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Stock Exchange of Thailand: Siam Makro And TRUE Corporation To Enter The FTSE SET Large Cap Index After The June Semi-Annual Review

Date 17/06/2013

• 2 additions to FTSE SET Large Cap
• 10 additions to the FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index
• 22 additions to the FTSE SET Shariah Index

HKEx Welcomes Tomorrow’s Listing Of Hong Kong’s First RMB Bond ETF

Date 17/06/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the listing of Asia’s first offshore renminbi (RMB) bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEx, scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday).

ESMA Clarifies Boundary Of CRA Regulation

Date 17/06/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation. The Guidelines clarify certain aspects of the scope of the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Regulation for registered CRAs, market participants operating on the perimeter of this sector and national securities markets regulators.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Aluminum Corporation Of China Futures

Date 17/06/2013

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, 19 June 2013, 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.

London Metal Exchange Lists Taiwanese Port As New Delivery Location

Date 17/06/2013

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has approved Kaohsiung, Taiwan as a good delivery point for primary aluminium, aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. This will be the LME’s ninth location in Asia.

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated - June 24, 2013 To June 28, 2013

Date 17/06/2013

SPAN Parameter is the fundamental data for calculating margin requirements and is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis.

Moscow Exchange: New List Of Securities For Calculation Of The Zero-Coupon Yield Curve In Government Bonds Takes Effect

Date 17/06/2013

Effective June 17, 2013 a new constituent list of the zero-coupon yield curve for Government bonds will take effect. The new list includes 21 Russian Federation government bonds (OFZ).

Raptor Trading Connects To TMX Atrium Community In North America - Enriching Risk Management Offerings In The TMX Atrium Community

Date 17/06/2013

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced that Raptor Trading Inc., (Raptor) has connected to TMX Atrium in Toronto to take advantage of low latency access to Canadian exchange market data.

Moscow Exchange Launches Trading In A Futures Contract On USD/UAH Currency Pair

Date 17/06/2013

On June 14, 2013 the Moscow Exchange started trading on a USD/UAH futures contract on the Derivatives Market.

Thai Bourse Announces SET Indices Semi-Annual Review

Date 17/06/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) announces the result of the semi-annual index review for SET50, SET100, and SETHD indices for the second half of 2013 (July 1 – December 31, 2013), SET Executive Vice President and Head of Markets Division, Kesara Manchusree said.