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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Commences Market Misconduct Tribunal Proceedings Over Alleged Insider Dealing In Warderly Shares

Date 04/05/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced proceedings in the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) against Mr Lo Hang Fong, a former Company Secretary of Warderly International Holdings Limited (Warderly), and Mr Luu Hung Viet Derrick, a lender and potential investor of Warderly, for alleged insider dealing in Warderly shares.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For BOC Hong Kong Futures

Date 04/05/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 6 May 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

CME Group Volume Averaged 11.5 Million Contracts Per Day In April 2015

Date 04/05/2015

• Foreign exchange (FX) average daily volume rose 50 percent
• Energy average daily volume rose 23 percent
• Agricultural commodities average daily volume rose 11 percent

Four HKEx Clearing Houses Receive Third-Country CCP Recognition From ESMA

Date 04/05/2015

The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 April 2015 adopted a decision to recognise all of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) clearing houses (CCPs) for securities, stock options, futures and stock index options, and over-the-counter derivatives* as third-country CCPs under Chapter 4 of Title III of the European Market Infrastructure Regulations, or EMIR.

DFM Performance – April 2015

Date 04/05/2015

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 20.3% to 4229 points at the end of April compared to 3514.4 points at the end of March. At the sectoral level, the nine sectors represented on DFM ended the month in the green, with the Banking index increased the most by 39.7% and the Consumer and Discretionary index up 28.7%, and the Financial & Investment services index up 14.9%.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 13.3 Billion Net Profits For The Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2015

Date 04/05/2015

With the end of disclosure period for the First quarter of 2015, forty two companies out of the forty three listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the three month period ended March 31, 2015, The combined net profit of all companies as of March 31, 2015 amounted to QR 13.3 billion versus QR 10.9 billion for the corresponding period in 2014, an increase of 21.9%.

Amman Stock Exchange: The Companies’ First Quarter Reports For The Year 2015

Date 04/05/2015

The CEO of the ASE, Mr. Nader Azar, said that according to the listing Securities Directives for the year 2012; all companies listed at the ASE should submit their quarterly reports reviewed by their auditors within one month of the end of the mentioned quarter. Mr. Azar added that the number of companies which submitted their reviewed quarterly reports reached (202) companies representing (86%) of the overall companies within the time limit of receiving their quarterly reports ended at the end of April.

ASIC Repeals Select Market Integrity Rules

Date 04/05/2015

ASIC has repealed a number of obligations under the ASIC market integrity rules to reduce the compliance burden on market participants.

Takeovers Panel & NZX Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 04/05/2015

NZX is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Takeovers Panel (the Panel). The MoU sets out a framework for engagement and cooperation between the two regulators, taking into account their respective roles, notably:

• In the case of NZX, the regulation of issuers and participants operating on NZX’s licensed markets 
• In the case of the Panel, oversight of takeovers and other change-of-control transactions regulated by the Takeovers Code, involving Code companies in New Zealand’s securities markets

Deutsche Börse Wins Three Global ETF Awards - Wins Awards In The Largest Number Of ETFs, Largest Turnover And Most Proactive European ETF Exchange Categories

Date 04/05/2015