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  • IOSCO Consults On Principles Of Liquidity Risk Management For Collective Investment Schemes

    Date 26/04/2012

    The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions has published the consultation report Principles of Liquidity Risk Management for Collective Investment Schemes, which outlines a set of principles against which both the industry and regulators can assess the quality of regulation and industry practices relating to liquidity risk management for collective investment schemes (CIS).

  • IntercontinentalExchange And Cetip Enter Agreement To Develop Brazilian Debt Trading Platform

    Date 26/04/2012

    IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the completion of an agreement with Cetip, S.A. (BOVESPA: CTIP3) to develop and deliver a new fixed income trading platform to be offered by Cetip for Brazilian corporate and government bonds.

  • Warsaw Stock Exchange Amends The Standard Specification Of Currency Futures Contracts

    Date 26/04/2012

  • The standard specification of currency futures contracts (USD, EUR, CHF, and GBP) will be amended as of 1 May.
  • The amendment reduces the value of the trading unit (contract size) from 10,000 currency units to 1,000 currency units.
  • At the same time, exchange fees charged from Exchange Members for trade in these derivatives will be reduced by 10.
  • CME Group Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2012 Financial Results

    Date 26/04/2012

    CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported first-quarter 2012 revenues of $775 million and operating income of $451 million.  First-quarter net income attributable to CME Group was $267 million and diluted earnings per share were $4.02.

  • UK’s Financial Services Authority: Exillon Energy Plc Fined £292,950 For Listing Rule Breaches

    Date 26/04/2012

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Exillon Energy plc (Exillon) £292,950 for failing to identify around £930,000 of payments to its former Chairman and beneficiary of the major shareholder as related party transactions, and failing to disclose them to the FSA in a timely manner.

  • BME Posts €35.5 Million Net Profit To March

    Date 26/04/2012

  • Income for the first quarter stood at €77.4 million, down 8.9% on  the same figure for 2011
  • Investment flows in listed shares channelled through the exchange  reached €6.9 billion in the first quarter of 2012
  • EBITDA decreased by 13.4% to reach €52.3 million
  • The efficiency ratio for first quarter is 32.4%, outperforming more  than 12 points the average for the  sector
  • Return on Equity (ROE) was 31.2% in the first quarter, representing  a lead of more than 13 points over the sector  average
  • HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

    Date 26/04/2012

    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, 2 May 2012, 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.

  • European Central Bank: Setback For Financial Integration In 2011

    Date 26/04/2012

    During 2011, the intensification of the sovereign bond crisis strongly affected the euro area financial system. As a result, the integration of markets has deteriorated further. To preserve the sizeable benefits for the European citizen that have been made in the past 25 years, the enhancements of the Single Market Programme and the strengthening of the euro area policy frameworks should be brought forward.

  • SGX Welcomes Global Premium Hotels To Mainboard

    Date 26/04/2012

    Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the listing of Global Premium Hotels on Mainboard under the stock code “P9J”.

  • ESMA Identifies Divergence In Member States’ Use Of Sanctions Under The Market Abuse Directive

    Date 26/04/2012

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a report on the use of administrative and criminal sanctions by European Union (EU) national regulators under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD).  The report provides a comparison of the use of administrative sanctioning powers across 29 EEA Member States for 2008-2010.  The results of the report will provide input to the legislative process on the new market abuse regime.