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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HSBC Futures

Date 11/05/2010

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 Thursday, 13 May 2010, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining met
Eurex To Launch Options Contract On The EURO STOXX 50 Dividend Future - Introduction On 25 May - Further Extension Of Established And Successful Dividend-Based Derivatives Product Suite

Date 11/05/2010

The international derivatives exchange Eurex will launch a new options contract based on the EURO STOXX 50® Dividend Points (DVP) future as of 25 May 2010.
EEX Demands Extension Of Reverse Charge Procedure To Trading In Power And Natural Gas

Date 11/05/2010

As in the case of CO2 trading, possible sales tax fraud in trading in power and natural gas would also cause considerable tax losses. For this reason, trading in power and natural gas also needs to be protected against sales tax fraud. Iris Weidinger, CFO of European Energy Exchange AG (EEX), emphasises: “An extension of the reverse charge procedure to national power and natural gas trading transactions can effectively prevent sales tax fraud. For this reason, EEX demands the introductio
Speech By Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong At The Singapore Corporate Awards 2010 At The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, On Monday, 10 May 2010 At 7.30PM

Date 11/05/2010

Good evening. I am glad that the Singapore Corporate Awards has gained in reputation since its inauguration in 2006. However, I cannot say the same for the global financial industry. Even now, the Greek sovereign debt crisis threatens to spread its contagion effects to the international financial markets.
Summary Of April 2010 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 11/05/2010

Tokyo Commodity Exchange today announced that April trading volume averaged 120,612 contracts per day, up 20.66% from March 2010. The average daily volume in all individual listed commodities except TOCOM NEXT increased from the previous month? gold standard, which is the Exchange’s most traded commodity, increased by 15.9% from the previous month to 49,545 contracts per day, gold mini increased by 19.9% to 10,061 contracts, platinum increased by 28.9% to 22,633 contracts, crude oil increase

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Boosting Investor Protection System Reformation

Date 11/05/2010

A seminar for” the construction of multi-level capital market and the protection of investor interests” was held on May 7 by Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Securities Law Research Association of China Law Society. Chen Dongzheng, the president of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Zhu Congjiu, assistant chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and Xi Xiaoming, the vice-president of the Supreme People's Court made speeches in the meeting. Ms Song Li Ping, the general manager of Shenzhen S
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gensler Statement On Meeting With Exchange Leaders

Date 10/05/2010

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today released the following statement after meeting with leaders from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 10/05/2010

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
CalPERS Board To Assess Capital Market Trends, Investment Return Prospects

Date 10/05/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will review forecasts of capital market returns at a May 17 workshop leading to adoption in December of an asset allocation plan for the next three calendar years.
SEC Statement On Meeting With Exchanges

Date 10/05/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the following statement: "This morning, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro had a constructive meeting with the leaders of six exchanges — the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, BATS, Direct Edge, ISE and CBOE — and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to discuss the causes of Thursday's market events, the potential contributing factors, and possible market reforms. "As a first step, the p