Ahhh, true love.
Well
another week flys by.
A
bit like....asteroid 2012 LZ1...which will fly by earth and hopefully leave no
dents.
I
think I’m out of the Euro2012 tipping comp already.
Holland
lost to Denmark.
A
short week here, what with Queenies party (what a gal) and as ever, never
enough time to read everything.
HKEX
secures LME. Somehow I think LME is thinking more immediate liquidity event
than securing the next 135 years of their future.
What
a lot of kerfuffle at Plus!
Magnus
bags a million.
Milne
packs his bags.
Did
Euroclear ever have an option not to sign up to T2S?
...the
scoop of the week.
The
much anticipated CoFR paper on Aussie C&S is out.
No
comment as yet...I haven’t read it!
Also
lots of questions about how ASIC recover their costs of market supervision.
It’s
basically broken down into 2 elements, market operators (14%) and market
participants (86%).
How
to travel long haul economy...in style?
-
Noise cancelling headphones are the next thing for me to try (before reducing
leg length).
...and
this week-end
Canada
vs Italy
Fiji
vs Scotland
New
Zealand vs Ireland
Australia
vs Wales
South
Africa vs England
Argentina
vs France
Italy,
Scotland (well they did beat the Wallabies), ummm not Ireland, Australia (who
else?), Sth Africa...and well, Graham Henry, ex All Blacks will make a
difference and put Argentina ahead of France.
Have
a great week-end! (Just like the weeks, they go too fast too).
S
PLATFORMS
HKEX
gains LME for 1.4byn quid.
The
Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday agreed to pay 1.4 billion pounds ($2.18
billion) to buy the London Metal Exchange (LME), in a deal that gives Asia's largest
bourse a much needed entry into a commodity trading platform, and brings LME
members closer to China, the world's biggest metals buyer.
PLUS
IT TEAM AGREE BUY-OUT OF TRADING TECHNOLOGY ARM; SHAREHOLDER ROW INTENSIFIES
Plus
Markets is to sell its technology platform to Forum Trading, a new company
whose founder shareholders consist of Hirander Misra, the former co-founder and
COO of Chi-X Europe, Tony Harrop, the chief technology officer of Plus Markets
Group,, Richard Atkins, formerly head of trading system management &
development at the London Stock Exchange and all eight employees of the Plus-TS
technology team.
ICAP
LIFTS PLUS PURCHASE PRICE TO £500,000 IN AN EFFORT TO WIN OVER SHAREHOLDERS
Icap has moved to appease dissident shareholders looking to derail its
acquisition of Plus Stock Exchange by raising the purchase price to £500,000
from £1.
SGX
CEO bags a new three-year deal
The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX’s) board of directors has renewed the contract of the exchange’s CEO, Magnus Böcker.
The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX’s) board of directors has renewed the contract of the exchange’s CEO, Magnus Böcker.
SGX
revealed that Böcker's new deal gives him a fixed base salary of S$1,000,000
per year.
Chi-X
Australia weekly market report
CLEARING
Competition
in the clearing and settlement of the Australian cash equity market
The Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer has
released a Council of Financial Regulators (Council) discussion paper which
examines competition in the clearing and settlement of the Australian cash
equity market.
Euroclear’s
eurozone trio sign up to T2S
CSDs
such as the Bank of Greece Securities Settlement System (Greece), Clearstream
Banking (Germany) and Iberclear (Spain) have also agreed to sign up to T2S.
MILNE
LEAVES IN LSE MANAGEMENT RESHUFFLE
London
Stock Exchange CIO Antoine Shagoury has been made chief operating officer as
part of a management reshuffle that also sees director of post-trade services
Kevin Milne leave the group.
POLICY
ASIC
Cost recovery
For
market operators...
For
market participants...
Eurozone
exit strategy?
Well,
here’s the view from Linklaters....
STUFF
Surviving
long-haul economy
Another
way to maximise your personal space is to empty the seat pocket. I pull out the
in-flight magazine, duty free catalogue and everything else, and toss them in
the overhead bin.
(*** Doh. Why didn’t I think of that?)
Mild
sleeping tablets such as Melatonin to help change my sleeping pattern to match
the timezone I'll be heading into.
Pack
your own noise-cancelling headphones. (Always. Every frequent flyer should).
Get
some exercise by walking the aisles and drink plenty of water.
Many
aisle seats have entertainment system boxes in the footspace so avoid those
(seatguru is useful).
Choose
the back of the 'plane because the front fills first so there is a better
chance of some free seats. I have had some of my best flight night sleeps
across all 4 seats of the back middle row of 747s, which are often
"reserved for crew purposes" but can be selected via on-line
check-in. Work out how the aisle row armrest can be raised. They are usually
locked down but can be released with a button or catch underneath.
I'm
tall (191 cm) and have been flying economy Aus-USA return for 20+ years. It has
certainly got more unpleasant in recent times, and you need to start out
realising it is going to be no fun at all. My main tips are about getting as
much sleep as you possibly can, which I found is the only way to reduce jet
lag:
(Best
comment in my view...)
*
I agree with the noise cancelling headphones - essential
* Also bring earplugs to keep out the noise of people when you're sleeping
* And an inflatable neck pillow (uses less space) to stop your head falling forward or sideways
* I use over-the-counter sleeping pills to help sleep
* Keep a bottle of water with you, which you can refill it at water taps
* Also bring earplugs to keep out the noise of people when you're sleeping
* And an inflatable neck pillow (uses less space) to stop your head falling forward or sideways
* I use over-the-counter sleeping pills to help sleep
* Keep a bottle of water with you, which you can refill it at water taps
STAND AND DELIVER AT WORK
People
need to rethink their whole relationship with their computer and stop assuming
if they are using a computer they have to sit down.
GO
HARD, GO HOME: FAST TRAINING WORKS OUT:
A
2009 study in the Journal of Applied Physiology looked
at what happened when runners reduced their volume of training 25 per cent and
introduced six to 12 30-second sprints, three to four times a week for six to
nine weeks. Performance in a 30-second sprint test improved 7 per cent and
10-kilometre race time was bettered by a minute.
To succeed in life, you have to cultivate contentment, and keep
building on who you are and what you have. Being content doesn’t mean being
resigned. It means appreciating the life you have now, rather than focusing on
what you don’t have.
*** Hmmm, not quite sure about this one. I very much believe you
do need to keep building on life’s journey. However appreciation, and
reflecting on the life we have now, rather than what we don’t have (in context)
is sage advice.
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good to be true?
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Be
happy. It's one way of being wise."
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