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HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li - Latest Charles Li Direct: HKEx Expands Product Portfolio For Future Growth

Date 29/11/2015

HKEx is broadening its product portfolio with 34 new stock futures contracts and three more London Metal Mini Futures contracts that are part of a plan to prepare the Hong Kong market for future investment demands. Chief Executive Charles Li writes about why an expanded product portfolio is important to HKEx's long term strategy in his latest blog post.

ISDA And IIFM Publish Islamic Cross Currency Swap Standard

Date 27/11/2015

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) yesterday announced publication of a new Islamic hedging product standard, the ISDA/IIFM Himaayah Min Taqallub As‘aar Assarf (Islamic Cross Currency Swap) for use in Islamic hedging transactions. The announcement was made at the IIFM 33rd Board of Directors meeting and workshop hosted by The National Commercial Bank at its Riyadh regional office.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 27 November 2015

Date 27/11/2015

A turnover of 1.041 billion shares worth N13.007 billion in 13,407 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 793.557 million shares valued at N7.152 billion that exchanged hands last week in 12,831 deals. 

TOM MTF Statistics Week 48, 2015

Date 27/11/2015

Click here to  download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 48, 2015. 

EBA Provides Assessment Of Banks Pillar 3 Reports For 2015

Date 27/11/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) released today its assessment of the annual Pillar 3 reports of a sample of European banks, which relate to the 2014 financial year. This is the first report since the entry into force of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) that assesses banks' compliance against the disclosure requirements laid down in CRR. 

EEX Publishes CO2 Auction Calendar For 2016 – Dates And Volumes Announced For The Common (EU), German And Polish Auctions

Date 27/11/2015

Upon consultation with the European Commission and the participating Member States as well as with the competent German and Polish authorities, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) has determined the 2016 auction calendar for EU allowances (EUA) and EU aviation allowances (EUAA).

European Central Bank: Instant Payments Across Europe By November 2017

Date 27/11/2015

• Euro Retail Payments Board tasks payment service industry with the development of scheme for pan-European instant payments in euro
• Foundation for innovative payment methods such as mobile person-to-person payments

Irish Stock Exchange Celebrates 10 Years Of The Enterprise Securities Market (ESM)

Date 27/11/2015

• ISE publishes new IPO guide for companies planning ESM listing
• €7 billion raised by ESM-listed companies since inception
• ESM grows from 8 companies in 2005 to 27 today
• ESM “a highly successful route to capital and investors for high-growth companies” - ISE CEO Deirdre Somers

Borsa İstanbul: BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules Are Revised

Date 27/11/2015

Borsa İstanbul Management has decided to make the following changes in BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules;

1. BIST National and BIST Second National Indices calculation will be terminated as being effective from 30/11/2015.
2. BIST Stars and BIST Main Price and Return Indices which consist of stocks traded in BIST Stars and BIST Main markets respectively will be calculated and disseminated as being effective from 30/11/2015.
3. BIST Stars Index code will be XYLDZ; BIST Main Index code will be XBANA.
4. Starting value of BIST Stars and BIST Main Price and Return Indices will be the second session closing value of BIST 100 Index at 27/11/2015 which is calculated by using the last trade prices.
5. BIST 30 and BIST 100 Price Indices will be started to be calculated once a second during a session effective from the 30/11/2015.
6. 2014/6 numbered announcement made at 31/12/2014 has been cancelled and the last version of BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules has been accepted as being effective from the starting date of the New Trading System.

Wiener Borse: Last Trading Day On December 30, 2015

Date 27/11/2015

There will be no changes in the trading times for all securities traded in Xetra® on December 30, 2015.