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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjusting Minimum Trading Margin Standards And Limits Up And Down Of All Products During 2014 Qingming Festival

Date 31/03/2014

According to Article 9 of the "Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management", it has been decided upon discussion that Dalian Commodity Exchange will adjust the minimum trading margin standards and the limits up and down of all the products before and after the market closing during 2014 Qingming Festival as follows:

As of the settlement on April 3, 2014 (Thursday), the limit up and down and the minimum trading margin standard of the products of coke, coking coal and iron ore will be adjusted to 5% and 7% respectively.
Amman Stock Exchange Starts Working With Daylight Saving Time

Date 30/03/2014

Jordan switched to summertime (Daylight Saving Time) on Friday, March 28. Clocks were set forward by 60 minutes as of midnight Thursday, March 27, making the Kingdom time three hours ahead of the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+3).
SIFMA Comments On Margin Requirements For The TBA Market

Date 29/03/2014

SIFMA today submitted comments to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding FINRA’s proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 4210 to establish margin requirements for transactions in the “to-be-announced” (“TBA”) market (the “Proposed Amendments”). SIFMA submitted two parallel letters: a general SIFMA letter focused on the impact to FINRA member firms, and one from SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (AMG) that highlights specific insight and feedback from the buy-side community.
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Applauds President Obama’s Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions In Oil And Gas Industries

Date 28/03/2014

The following statement is attributable to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on today’s release of President Obama’s “Climate Change Action Plan to Reduce Methane Emissions”:
IMF Completes Third Review Under The Extended Fund Facility For Cyprus And Approves €83.3 Million Disbursement

Date 28/03/2014

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Cyprus’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, SDR 891 million (about €1 billion, or US$1.4 billion) extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The completion of this review enables the disbursement of SDR 74.25 million (about €83.3 million, or US$114.6 million), which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 297 million (about €333.2 million, or US$458.5 million). The Executive Board also approved the modification of end-March fiscal performance criteria.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

Date 28/03/2014

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX:BAM.A) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN26.00 cash (plus accrued and unpaid dividends) per share all of the outstanding shares of its Brookfield Asset Management 5.40% Class A Preferred Shares Series 12 (TSX:BAM.PR.J) atthe close on April 4, 2014. The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading onFriday, April 4, 2014.
Appointment Of Member For The LME Appeal Panel

Date 28/03/2014

In accordance with Regulation 11.52 of Part 2 of the LME Rulebook, the London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce that Barbara Dohmann QC has been elected as a Member of the LME Appeal Panel with effect from 19 March 2014 for a five year term.
BATS 1000 Index Dips 0.5% This Week

Date 28/03/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 115.36 points this week to close at 20,925.41 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.
CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Time-Limited No-Action Letter For Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited And Its Clearing Members

Date 28/03/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today issued a time-limited no-action letter to the Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC), a registered derivatives clearing organization.
MIAX Options Exchange: Market For Underlying Security Used For Openings On MIAX As Of March 31, 2014

Date 28/03/2014

MIAX Regulatory Circular 2014-13 identifies a new option class to start trading on MIAX on Monday, March 31, 2014, and, as set forth in MIAX Rule 503(d), MIAX shall use the exchange identified in the circular as the “market for the underlying security” for purposes of Openings on the Exchange.