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ESMA AND IFRS® Foundation Strengthen Cooperation

Date 13/10/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the IFRS Foundation today announced an updated set of protocols under which the two organisations will deepen their cooperation on the development of IFRS Standards and support for their consistent application across the European Union.

Swiss Exchange September 2016 Statistics: Higher Turnover And Trading Volume

Date 13/10/2016

CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. And The Commodity Exchange, Inc.

Date 13/10/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) announced today that it has issued the results of a rule enforcement review of the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange (NYMEX and COMEX or exchanges). The review, which covered a one-year target period, evaluated the exchanges’ market surveillance programs and their compliance with elements of Designated Contract Market Core Principles 2 (Compliance with Rules), 4 (Prevention of Market Disruption), and 5 (Position Limitations or Accountability). The review did not evaluate the exchanges’ procedures for monitoring Exchange for Related Position transactions, which procedures are currently under evaluation by the Division in a separate rule enforcement review.

HKEX: Arrangements For Adjustment Of SMIC Structured Products And Futures

Date 13/10/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) futures to account for SMIC's share consolidation.

STOXX Monthly Index News: Interest Rates And Uncertainty Still Dominate The Markets

Date 13/10/2016

Interest rates and uncertainty have substantially shaped market movements in recent years. In September, Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged favored the basic resources and the technology industry. Then again, the banks sector is still struggling with the low interest rates era. 

HKEX And SZSE Kick Off International Roadshows For Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 13/10/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) today (Thursday) kicked off a series of international roadshows to promote Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen Connect) with an event in Hong Kong.

Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. IPO On Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Deutsche Börse Welcomes Operator Of Online Pharmacies To Prime Standard - Issue Volume Of €115 Million

Date 13/10/2016

Shop Apotheke Europe N.V. (ISIN: NL0012044747) has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today. The total issue volume was approximately €115 million.

FCA Cancels Payday Lender’s Interim Permission, Bans Director And Refuses Application To Conduct Regulated Business

Date 13/10/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Andrew Barry Hart, the sole director, controller and ultimate owner of Wage Payment and Payday Loans Limited (WPPL), from performing any role in regulated financial services. The FCA has also cancelled WPPL’s interim permission and refused its applications for WPPL to be authorised to carry out regulated activities and for Mr Hart to be an approved person. 

World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes Report Into Emerging Market Liquidity With Oliver Wyman - Growing Liquidity Should Be A Priority For Emerging Market Exchanges As It Fosters Broader Market And Economic Development

Date 13/10/2016

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published a report into growing liquidity in emerging market exchanges, in collaboration with global management consulting firm Oliver Wyman.  

DME Oman Crude Oil Hits 12 Month High As Supply Glut Reined In

Date 13/10/2016

Dubai Mercantile Exchange said Tuesday that Oman crude oil breached a 12 month high of over $50 per barrel, as oil markets maintained the upward momentum after OPEC members pledged to curb output for the first time since 2008 at the late-September meeting in Algiers.