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State Street: Investor Confidence Falls In January By 1.7 Points To 108.

Date 27/01/2016

State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for January 2016.

Velocimetrics Bolsters Board Appointing Long-Standing Industry Expert, Kevin Covington, As Management Team Advisor

Date 27/01/2016

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of real-time business flow performance monitoring and analysis solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of industry specialist, Kevin Covington as an advisor to the company’s senior leadership team. 

SWIFT Institute Launches Competition For University Students - New SWIFT Institute Challenge Creates Opportunities For University Students In The UK To Contribute New Ideas To Banking And Financial Services

Date 27/01/2016

The SWIFT Institute announces the launch of a new competition targeted at university students. The SWIFT Institute Challenge 2016 asks students to address a real world challenge being faced by remittance senders, receivers and their banks, and is open to any UK-based recognised university, or centre of learning, with an interest in banking.

China Exchanges Services Company Index Report 2015

Date 27/01/2016

Highlights

• Cross-border mid-cap index, CES 280, had a return of 10.3 per cent ， outperforming other major benchmark indices.
• CES cross-bored index, CES 120, included stocks from Shenzhen’s ChiNext for the first time to better reflect Mainland development.
• Developed markets performed well while emerging markets took a beating. The Mainland market experienced some uncommon booms and busts.
• The CSI 300 Index had a full-year gain of 5.6 per cent. A shares outperformed stocks of other emerging economies.
• Trading through Shanghai-Hong Kong was smooth though participants remained limited.
• Number of Hong Kong ETFs that track A shares increased to 45.
• Open interest of FTSE China A50 Index Futures continued to hit new highs

Taiwan Stock Exchange And Singapore Exchange Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement, TWSE Subsidiary To Join SGX As Remote Trading Member

Date 27/01/2016

Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership agreement, where a subsidiary of TWSE, Global Link Securities Co. Ltd will join SGX as a remote trading member, a significant first step towards wider partnership between the two exchanges.

PrivatEquity.biz Will Export Localized Secondary Market Web Trading Platforms - PrivatEquity.biz CEO Sigalit Cohen: "Investors Will Gain Access To A Pre-Selected Range Of The Most Promising Mature Private Hi Tech Companies In Their Country Before Their Value Grows And Before Their IPO - The Secondary Market Web Platforms Will Be Constructed By PrivatEquity.biz And Will Be Jointly Managed By PrivatEquity.biz And A Significant Financial Institution In Each Local Market In A Partnership Model

Date 27/01/2016

PrivatEquity.biz, Israel’s first online secondary market trading arena, launches its Global Provider Program. The program is aimed at helping mature private, pre-IPO high-tech companies in receiving investments from both private and institutional investors in their region through a local secondary market web trading platform.

UK Payment Systems Regulator Appoints New Head Of Policy

Date 27/01/2016

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the economic regulator for UK payment systems, has today announced the appointment of Paul Smith as its Head of Policy.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Additional Changes To The Rules And Regulations For The New System

Date 27/01/2016

Further to the news release dated October 21, 2015, the Exchange announced additional changes to its Rules and Regulations that have been proposed to take place at the launch of the new trading system in September. TOCOM kindly requests market participants to review them here.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During The Spring Festival 2016

Date 27/01/2016

According to the Announcement by the Exchange on Trading Schedule during Spring Festival for Year 2016, the Exchange’s futures markets will be closed from February 7 through February 13. According to the Risk Management Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, we decide to adjust the trading margin requirements and price limits for each product around the Spring Festival. 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/01/2016

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 28 January 2016, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: