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London Stock Exchange Group Appointments Reinforce Group Focus On North America

Date 11/06/2015

• Mary Schapiro appointed as Non-Executive Director to LSEG Board
• David Weisbrod becomes LSEG USA Country Head
• Reflects growing importance of region for LSEG

Working Hours Of The Amman Stock Exchange And Trading Hours During The Holy Month Of Ramadan

Date 11/06/2015

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the ASE has decided to change the official working and trading hours during the holy month of Ramadan, the working hours will be from 09:30 to 15:30.

IOSCO - Implementation Monitoring Of The PFMIs: Second Update To Level 1 Assessment Report

Date 11/06/2015

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published the second update to the Level 1 assessments of implementation monitoring of the Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMIs).

SGX Says Some CDP Customers Received Erroneous Printed Monthly Statements

Date 11/06/2015

SGX wishes to inform the public that some customers may have received erroneous May 2015 Central Depository (CDP) printed account statements.

Clearstream: Trayport Connects To REGIS-TR For REMIT Reporting - Trayport Extends Its EMIR Connectivity To REMIT By Connecting To REGIS-TR’s Registered Reporting Mechanism (RRM)

Date 11/06/2015

Market participants using Trayport will be able to report their obligations under REMIT thanks to an extended collaboration between Trayport and the European trade repository REGIS-TR. The Regulation on Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) requires market participants to report wholesale energy market contracts within the EU to a Registered Reporting Mechanism (RRM). REGIS-TR is a joint venture between Clearstream (Deutsche Börse Group) and Iberclear (BME Group) and one of a number of RRMs that Trayport will be connecting to.

Deutsche Börse Launches Venture Network To Fund Young Growth Companies - Programme Designed To Connect Growth Companies And Professional Investors - 27 Growth Companies And 42 Investors Already Active On The Platform

Date 11/06/2015

Today Deutsche Börse launched its “Deutsche Börse Venture Network” together with State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Matthias Machnig. The programme aims to improve funding opportunities for young growth companies. The official opening ceremony was attended by 27 companies and 42 investors already registered on the platform. The Deutsche Börse Venture Network brings young and high-growth companies and international investors together, providing opportunities for effective growth funding and the development of an extensive network.  

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Stewardship Code : 191 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors

Date 11/06/2015

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.

Thai Alternative Bourse To Showcase Listed SMEs Strengths In Market or Alternative Investment FORUM 2015

Date 11/06/2015

The Market for Alternative Investment (mai) jointly with mai Listed Company Association (maiA), will hold "mai FORUM 2015" on July 1, 2015 in Bangkok, a big event to highlight mai's role as an alternative fund-raising source for entrepreneurs with an opportune platform for 90 mai-listed companies, distinguish social enterprises and start-ups to introduce businesses to investors, underlining mai’s commitment to boost growth with quality development.

Fair And Effective Markets Review: Kinetic Partners Comment

Date 11/06/2015

Simon Appleton, Director of Regulatory Consulting at Kinetic Partners, a division of Duff & Phelps comments on The Fair and Effective Markets Review:

Thai Bourse Further Promotes Investment Culture To Cope With Aging Society

Date 11/06/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), continues to focus on financial literacy to promote financial planning among career people through financial planning project called "Ngern Thong Tong Wang Phan", preparing them to be ready for quality retirement, as the number of Thai senior citizens is expected to continue to increase in the next 20 years. This reinforces SET's fifth decade of commitment to create long-term wealth, as such driving sustainable economic growth for Thailand.