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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Publication Of "Final Report Of The Working Group On Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle In The Japanese Market"

Date 07/09/2016

The "Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle" published the referential translation of the "Final Report of the Working Group on Shortening Stock Settlement Cycle in the Japanese Market."

Quayle Munro Advises FastMarkets On Its Sale To Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

Date 07/09/2016

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised FastMarkets Ltd, a leading provider of real-time metals market information, on its sale to Euromoney Institutional Investor, for approximately £13m on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The purchase enhances the depth of information that Metal Bulletin can provide its clients across the metals and mining markets supply chain. FastMarkets will become an integral part of Euromoney's extensive portfolio of digital pricing products that include Metal Bulletin and American Metal Market.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange August Volume Averaged 88,802 Contracts Per Day, Down 27.3%

Date 07/09/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily volume for August 2016 was 88,802 contracts, down 27.3% month over month. TOCOM’s main contracts saw lower volume; Gold Standard deceased 39.6% to 28,508 contracts and Platinum Standard dropped 26.4% to 10,416 contracts. However, volume through August stands at 18,972,192 contracts, which is up 16.7% over the same period last year.

Credit Suisse Presents The 17th Asian Technology Conference In Taipei

Date 07/09/2016

Credit Suisse’s 17th Asian Technology Conference welcomes its highest number of participants in five years, with over 260 institutional investors and corporate representatives attending, against the backdrop of a buoyant Taiwan market and outperformance in the technology sector in the Asia Pacific region.  Over 100 corporates will present to institutional investors from around the world, with 2,600 meetings scheduled to take place during the three-day conference. Credit Suisse is pleased to co-host the event with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) for the eighth consecutive year. The ATC is among the largest technology sector-focused investment conferences in the region.  

NZX Investor Day 2016

Date 07/09/2016

NZX is hosting its annual Investor Day in Auckland today. 

MNI China Car Purchase Indicator: Chinese Car Buying Sentiment Rebounds In August - Improved Buying Conditions Belies Drop In Plans To Buy

Date 07/09/2016

Chinese consumer sentiment towards the car market improved in August as consumers turned more enthusiastic about car buying conditions and revised lower their expectations for fuel prices. Car ownership and plans to buy, though, weakened between July and August amid a deterioration in consumers’ household finances, adding a note of caution to the improvement of the headline Car Purchase Indicator.  

ASIC: ING Bank Compensates Living Super Customers Due To Potentially Misleading Costs And Fees Statements

Date 07/09/2016

ING Bank (Australia) Limited, the promoter and investment manager of the ING Direct Superannuation Fund (Living Super), will compensate around 24,500 members approximately $5.38 million following ASIC concerns that statements made in its promotional material about the fees paid in connection with its Living Super product were potentially misleading.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For August 2016

Date 07/09/2016

Securities 

• Total Securities market turnover value fell 2% month on month and fell 27% year on year to S$20.6 billion, during 22 trading days compared to 20 in July 2016 and 19 in August 2015.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) fell 11% month on month and fell 37% year on year to S$936 million. 
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$207 million, down 25% month on month and down 33% year on year.
• There was 1 new Mainboard listing, raising S$195.1 million.
• There was 1 new Catalist listing, raising S$5.9 million.
• There were 36 new bond listings, raising S$10.9 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 767 listed companies stood at S$909.7 billion as at end August 2016.

ASIC: Morgan Stanley Pays $123,750 In Infringement Notice Penalty

Date 07/09/2016

Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited (“Morgan Stanley”) has paid a penalty of $123,750 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (“MDP”).

CME Group Announces CME Authorization To Provide OTC Clearing And Settlement Services And Designation As A Central Counterparty By Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission

Date 07/09/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has been granted authorization to provide OTC clearing and settlement services and has been designated as a central counterparty (CCP) by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong.