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HKEX: Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Launches Revamped ESG Webpage On HKEX Website

Date 04/03/2016

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today launched a revamped Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) webpage on the HKEX website to give listed issuers updated guidance on ESG reporting.

London Stock Exchange Group Preliminary Results For The Year Ended 31 December 2015

Date 04/03/2016

Unless stated otherwise, all figures in the highlights below relate to performance for 12 months to 31 December 2015 and comparisons with the prior 12 month period (unaudited)

AnaCap Acquires €2 Billion NPL Portfolios From GE And RBS

Date 04/03/2016

AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of two portfolios of Italian non-performing loans (NPLs) with a face value of more than €2 billion.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - February 2016

Date 04/03/2016

Highlights

Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first two months of 2016 was $74.4 billion, a decrease of 12 per cent when compared with $84.3 billion for the same period last year.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Strengthens Market Supervision

Date 04/03/2016

Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued the administrative penalties such as confiscation of illegal gains, fines and banning market entry to the two people surnamed Tao and Fu for the case of manipulating the “Blockboard 1502” futures contract. How was the case detected? How should the exchange at the frontline of supervision prevent, investigate and crack down on such trading behaviors violating laws and regulations? An official of the Supervision Division of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) talked about the related information during an interview.

ASX: T+2 Settlement Begins In Australia On Monday 7 March 2016

Date 04/03/2016

Share market trades conducted from next Monday 7 March 2016 in Australia will settle one business day earlier – two days after the trading day, known as T+2.

Japan's Securities And Exchange Surveillance Commission: Recommendation For Administrative Monetary Penalty Payment Order For Market Manipulation By Blue Sky Capital Management Pty Ltd

Date 04/03/2016

1. Contents of the Recommendation

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (the “SESC”), today, made a recommendation to the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency that an administrative monetary penalty payment order be issued in regard to market manipulation by Blue Sky Capital Management Pty Ltd (“Blue Sky”) pursuant to Article 20(1) of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Services Agency. This recommendation is based on the findings of the investigation into the market manipulation, whereby the following violation of laws and ordinances was identified.

ASIC Commences Civil Penalty Proceedings Against ANZ For BBSW Conduct

Date 04/03/2016

ASIC has today commenced legal proceedings in the Federal Court in Melbourne against the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) for unconscionable conduct and market manipulation in relation to the ANZ's involvement in setting the bank bill swap reference rate (BBSW) in the period March 2010 to May 2012.

FIA Japan Newsletter March 2016 Edition Released

Date 04/03/2016

Futures Industry Association of Japan has released the March 2016 edition of its bimonthly newsletter. For browse, please access the following URL.

https://www.fiajapan.org/site_newsletters/en/201603/FIAJ_Newsletter_EN_2016_03.pdf 

ISDA Publishes Australian Clearing Classification Letter

Date 04/03/2016

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has published a new classification letter that will enable counterparties to notify each other of their status for clearing requirements under Australia’s mandatory central clearing regime for over-the-counter derivatives.