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OCC Comments On S&P Reaffirmation Of AA+/Stable Rating

Date 26/05/2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today commented on the reaffirmation of its AA+/Stable rating by Standard & Poor’s.

Moscow Exchange Bond & Equity Market Introduces New Fees

Date 26/05/2015

The Moscow Exchange Bond & Equity Market has introduced new fees, which will take effect from 1 June 2015.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: SFAT Affirms SFC Decision To Ban Sun Xiao For 13 Months

Date 26/05/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Ms Sun Xiao from re-entering the industry for 13 months from 22 May 2015 to 21 June 2016 after the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) affirmed the SFC’s decision and ordered her to pay the SFC’s costs.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities AKRN

Date 26/05/2015

The following risk parameters for the securities AKRN will be changed:

• Minimum level of Interest Risk Margin (Delta_1(2,3)_min) to 77% for the period from May 29, 2015 to June 03, 2015
• Lower REPO Penalty Rate (LPenRate) to —200% for June 02, 2015.

BVB And World Pensions Council Organize The First Annual Central & Eastern European Pension Investment Forum

Date 26/05/2015

On June 5, the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) together with the World Pensions Council will organize the first annual Central & Eastern European Pension Investment Forum, in Bucharest. The event will host pension and social security institutions, reserve funds, central banks, insurers and asset managers from across Austria, Central Europe, the Baltics, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia and Central Asia.

First Options Trade Registered Via Straight-Through- Processing For Clearing At ECC

Date 26/05/2015

On 18 May, for the first time an Options trade was registered at the European Energy Exchange (EEX) for clearing at European Commodity Clearing (ECC) via Straight-Through-Processing (STP). The STP service enables transactions concluded or registered at the exchange to be routed to the clearing house automatically without the need for further manual intervention.

FSB Publishes Thematic Review On Supervisory Frameworks And Approaches For SIBs

Date 26/05/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a thematic peer review on supervisory frameworks and approaches for systemically important banks (SIBs).

HKEx: Partial Cancellation Of The Bonds Due To Conversion

Date 26/05/2015

Reference is made to the announcement made by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx” or “Guarantor”) and HKEx International Limited (“Issuer”) jointly on 21 May 2015 in relation to an aggregate principal amount of US$334,338,000 (approximately HK$2,592,155,947.80), representing approximately 66.87 per cent of the initial aggregate principal amount of the US$500,000,000 0.50 per cent convertible bonds due 2017 (“Bonds”) constituted under the trust deed dated 23 October 2012 (as amended and restated effective 17 December 2012), which had been converted and cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bonds (“Conditions”).

LME Takes Steps To Broaden Access To Electronic Trading

Date 26/05/2015

• Proposal to extend LMEselect access to category 3 and 4 members
• Increased flexibility to application criteria for LME members
• Introduction of pre-trade risk management system on LMEselect
• Implementation of rulebook provisions relating to incentive schemes

FTSE Starts Transition To Include China A Shares In Global Benchmarks

Date 26/05/2015

• FTSE announces transition to include China A Shares in global indexes
• Two new transitional emerging markets indexes launched
• Approximately 5% initial A Shares weighting in the FTSE Emerging inclusion indexes, rising to 32% when China A Shares become fully available to international investors