deleveraging to reduce risk exposure.  In fact, deleveraging is a global trend. In China, high debt ratio has increased corporate and bank risk. Some listed companies are reporting debt/asset ratios above 60%. Some companies in traditional sectors are seeing their debt/asset ratio exceed 80%. It therefore has become important and urgent for Chinese companies to deleverage. This process allows the capital market to play an irreplaceable role in channeling funds to the real economy and mitigating risk concentrated in banks.  As a result, market-based, long-term financing is as critical to sustainable economic development in China as it is in other economies.

Thai Bourse Promotes Investment In Q3 Via SET-TFEX Investopolis In Money Expo 2014

Date 29/04/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) has been committed to providing investment expertise to investors in order to expand quality investor base. At the upcoming grand event, Money Expo 2014, during May 8-11, SET will set up SET-TFEX Investopolis area, covering 1,000 square meters to showcase all investment opportunities, facilitating investment decision-making in the third quarter.

French Central Bank Selects Giesecke & Devrient As Technology Partner For Banknote Processing - Authenticating, Counting, And Sorting Up To 120,000 Banknotes Per Hour: Banque De France Modernizes Its Cash Centers With G&D’s BPS M7 Banknote Processing System

Date 29/04/2014

The French central bank, Banque de France, is modernizing its cash centers and boosting their level of automation. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) won the tendering procedure for updating the bank’s processing systems over all competitors and was appointed main supplier of Banque de France’s banknote processing solutions.

ASIC: Virgin Money Pays AUD30,600 Penalty For Misleading Advertising

Date 29/04/2014

Virgin Money (Australia) Pty Limited has paid $30,600 in penalties after ASIC issued three infringement notices for misleading online and television advertising. Each infringement notice imposed a penalty of $10,200.