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Euroclear UK & Ireland Transforms UK Collateral Management

Date 05/07/2011

Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) is increasing collateral management efficiency and reducing operational risks and costs in the UK for securities finance transactions, primarily involving repos. For the first time, effective immediately, UK market participants can use EUI to manage all of their collateral needs and movements against term repos for the duration of these transactions.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life Insurance And Ping An Insurance Futures

Date 05/07/2011

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 Thursday, 7 July 2011, 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.

J.P. Morgan To Provide Clearing And Settlement Services For Otkritie On Chi-X Europe

Date 05/07/2011

J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services today announced that its GlobeClear business has been appointed to provide clearing and settlement services for Otkritie Capital (Otkritie), the Russian financial services group, when executing trades on Chi-X Europe, the leading pan-European equities exchange.  

Madison Tyler Europe Limited New Trading Member On Oslo Børs

Date 05/07/2011

Madison Tyler Europe Limited has become a trading member on Oslo Børs and will from Wednesday 6 July start trading in shares listed on Oslo Børs and Oslo Axess.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange – June 2011

Date 05/07/2011

With more than PLN 22.2 billion of session trading, June closes the best six months in the history of the WSE Main Market

New Headquarters For Data Provider Exchange Data International

Date 05/07/2011

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of securities corporate actions and reference data, today moves its headquarters from Hatton Garden, London’s diamond merchant area, to vibrant Old Street, now home to Britain’s IT industry.

STOXX Launches Index Basket To Cover Major World Markets

Date 05/07/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the iSTOXX World Select Index, an index basket which combines the well-known EURO STOXX 50, STOXX USA 50 and STOXX Japan 50 indices to access three major world markets through one index. The new index is designed to underlie exchange-traded funds and other investable products, as well as to be used to assess the performance of global equity portfolios.

JSE Extends Licensing Agreement With CME Group To Include Wheat Referencing The Chicago Board Of Trade

Date 05/07/2011

Today Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) announced its plans to introduce a foreign-referenced wheat contract to the portfolio of commodities it offers under licence from the CME Group.

Thai Bourse Holds Mutual Fund Fair On July 7-10

Date 05/07/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold “Mutual Fund Fair@Siam Paragon” on July 7-10 encouraging investors to boost returns and diversify risks into various kind of funds.

Welcome Note By Magnus Bocker, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Exchange At The Launch Of Sustainability Reporting Guide For Listed Companies On 27 June 2011, Monday, At SGX Auditorium, 9.00am

Date 05/07/2011

Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, 

Ms Olivia Lum, President of Singapore Compact

Distinguished guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, Good Morning and a warm welcome to all.

1. Shareholder engagement.   Product responsibility.  Corporate Accountability.  Labour practices and relations.  Risks Assessments.  These are familiar considerations of our everyday business and discussions.   They are also aspects of sustainability reporting that reveal an organisation’s economic, environmental, and social performance.