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FESE Response To ESMA Discussion Paper On Market Abuse Regulation

Date 28/01/2014

FESE supports efficient, fair, orderly and transparent financial markets that meet the needs of well protected and informed investors and provide a source for companies to raise capital and for investors to hedge their portfolios. In this regard, FESE welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to ESMA on policy orientations on possible implementing measures under the Market Abuse Regulation.
Egyptian Exchange Launches Nilex First Index

Date 28/01/2014

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) started to take practical steps towards activating the first index that measures the performance of listed companies of the market for small and medium enterprises, NILEX. EGX indices committee studied, during its last meeting held on the 23rd of January, the launch of NILEX Index choosing from different methodologies.
MGEX Breaks Into Top 15 Daily Open Interest Records

Date 28/01/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that open interest reached the top 15 on the daily Exchange open interest records after Monday’s trade date.
ASIC Accepts Enforceable Undertaking From BNP Paribas

Date 28/01/2014

ASIC today accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from BNP Paribas (BNP) in relation to potential misconduct involving the Australian Bank Bill Swap Rate (BBSW).
SEC Issues Risk Alert On Investment Advisers’ Due Diligence Processes For Selecting Alternative Investments

Date 28/01/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) today issued a Risk Alert on the due diligence processes that investment advisers use when they recommend or place clients’ assets in alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity funds, or funds of private funds.

OCC Prepares To Launch OTC S&P 500 Equity Index Options Clearing

Date 28/01/2014

OCC announced today it has received regulatory approvals to clear over-the-counter (OTC) equity index options, bringing capital and operational efficiencies and enhanced customer protections to the equity derivatives marketplace.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division Of Market Oversight Announces Trade Execution Mandate For Certain Credit Default Swaps And Additional Interest Rate Swaps - TW SEF LLC Available-To-Trade Determinations Are Deemed Certified

Date 28/01/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today announced that TW SEF LLC’s (Tradeweb) self-certification of available-to-trade determinations (MAT Determination) for certain interest rate swap (IRS) and credit default swap (CDS) contracts is deemed certified.
Montréal Exchange Celebrates Its 140th Anniversary

Date 28/01/2014

Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Limited and Canada’s derivatives exchange, today celebrates its 140^th anniversary.
Chris Cummings, Chief Executive Of TheCityUK, Responds To Today’s Economic Growth Figures

Date 28/01/2014

“Today’s figures are good news for the British economy, and further evidence that a sustained recovery is taking hold. The financial services sector is playing a central role in driving that growth, with the largest contribution to the increase coming from the services sector, which rose 0.8%."
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 28/01/2014

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 Tuesday, 4 February 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.