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EEX To Carry Out Additional Phase II EUA Auction For Lithuania

Date 12/03/2013

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will conduct one additional auction of Phase II EU allowances (EUA) for Lithuania. The Lithuanian ministry of the Environment commissioned EEX to auction 1,204,000 EUAs via the Spot Market of the exchange. These allowances are leftover volumes from the Lithuanian New Entrants Reserve (NER)  for the second phase of the EU emissions trading scheme (2008 to 2012).

Islamic Finance Task Force Launch - TheCityUK Responds

Date 12/03/2013

"The UK Islamic Finance Secretariat (UKIFS), part of TheCityUK, welcomes the launch of the Islamic Finance Task Force. UKIFS brings together government and industry to jointly promote the UK as a global gateway for Islamic finance."

SGX Deepens Asian Derivatives Shelf With New Equity Indices

Date 12/03/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with global index provider MSCI for 14 new regional and country indices. With this, SGX has licensed a total of 19 MSCI indices, encompassing almost all of Asia’s key capital and other growth markets. 

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Composition Of Tel Div Index As Of March 17th, 2013

Date 12/03/2013

As of March 17th, 2013 the composition of the Tel-Div index will be updated. For the Excel file regarding changes in indices constituents, click here. For the PDF file regarding changes in indices constituents, click here.

European Energy Exchange: Today’s Auction Of EUAs Cancelled

Date 12/03/2013

The European Energy Exchange (EEX), in its capacity of the transitional common auction platform, could not execute today's auction of EU Allowances (EUA) for the third trading period, because it would have cleared significantly below the price on the secondary market prevailing during and immediately before the bidding window.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Appoints Head Of Products And Services Asia

Date 12/03/2013

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, has announced the appointment of Michelle Zhang as Head of Products and Services, Asia.

HKEx: Listing Nominating Committee Extends Application Period For Listing Committee Candidates

Date 12/03/2013

The Listing Nominating Committee has extended the application period for nominations to Listing Committee to 28 March 2013 from 16 March 2013. The Listing Nominating Committee is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Listing Committee and the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listing Committee¹. Appointments will be for a term of approximately twelve months commencing in May 2013.

DTCC Receives Approval To Establish First OTC Derivatives Trade Repository In Japan

Date 12/03/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that its registration to establish a Japanese over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade repository with the Financial Services Agency of Japan (J-FSA) has been approved. DTCC will begin operating this service ahead of the J-FSA’s mandated 1 April deadline for market participants in Japan to begin reporting their OTC derivatives transactions directly to regulators or to a third-party trade repository. Based in Tokyo and operated by the company’s DTCC Data Repository (Japan) KK (DDRJ) subsidiary, this is the first trade repository to be approved and established for the Japanese market.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: On March 12, 2013, The Trading Volume Of Equity Options Reached 74,573 Contracts, The Highest Level Since January 13, 2011

Date 12/03/2013

On March 12, 2013, the trading volume of equity options reached 74,573 contracts, the highest level since January 13, 2011.

First Triparty Repo Auction Platform To Join Euroclear’s Collateral Highway

Date 12/03/2013

Euroclear announces today that a Memorandum of Understanding has just been signed with Newedge UK Financial Limited  (‘Newedge’) and EuroMTS Ltd. (‘MTS’) to promote Euroclear’s global Collateral Highway as a means to manage collateral for triparty repo transactions conducted on the Newedge/MTS Agency Cash Management (ACM) platform in Europe.