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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Statistics On Dates Of Annual General Shareholders Meetings For Companies Which Settle Accounts In March 2014

Date 11/06/2014

TSE has compiled the statistics on dates of Annual General Shareholders Meetings for companies which settle accounts in March 2014. A summary of the statistics is as below.

DET Technologies Leverages Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX Engine In New Partnership

Date 11/06/2014

Rapid Addition, a leading provider of trading technology to buy- and sell-side financial institutions, has today announced a partnership with DET Technologies, specialist consultants and provider of bespoke software to support electronic trading platforms. Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine will support DET Technologies’ flagship DET Hub, allowing clients to benefit from an effective and reliable solution in the face of an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Ingenuity Consolidated Berhad And Fines 2 Executive Directors A Total Of RM200,000

Date 11/06/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Ingenuity Consolidated Berhad (INGENCO or the Company) and 2 executive directors for breaching the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR).  In addition, the 2 executive directors of INGENCO were fined a total of RM200,000.

EEX Acquires Shares In Gaspoint Nordic

Date 11/06/2014

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Danish Gas Transmission System Operator Energinet.dk have agreed on a comprehensive cooperation. In this context, EEX will acquire 50 percent of the shares in the Danish gas exchange Gaspoint Nordic A/S, subject to the approval of the respective authorities. With this cooperation, both companies force the further development of the Danish natural gas market and its alignment with continental European standards.

globeSettle Selected As Collateral Location Venue By LCH.Clearnet Ltd And CC&G

Date 11/06/2014

• Clearing members will be able to choose to place collateral with globeSettle
• Offers Clearing members a straight through collateral and custody solution
• Contributes to CCPs client segregation model
• globeSettle received regulatory approval to start operations in May 2014

Exchange Council: EEX Assumes Central Position On The Italian Power Market - Contract Specifications Restructured – Exchange Council Confirms Need For An Integrated German-Austrian Price Zone

Date 11/06/2014

On 4 June 2014, this year’s second meeting of the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) was held in Leipzig, chaired by Peter Heydecker. At the meeting, the current developments on the EEX markets were discussed and decisions amending the exchange contract specifications were adopted.

Osaka Exchange: Change Of Central Contract Months In JGB Futures Trading

Date 11/06/2014

Concerning the JGB Futures (today is the last trading day of June 2014 contract), central contract month pertaining to temporary trading halt (Circuit Breaker rule) are as follows from June 12, 2014.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Georgia’s TBC Bank To The Main Market

Date 11/06/2014

• Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili joins TBC Bank Chairman of the Supervisory Board to open London Trading
• IPO raises $239m valuing company at $640m
• GDRs to trade on London Stock Exchange’s International Order Book

Deutsche Börse Commodities: Buried In The Garden Or Locked Away In A Secure Bank Safe – Where Germans Keep Their Gold - Bank Deposit Boxes And Safes Are Considered Secure Options, But Only A Small Number Of People Use Either Of Them

Date 11/06/2014

Almost half of all Germans have at some time bought gold, or given or received it as a gift. So storing this precious metal in as secure a manner as possible is an important issue for many Germans. The national crime statistics for 2013 highlight just how important it is to keep gold well hidden; the number of home break-ins rose again last year – by as much as 30 percent in some federal states.  

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Mutual Reliance With Foreign Jurisdictions In The Area Of Audit Oversight

Date 11/06/2014

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB) published “A Framework for Inspection / Supervision of Foreign Audit Firms, etc.” on September 14, 2009, and stated that with respect to information requirements and inspections regarding foreign audit firms, the FSA and the CPAAOB will, in principle, rely on such actions by the competent authorities of the firm’s home jurisdictions, instead of seeking to obtain information from or conducting inspections on firms themselves, provided that (a) audit and public oversight systems in the firm’s home jurisdictions are equivalent to those of Japan, (b) necessary information can be provided from the foreign competent authorities through appropriate arrangements of information exchange, and (c) reciprocity is ensured.