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Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Former CEO Of Melewar Industrial Group Berhad For Insider Trading Offences

Date 24/11/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Melewar Industrial Group Berhad, and two other individuals with insider trading. Datuk Lim Kim Chuan, 56, was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for acquiring 398,000 units of M3nergy Berhad shares between 6 August 2008 and 11 September 2008 whilst in possession of material non-public information.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Call For Inputs On Big Data

Date 24/11/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority has today launched a Call for Inputs on the use of Big Data in the retail general insurance sector.

CEESEG And OeKB Sell Stakes In Budapest Stock Exchange To Hungarian National Bank

Date 24/11/2015

• Austrian shareholders sell their 68.8% stake 
• Transaction planned to be finalised by the end of 2015 
• New CEESEG strategy to focus on cooperation model as an IT and data service provider 
• Vienna and Prague remain core holdings of CEESEG

Investec Wealth & Investment Goes Live With Calastone Transfer Service

Date 24/11/2015

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched Transfer Service. 

Taiwan Stock Exchange To Relax Lending Rules For Brokers - New Rules Aim To Support The Growth Of Taiwan’s Financial Sector And Will Take Effect From 30 November 2015

Date 24/11/2015

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) recently announced amendments to its “Operating Rules for Securities Business Money Lending by Securities Firms”, which will expand the range of financial products available to be loaned by brokers to investors and the types of collateral that can be accepted.

HKEx: Margin Rates Set For New Stock Futures Contracts

Date 24/11/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for new stock futures contracts, which will be introduced on Monday, 30 November 2015.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Japan- Korea Shuttle Meeting On Financial Issues

Date 24/11/2015

From November 23rd to 24th, 2015, the fifth Japan-Korea Shuttle Meeting on Financial Issues was held between the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA), the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of Korea.

NZX: INTL FCStone Financial Inc Accredited In Derivatives Market

Date 24/11/2015

NZX is pleased to announce that INTL FCStone Financial Inc. has been accredited as a Derivatives Trading & Advising Participant and a General Clearing Participant for the NZX Dairy Derivatives Market. INTL FCStone becomes the second US based participant to gain full membership status since NZX was granted authorisation as a Foreign Board of Trade by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in 2014.

ASIC Updates Guidance For Fee And Cost Disclosure Requirements For Superannuation And Managed Investment Products

Date 24/11/2015

ASIC today released updated guidance on fee and cost disclosure for trustees of superannuation funds and responsible entities of managed funds and other managed investment schemes.

CICC Takes Top Honors On Institutional Investor's 2015 All-China Research Team - Credit Suisse, Repeating In Second Place, Continues To Make Strong Gains

Date 23/11/2015

China International Capital Corp. is No. 1 on the All-China Research Team, Institutional Investor's exclusive annual ranking of the nation's leading sell-side equity analysts, for a fourth consecutive year -- but its margin of victory is narrower than it's been since 2012.