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Thai Bourse Sees Investment Mood Bright On Strong Fundamentals

Date 27/02/2014

Investment atmosphere of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is likely to be robust due to strong fundamentals of the Thai capital market and listed companies after the first initial public offering (IPO) from Crown Tech Advance pcl (AJD) is listed on SET today.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2014

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 Monday, 3 March 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Disciplinary Action Against SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Date 27/02/2014

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (hereinafter "TSE") has imposed disciplinary action (imposition of a JPY 10 million fine) against SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (hereinafter the "Company") pursuant to Rule 34, Paragraph 1, Item 8 of the Trading Participant Regulations.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Starts Offering SCO On Inter-Commodity Spreads On March 24

Date 27/02/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc, announced today that official launch date for implementing Standard Combination Orders (SCO) on Inter-Commodity Spreads in the Oil and Chukyo-Oil Markets is March 24, 2014. The Exchange has made its preliminary announcement on November 12, 2013.
FIX Trading Community Announces Industry’s Adoption Of FIX Protocol For TESI

Date 27/02/2014

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that the industry has begun implementation of the guidelines set down by the FIX Trading Community to reduce operational risk and enable more efficient set up of clients on OTC electronic trading platforms.

CME Clearing Europe Expands Its Suite Of OTC Interest Rate Swap Offerings - Additional Products Build On CME Group's Global Interest Rate Swaps Initiative

Date 27/02/2014

CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's European clearing house, today announced that it has received Bank of England approval to add Overnight Index swaps (OIS), zero coupon swaps, Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs), basis swaps, variable notional swaps and SEK, DKK and NOK currencies for clearing beginning 3 March to its existing interest rate swap offering. The expansion of products in Europe adds to the global offering of CME Group, which has cleared more than $20 trillion in notional value with more than $11 trillion currently in open interest since launching 19 October, 2010.
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Crowd Funding Gets Green Light

Date 27/02/2014

Commerce Minister Craig Foss today announced Cabinet has approved regulations for crowd funding and peer-to-peer lending as part of the Government’s financial market overhaul.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Issues Third-Quarter Report

Date 27/02/2014

In its Quarterly Report published today, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) summarises key regulatory work in the reporting period from October to December 2013.
Dalian Commodity Exchange: Reasonable Risk Control System To Ensure Smooth Operation Of PP Futures

Date 27/02/2014

The reasonable risk control system is an important factor to ensure the smooth operation and functioning of the futures market. What is the basis for the designing of the risk control system for the polypropylene (PP) futures, the first new futures product in the Year of Horse? At the “Workshop for Analysts and Business Personnel of PP Futures” held in Shanghai yesterday, an official of the industrial products business division of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) said in the interview that in accordance with the product characteristics, trade characteristics and the industrial structure for the PP futures and with reference to the experience in the risk control for the plastic and chemical futures products, DCE has rationally designed the risk control system for the PP futures, which can effectively prevent and control the market risks and ensure the stable operation of the market.
US Trade Groups Send Letter To Chairman Camp Opposing Lending Tax In Tax Reform Proposal

Date 27/02/2014

Today, the American Bankers Association, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Financial Services Forum, Financial Services Roundtable, the Independent Community Bankers of America, the Institute of International Finance, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, The Clearing House Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) opposing the new lending tax on financial institutions included in Camp's tax reform discussion draft.