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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Exchange To Revise The Rules For The Issuers Of Warehouse Receipt Of Precious Metals

Date 26/02/2015

The Exchange will revise its delivery rules to increase the number of parties eligible to issue warehouse receipts for precious metals. This is part of Exchange efforts to upgrade the delivery system for precious metals.
Thai PM Encourages Capital Market On Sustainable Development

Date 26/02/2015

Thailand Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, congratulated and granted the awards to ten Thai listed firms selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), and delivered a keynote speech on “Thai Corporations Moving toward Sustainable Growth, DJSI” topic, at a special event to honor the selected firms, encouraging Thai listed companies to play a key role in driving the Thai economy toward sustainability.
Lahore Stock Exchange Supports The New Securities Act And The Need For Its Urgent Promulgation – Managing Director Lahore Stock Exchange

Date 26/02/2015

The MD of the Lahore Stock Exchange has stated that the Lahore Exchange wholeheartedly supports the immediate promulgation of the Draft Securities Act as it would improve the legal framework for the operations and development of the capital market.
Quotix Chooses Zing To Optimize Performance Of Its FX Liquidity Aggregation Software

Date 26/02/2015

Quotix, a fintech company specialising in intelligent trade execution and management for the FX industry, has implemented Azul Systems’ Zing in order to eradicate Java garbage collection (GC) issues and latency outliers.
RMB Strengthens Its Position As The Second Most Used Currency For Documentary Credit Transactions - SWIFT RMB Tracker Shows RMB’s Activity Share For Documentary Credit Transactions Increased To 9.43% In January 2015

Date 26/02/2015

Last month’s SWIFT RMB Tracker covered the Renminbi (‘RMB’) breaking into the top five world currencies used in global payments. This month the focus is on the use of RMB as currency for documentary credit transactions. Recent SWIFT data shows that the RMB’s activity share for documentary credits increased in value from 7.32% in January 2013 to 9.43% in January 2015. This strengthens the RMB’s position as the second most used currency for this purpose, ranking behind the USD which remains the leading currency for documentary credits with a share of nearly 80%.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Turned Into Comprehensive Exchange With SSE 50 ETF Option Launched

Date 26/02/2015

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) embraces another historical moment on February 9. The launch of the SSE 50 ETF option contract, the first stock option product, marks the entry of China’s capital market into the era of option. This means that the SSE has become the first comprehensive exchange in China with a product line ranging from the spot market to the derivatives market, and also that China’s capital market has gained in-depth development and become more complete. All this will further promote Shanghai’s status as an international financial center and enhance its global influence.
MTS Markets International Launches BondVision US Trading Platform

Date 26/02/2015
- Offers global network of counterparties and premium liquidity vis-à-vis MTS BondVision
- Provides US Institutional investors unparalleled access to European bond market
- Allows MTS to further penetrate US market in wake of global demand for fixed income products
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Court Order To Wind Up China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited

Date 26/02/2015

The Court of First Instance today ordered that China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited (China Metal Recycling) be wound up in the public interest on the application of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Korea Exchange: Major Overhaul Of The Listing Eligibility Review System To Reduce Time And Enhance Predictability

Date 26/02/2015

The Korea Exchange (KRX) completely amended the listing eligibility review guideline in order to reinforce its proactive support for the companies to be listed on the KOSPI market and turn its listing eligibility review system into a customer-oriented scheme by having in place the objective qualitative listing eligibility review criteria, and implemented the new guideline on Monday, February 23, 2015.

NZX, S&P Dow Jones Indices Enter Strategic Index Agreement

Date 26/02/2015

NZX Limited and S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices today announced a strategic agreement to jointly develop, produce and commercialise co-branded investable indices featured on NZX platforms and related data products. The agreement will see the two parties collaborate on the development and commercialisation of the New Zealand index business across equity and fixed income securities.