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HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Li & Fung Futures Contracts

Date 09/07/2014

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 Thursday, 10 July 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the adjusted Li & Fung Ltd. futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

S&P Capital IQ: Consensus Earnings Report

Date 09/07/2014

S&P Capital IQ has today released its Q2 2014 European Consensus Earnings Report. The report highlights that, as the second quarter earnings season gets underway, S&P Capital IQ observes an improving sentiment in Europe, as reflected by the positive earnings per share (EPS) outlook for the S&P Europe 350.

UK Car Leasing Company Is World’s First To Accept Bitcoin Payments

Date 09/07/2014

Car leasing can now be added to the growing list of products and services that consumers in the UK can purchase with popular crypto-currency Bitcoin. This comes after an announcement by nationwide lease broker Intelligentcarleasing.com that it now accepts Bitcoin as a method of payment for its handling charge which is applicable to all new cars leased.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Wholesale Sector Competition Review – Call For Inputs

Date 09/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a review of competition in the wholesale sector.

Activist, Distressed Funds Strong In Demand-For-Yield Environment Says eVestment Hedge Fund Report

Date 09/07/2014

Click here to download the eVestment June Hedge Fund Performance Report.  The eVestment June Hedge Fund Performance Report highlights hedge fund performance trends for June, the second quarter of 2014 and the first half of this year.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Semi-Annual Statistical Report First Half Year 2014

Date 09/07/2014

Please click here to download the Ljubljana Stock Exchange semi-annual statistical report for the first half of 2014.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Ping An Of China Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited $6 Million Over Internal Control Failures

Date 09/07/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Ping An of China Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Ping An) and fined it $6 million over serious internal control deficiencies and other matters.

Clearstream’s June 2014 Figures - New Record Assets Under Custody At EUR 12.3 Trillion - Overall Stable Growth In All Business Areas - Berthold Kracke: "Acknowledgment Of Trust Placed In Us"

Date 09/07/2014

Clearstream: Business stream 1: Custody

In June 2014, the overall value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 6 percent to EUR 12.3 trillion (compared to EUR 11.6 trillion in June 2013).

Fidessa Empowers Investment Managers With Comprehensive Business Workflow - Latest Release Of IMS Offers Unparalleled Levels Of Functionality, Efficiency And Flexibility

Date 09/07/2014

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced the launch of the latest version of its award-winning investment management system (IMS). Combining sophisticated portfolio management, real-time position management, compliance, order management, routing and execution capabilities, V14 of the Fidessa IMS provides a single, seamless workflow platform across business lines, geographies and asset classes, delivering the reliability and functionality required by the most demanding investment managers.

Keynote Speech At The Europlace Financial Forum - Speech By Peter Praet, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, Europlace Financial Forum, Paris, 9 July 2014

Date 09/07/2014

Introduction [1]

• Over the past seven years, the financial system has been severely shaken, in particular one of its major components: the banking system.
• The adjustment process is well-advanced, as witnessed by higher liquidity and capital buffers; better crisis management institutions.
• The finalisation of the ECB comprehensive assessment will be a key milestone in the near term.
• But this will not be the end of the road: looking ahead, we also need to build a financial landscape that is more diversified, more capital market-based for all segments of financial products. It is with this perspective that the ECB has singled out securitisation as one priority; but there are others, such as venture capital.
• A note of caution however: the financial system cannot contribute to growth if the underlying fundamentals are not sound.