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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.
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE): Trade-To-Trade Scrips – Inclusions In ‘T’ Groups

Date 28/01/2014

As a part of Surveillance measures the Exchange transfers various scrips for settlement on a Trade-to-Trade basis. The criteria for shifting scrip’s to/fro for settlement on trade to trade basis are decided jointly by the stock exchanges in consultation with SEBI and reviewed periodically.
HKEx To Introduce Four New Stock Option Classes On 17 February

Date 28/01/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce four new stock option classes on Monday, 17 February this year: Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd., Want Want China Holdings Ltd., Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. and Hengan International Group Ltd.
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Launches Trading In Interest Rate Futures (IRF) Contracts On 10 Year Cash Settled Government Securities

Date 28/01/2014

BSE, Asia’s first stock Exchange, today launched live trading in new interest rate futures, in 10 Year Government of India (GoI) securities. As per the guidelines issued by the regulator, trading will be allowed in Cash settled 'Single bond futures'. GOI Bonds with residual maturity of 9 to 10 years on the date of expiry of futures contracts are eligible for such trading.