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Thai Listed Companies Net Earnings Up 7.22 Pct In 2013

Date 06/03/2014

• 2013 net profits up 7.22 percent y-o-y to THB 789 billion
• Sales up 4.89 percent y-o-y to exceed THB 10 trillion for the second year running
• PTT, PTTEP, SCB, KBANK and SCC are top five best profit-makers

HKEx On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 06/03/2014

Cinnober Launches Cross-Asset Client Clearing Solution For Banks

Date 06/03/2014

Cinnober today announced the launch of a system for businesses offering client clearing services, such as investment banks and FCMs. The new system TRADExpress Client Clearing addresses the challenges faced by the clearing industry as it is heavily impacted by regulatory reforms following the G20 mandate for central clearing of OTC derivatives, as well as Basel III.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Places Consumer Protection At The Heart Of Crowdfunding

Date 06/03/2014

People looking to lend money or invest through crowdfunding will be better protected under new rules confirmed today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

HKEx Securities Market Survey Finds More Online Trading By Retail Investors

Date 06/03/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) released today (Thursday) the findings from its Cash Market Transaction Survey 2012/13, showing year-on-year increases in the value of all types of trading in its securities market and a five percentage point increase in retail investors’ online trading to nearly 40 per cent of all their trading.

Clearstream To Roll Out The Bilateral Collateral Management Service OTC Collateral - OTC Collateral Will Strengthen The Over-The-Counter Processing Capabilities Of The Global Liquidity Hub - All Bilateral Collateral Management Activities Are In Scope Such As Cleared And Uncleared Derivatives, Bilateral Repo, Securities Lending And Dedicated Collateral Agreements - Customers Will Benefit From Efficiency Gains And Optimisation Opportunities From Pooling Collateral Across OTC, Triparty And Central Counterparty (CCP) Activities

Date 06/03/2014

Clearstream is rolling out OTC Collateral, a bilateral collateral management service which will significantly strengthen the over-the-counter (OTC) processing capabilities of the Global Liquidity Hub, the company’s integrated risk and liquidity management solution. The full lifecycle of bilateral collateral management activity will now be supported via the Global Liquidity Hub, from Credit Support Annex (CSA) review and administration, mark-to-market, margining, dispute management and portfolio reconciliation to payment and settlement follow-up and reporting.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - February 2014

Date 06/03/2014

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first two months of 2014 was $66,726 million, a decrease of 12 per cent when compared with $75,440 million for the same period last year.
• There were 19 new listings (including transfers from Growth Enterprise Market, or GEM, to Main Board) in the first two months of 2014, an increase of 171 per cent when compared with 7 in the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first two months of 2014 was $29,059 million, an increase of 356 per cent when compared with $6,369 million for the same period last year.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Monthly Statistical Report For February 2014

Date 06/03/2014

Click here to download Ljubljana Stock Exchange's monthly statistical report for February 2014.

Thai Bourse Encourages Listed Companies To Boost Productivity

Date 06/03/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has today signed a memorandum of agreement with Thailand Productivity Institute to jointly hold a project named “Enhancing strength of listed companies and preparing companies to list on SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai),” in order to boost productivity among listed firms and pre-listed companies.

SGX: No Changes To Straits Times Index (STI) After Quarterly Review

Date 06/03/2014

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) announced today that constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI) will be unchanged following the conclusion of its quarterly review.