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IMF: United Kingdom - 2012 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement Of The Mission

Date 22/05/2012

he Central Scenario and Risks

1. Current policies are aimed at assisting economic rebalancing and financial sector stability. Strong fiscal consolidation is underway and reducing the high structural deficit over the medium term remains essential. The UK has made substantial progress toward achieving a more sustainable budgetary position and reducing fiscal risks. Bold monetary stimulus has helped support the economy, as has the free operation of automatic fiscal stabilizers. This macroeconomic policy mix assists in rebalancing the economy toward investment and external demand. Further, financial sector stability in the UK is of global importance as highlighted in spillover analysis. In this context, policies have encouraged the buildup of capital and liquidity buffers, the domestic oversight framework is being strengthened, and work is underway to enhance the capacity to deal with systemically important financial institutions.

SGX Offers MSCI Indonesia Futures From 11 June

Date 22/05/2012

Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) MSCI Indonesia Index Futures will begin trading from 11 June 2012.

Chi-X Japan Launches Hosted Risk Controls Platform

Date 22/05/2012

Chi-X Japan Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X Global Holdings LLC, today announced  the introduction of its Hosted Risk Controls(HRC), becoming the first market centre in Japan to offer this service.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Launches Revamped Options On Index Futures

Date 22/05/2012

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) has launched a revamped options contract  based on Malaysia’s composite index futures (FKLI) to complement the index  futures market and to provide traders with more hedging, arbitraging and trading  choices.

European Parliament - Financial Transaction Tax: Getting The Financial Sector To Contribute Towards The Cost Of The Crisis

Date 22/05/2012

How can the financial sector be made to contribute to the cost of the crisis it helped to create? Greek socialist Anni Podimata argues in her report that introducing a financial transaction tax would go a long way towards stamping out banks' risky behaviour while at the same time replenishing government coffers with much needed funds.

GreySpark Partners Releases Detailed Analysis Of OMS And EMS Offerings - Research Identifies Need For Specialised And Sophisticated Systems - New Regulation, Increased HFT And Required Efficiency Shape Vendor Offerings

Date 22/05/2012

GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, has published a new industry report after developing a detailed comparative analysis of Order Management Systems (OMSs) and Execution Management Systems (EMSs) on the market. The research looks at solutions that are available for Sellside use.

Clearstream And Iberclear To Develop Collateral Management Service For Spain - Clearstream And Iberclear Sign Agreement And Plan To Launch The New Service In 2013 - Iberclear Clients To Benefit From More Efficient Use Of Their Domestic Collateral - Spain First European Market To Use Clearstream’s Liquidity Hub GO Service After Brazil, Australia, South Africa And Canada

Date 22/05/2012

Iberclear, the Spanish central securities depository and subsidiary of BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles), and the international central securities depository Clearstream have signed an agreement to develop a new tri-party collateral management service for the Spanish market. The service will target the collateralisation of exposures in the Spanish market of Iberclear clients. In the first phase, it will cover the exposures resulting from domestic repo transactions, including the possibility of pledging received assets from a repo transaction with the Spanish central bank (Banco de España) in order to get access to central bank money.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Sanctions Capital VC And Yau Chung Hong

Date 22/05/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has taken disciplinary action against Capital VC Limited (Capital VC) and Mr Yau Chung Hong in relation to their breach of Rule 26.1 of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Takeovers Code).

Thai Bourse Visits Myanmar For Future Capital Market's Cooperation

Date 22/05/2012

Charamporn Jotikasthira, President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with other SET executives, were recently invited to visit U Hla Tun (6^th left), Minister of Finance and Revenue of Myanmar, and U Than Nyein (2^nd right), the Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar, to discuss capital market’s experiences and future cooperation to develop Myanmar’s capital market. 

Gust And Russian National Business Angels Association Announce Strategic Relationship Agreement - Growth In Target Russian Industries Surpasses Global Trends In Early-Stage Investment And Entrepreneurship Economy

Date 22/05/2012

Gust, the investor relations platform connecting high-growth entrepreneurs and active early-stage investors, and the Russian National Business Angels Association, a not-for-profit organization representing the organized business angels, seed funds, and other early-stage venture capitalist communities across Russia, have signed a strategic relationship agreement to shape the landscape of early-stage investments in leading entrepreneurship opportunities across global industries. The partnership will allow Russian early-stage investors to access Gust's multifaceted platform to standardize and manage their deal flow and collaborate with entrepreneurs. The biggest regional Russian angel networks such as RUSSBA and BAUR (www.baural.ru), a new investor group Angels Ontime (www.angelsontime.com), the first Russian state sponsored angel co-investment fund (www.arip.ru) as well as a few incubators across the country, are among the new users.