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Financial Benchmarks: EDHEC-Risk Institute Welcomes Vote Delay, Calls For Transparency

Date 30/01/2014

• EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes delay of European Parliament vote on the regulation of financial benchmarks and calls for high and uniform standards of transparency to allow investors to make informed decisions and promote integrity, competition and innovation in the indexing industry

SWIFT Institute Announces Research Agenda For 2014 - Research Will Focus On Standards, Big Data, Network Liquidity Effects And The Unit Cost Of Financial Services

Date 30/01/2014

The SWIFT Institute will publish a series of research papers in 2014 focusing on key challenges facing the global financial community.   Research topics include financial data standards, macroprudential oversight, the unsecured interbank lending market, network liquidity effects, the unit cost of financial services, regulatory compliance and gender diversity in financial services. The research is conducted by academics and senior professionals from across the industry and will be available at http://www.swiftinstitute.org/papers/.

Vienna Stock Exchange And Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Intensify Cooperation – Joint Data Vending Agreed

Date 30/01/2014

The Vienna Stock Exchange has signed an agreement with the first Asian partner – Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) for cooperation in market data vending. In the future, data vendors, so-called financial information providers, may obtain price data from Kazakhstan in the accustomed quality via the Vienna Stock Exchange's data feed. This move expands the successful collaboration with the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange to a new business area. Since January 2013, the Vienna Stock Exchange has been calculating the KTX Local index, which consists of the eight most actively-traded companies and is disseminated daily in real time. 

Thai Bourse Launches Investment Center In Eastern Region

Date 30/01/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today launches its seventh financial and investment information center, called a “SET Investment Center (SET IC)”, conveniently located in Kasetsart University’s Si Racha campus, reaching out to provide extensive information to students, investors, securities professionals and the general public in Chonburi and neighboring provinces on the eastern seaboard. 

HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 30/01/2014

(As at 30 January 2014)

Dubai Financial Market Issues Securities Lending And Borrowing (SLB) Rules

Date 30/01/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it has issued the Securities Lending and Borrowing rules (SLB), as part of the exchanges constant efforts to enhance market infrastructure as per international best practices. The operational implementation of the SLB rules is targeted by the first quarter of 2014 and contingent on the readiness of market participants.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For ICBC Futures

Date 30/01/2014

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 Wednesday, 5 February 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

SGX Welcomes TalkMed Group To Catalist

Date 30/01/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome the listing of TalkMed Group Limited to Catalist, under the stock code “5G3”. 

Statement On Financial Accounting Foundation Announcement - SEC Chair Mary Jo White - U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 29/01/2014

I am gratified by the Financial Accounting Foundation’s announcement that the FAF will provide a substantial contribution to the IFRS Foundation.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-03: Tier Calculation Update Effective February 3, 2014

Date 29/01/2014

As announced in Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-48, EDGA Exchange^SM (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange^SM (EDGX^®) have excluded odd lot executions from Total Consolidated Volume (TCV) calculations used to determine volume tiers.  The exclusion started December 9, 2013 and will continue through January 31, 2014.  Effective Monday, February 3, 2014, EDGA and EDGX will include odd lot executions in the Total Consolidated Volume (TCV) calculations used for determining volume tiers.