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US Federal Reserve And Other Central Banks Announce Reductions In Policy Interest Rates

Date 08/10/2008

Joint Statement by Central Banks Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets.

Bank Of England Reduces Bank Rate By 0.5 Percentage Points To 4.5%

Date 08/10/2008

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted at a special meeting to reduce the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves to 4.5%.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Cheung Kong Futures

Date 08/10/2008

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, 10 October 2008, 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 methodolog

HM Treasury: Landsbanki, Icesave And Heritable

Date 08/10/2008

Acting on the advice of the Bank and Financial Services Authority (FSA), and in light of announcements made by the Icelandic authorities in recent days, the Chancellor has taken action today to protect the retail depositors in two Icelandic owned banks: Icesave, a UK-based branch of Landsbanki and Heritable, a UK-based banking subsidiary of Landsbanki. He has taken this action to ensure the stability of the UK financial system. Savers’ money is safe and secure.

FSA Update On Lehman Brothers International (Europe) In Administration's Outstanding Settlement Transactions

Date 08/10/2008

Following consultation with, and the agreement of, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), as well as consultation with the joint administrators of Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE) and other market participants, Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) which operates the CREST settlement system has instructed its members that all outstanding settlement instructions involving Lehman be match deleted by LBIE and counterparties.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - September 2008

Date 08/10/2008

Highlights - Securities Market The average daily turnover for the first nine months of 2008 was $79,255 million, an increase of 9 per cent when compared with $72,423 million for the same period last year.  The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first nine months of 2008 was $17,079 million, an increase of 23 per cent w

Hedge Fund Standards Board Announces New Signatories

Date 08/10/2008

The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has signed up 10 new hedge fund managers to its standards of best practice, it announced today.

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - On-floor And Off-floor Trading Statistics

Date 08/10/2008

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor Main Board + Trading Only Stocks  

DGCX Concludes Largest Ever Physical Settlement Worth US$25.20 Million - Transaction Involves Physical Delivery Of Gold And Steel Rebar Futures Contracts - Participants Included Leading Banks And Players From The Physical Market

Date 08/10/2008

Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced the successful completion of its largest-ever physical settlement of gold and steel rebar futures contracts, valued at US$25.20 million, by the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC).

British Bankers' Association Welcomes Government Action

Date 08/10/2008

The British Bankers' Association welcomes government action that, in these extraordinary circumstances, are providing additional capital for banks and assistance to get lending started again. The global money markets have been closed for some time and the consequences have been an inability of the financial system to work properly. This has badly affected banks in the UK and elsewhere.