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ACER Calls For A Coordinated Capacity Allocation Procedure On The German-Austrian Border

Date 23/09/2015

Today ACER has issued an Opinion on the compliance of National Regulatory Authorities’ (NRAs) decisions approving the methods of allocation of cross-border transmission capacity in the Central-East Europe (CEE) region - which includes Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia - with the 2009 Electricity Regulation and its Guidelines. In its Opinion, ACER invites the CEE NRAs and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) to commit, within the next four months, to the implementation of a coordinated capacity allocation procedure on the German-Austrian border, according a realistic but ambitious calendar with concrete steps.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission: Notice To Compensation Claimants

Date 23/09/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issues a notice to investors who were counterparties of convicted futures trader Tsoi Bun but have not come forward to receive compensation under an order made by the Court.
HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 23/09/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.
Dalian Commodity Exchange Focuses On Corn Industry To Promote Innovation, Service For Agriculture

Date 23/09/2015

On September 17, the Eighth International Corn Industry Conference (ICIC) with the theme of “innovating in risk management, boosting transformation and upgrading” was held in Wuhan. When addressing the opening ceremony, Zhu Lihong, deputy CEO of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), said that this year the corn futures on DCE have recorded brisk transactions with the number of the participants increased significantly. Currently, DCE is making bold explorations in innovating in “OTC options Serving San Nong (agriculture, rural areas and farmers)”and other service modes by centering around the corn industry chain.
TheCityUK Responds To New Z/Yen Global Financial Centres Index

Date 23/09/2015

Responding to the latest Z/Yen Global Financial Centres Index, which shows London has overtaken New York to be ranked the world’s number one global financial centre, Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, TheCityUK, commented:

"These figures reinforce that when we talk of truly global financial centres, London really does stand above the rest. Over and above historic factors such as time zone and language, London is showing that it adapts to change to remain the world leading hub for financial and related professional services. The industry is a driver of economic growth and continues to be at the heart of new efforts to boost London and the UK's international attractiveness, and forge deeper links with both emerging and developed economies - the Chancellor's visit to China this week being a prime example."

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Futures Market, Insurance Company, And Bank Innovate In Serving “San Nong”

Date 23/09/2015

On the afternoon of September 17, the People's Insurance Company of China (PICC) and Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) held the signing ceremony for the “Projects of ‘Insurance + Futures + Banking’ Joint Financial Innovation in Facilitating Development of ‘San Nong (agriculture, rural areas and farmers)’” in Wuhan. At the signing ceremony, Hubei branch of PICC signed the egg futures price insurance contract with Hubei Jiahemei Food Co., Ltd. and the OTC option trading agreement based on the futures price insurance with Mailyard Futures Co., Ltd.; Hubei Province branch of Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and Hubei Jiahemei Food Co., Ltd. signed the framework agreement on credit extension for egg farmers; DCE and Mailyard Futures signed the agreement on research projects.
Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 18) Published Today - London Back On Top But Only Just - Competition From Asia Intensifies

Date 23/09/2015

Today in Shenzhen, China, Z/Yen Group publishes the eighteenth Global Financial Centres Index(GFCI 18) sponsored by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority. The Index rates 84 financial centres.The top ten are shown to the right.The full report is available here.
Bureau Van Dijk Adds Document Management To Its Transfer Pricing Solution - TP Catalyst Document Manager Will Ease Reporting Burden For Corporates Affected By BEPS

Date 23/09/2015

Bureau van Dijk (BvD), the leading provider of company information, has created a new documentation workflow tool to streamline report-preparation, management and compliance in relation to the new BEPS and country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements. This new solution is called Document Manager and is in addition to BvD’s existing TP Catalyst Benchmarking offering. It will be launched at the Global Transfer Pricing Forum on 24 September in Washington DC.
Innovative Mystandards Technology From SWIFT Fast Tracks Bank Onboarding For Corporates - Barclays And Navigators Insurance Select SWIFT’s MyStandards Readiness Portal To Ease The Corporate To Bank On-Boarding Process

Date 23/09/2015

SWIFT announces today that Barclays and Navigators have successfully used the MyStandards Readiness Portal, a collaborative standards management platform that eases the client on-boarding process for financial institutions and their customers.
iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index Licensed To Mitsubishi UFJ Trust And Banking Corp.

Date 23/09/2015

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the iSTOXX MUTB Japan Quality 150 Index has been licensed to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. (MUTB), the leading Japanese trust bank, to be used for an institutional passive fund. The newly launched index aims to capture the performance of quality companies with high profitability, low leverage and sustainable cash flows in Japan.