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UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Prohibition Of Short Selling

Date 17/10/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Details of the Financial Instrument concerned: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (ISIN: IT0004984842).

This measure is effective immediately until the end of the trading day of 17 October 2014.                                                               

For further information please see our RNS.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Signs MoU With China Securities Regulatory Commission To Strengthen Enforcement Cooperation Under Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 17/10/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strengthening cross-boundary regulatory and enforcement cooperation under the proposed Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect pilot programme (Stock Connect).

Fidessa Takes Best Execution Management System Crown In Financial News Awards

Date 17/10/2014

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has been judged Best Execution Management System at the Financial News Awards for Excellence in Trading & Technology. Presented at a gala dinner in London on Wednesday, the award is testament to Fidessa's ongoing programme of development of its Investment Management System (IMS).

SGX Invites Companies And Investors To Provide Feedback On Move To “Comply-Or-Explain” For Sustainability Reporting

Date 17/10/2014

SGX CEO Magnus Bocker today invited companies to provide feedback on the exchange’s move to “comply-or-explain” for sustainability reporting.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Bulletin September 2014

Date 17/10/2014

Click here to download the monthly bulletin September 2014 of Cyprus Stock Exchange.

HKEx Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 17/10/2014

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report Updated:  17/10/2014 

JSE Equity Market Posts Record Number Of Trades

Date 17/10/2014

A record number of 395 969 trades took place on the JSE’s Equity Market yesterday. The total value of these trades was just over R24,6 billion.

European Central Bank: Results Of The Euro Money Market Survey 2014

Date 17/10/2014

• Aggregate turnover in the segments of the euro money markets captured by the survey expanded by 4%, to €79 trillion, in the second quarter of 2014, as compared with the second quarter of 2013. The corresponding increase in 2013 was 6%.
• In the unsecured market, cash borrowing of participating banks increased by 54%, to €2.56 trillion, while their lending increased by 24%, to €2.02 trillion.
• Perceived efficiency and liquidity conditions in the unsecured market improved from low levels, while banks’ expectations of increases in risk limits rose significantly.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report Week Ending 17th October, 2014

Date 17/10/2014

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 17th October, 2014.

Ethics And Finance – Panel Remarks By Mark Carney, Governor, Bank Of England

Date 17/10/2014

Panel remarks given by Mark Carney at the IMF Annual Meeting Seminar on The Future of Finance, Washington on 12 October.