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IOSCO Publishes Third Hedge Funds Survey Report

Date 11/12/2015

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions today published a Report on the Third IOSCO Hedge Fund Survey that looks at efforts by regulators to better understand the hedge fund industry.

Oslo Børs: Changes To The Composition Of The OBX Index From 18 December

Date 11/12/2015

From 18 December 2015 Schibsted ser. B (SCHB), Bakkafrost (BAKKA) and Avance Gas (AVANCE) will be added to the index, while Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Aker Solutions (AKSO) and Fred. Olsen Energy (FOE) are removed.

ESMA Announces Date Of Open Hearing For Validation And Review Of CRA Methodologies

Date 11/12/2015

Location: Auditorium,  ESMA, 103 Rue de Grenelle – 75007, Paris

Date : 25 January 2015

Time : 10:00 to 12:00

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Case Concerning CEO Referred To The Upper Tribunal

Date 11/12/2015

Mr Charles Anthony Llewellen Palmer, the majority shareholder and CEO of Standard Financial Group Limited (group), and a director and de facto CEO of Financial Limited and Investments Limited ('the firms'), has referred a decision made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) concerning him to the Upper Tribunal (the tribunal).

Open Interest For TOCOM Dubai Crude Oil Futures Renews All-Time High For Two Consecutive

Date 11/12/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. announced today that Dubai Crude Oil futures open interest reached 72,093 contracts, renewing an all-time high since the launch on September 10, 2001 for two consecutive days. Open interest increased by 14.5% in a day from 62,967 contracts.

HKEx: Exchange Publishes Guidance Letter On Trading Halts In Securities Of Listed Issuers

Date 11/12/2015

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Friday) issued a guidance letter on trading halts in securities of listed issuers.  The letter sets out the criteria for and principles of trading halts under the current rules and provides guidance on good practices about trading halts pending disclosures of material information by listed issuers. It also facilitates investors' understanding of the circumstances where trading halts are necessary. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Stewardship Code : 201 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors

Date 11/12/2015

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.

SGX Welcomes BHG Retail REIT To Mainboard

Date 11/12/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed BHG Retail REIT to Mainboard, under the stock code “BMGU”.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report- 11th December, 2015

Date 11/12/2015

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 11th December, 2015.

CME Europe Trading Exceeds 1,000,000 Lots Since Launch

Date 11/12/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that one million contracts have now been traded on its London-based derivatives exchange, CME Europe.  CME Europe launched in April 2014, and the total volume of contracts traded since launch stood at 1,002,497 as of 10 December 2015.