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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Commences Market Misconduct Tribunal Proceedings Against Former Asia TeleMedia Limited Chairman And Others

Date 29/01/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced proceedings in the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) against former chairman of Asia TeleMedia Limited (ATML) (now known as Reorient Group Limited), Mr Lu Ruifeng, and three former executives Mr Yiu Hoi Ying, Ms Marian Wong Nam and Ms Cecilia Ho King Lin for alleged insider dealing in the securities of ATML between 1 February and 6 June 2007.

Introduction Of T+2 Standard Settlement Period At Oslo Børs VPS

Date 29/01/2014

As previously announced, the Oslo Børs VPS Group will move to a settlement cycle of T+2 for all applicable instruments 6 October 2014 for the Norwegian market, after a joint recommendation by the Nordic markets. This means that all trades done as of 6 October 2014 will be settled T+2.

SGX: China Futures Traded A Record 22 Million Contracts In 2013

Date 29/01/2014

SGX China A50 Futures traded a record annual volume of 21.9 million contracts in 2013, up 119% from a year earlier. As the world’s only offshore SGX China A-share futures, participation in the SGX China A50 Futures is well spread across global investors like banks, hedge funds, pension funds, proprietary trading firms, asset management companies and individual investors.

MNI Russia Business Indicator Rises To 57.9 In January From A Record Low Of 45.5 In December - Business Confidence Up Ahead Of Sochi Olympics

Date 29/01/2014

Sentiment among some of Russia’s largest companies bounced back sharply in January from a record low in December, providing some hope that the Russian economy will recover following the sharp downturn seen in 2013.  

NZX Full Year 2013 Shareholder Metrics Materials

Date 29/01/2014

NZX Annual 2013 Metrics reflect very strong capital markets performance

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notification On Schedule For Continuous Trading Hours During The Spring Festival 2014

Date 29/01/2014

American University Of Sharjah Students Complete Successful Trading Game Sponsored By DFM And NASDAQ Dubai

Date 29/01/2014

Students at American University of Sharjah (AUS) have completed an exciting month-long trading game sponsored by Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and NASDAQ Dubai, in which they gained an insight into real-life investment strategies.

SGX Proposes Changes To Its Global Benchmark SICOM Rubber Contracts

Date 29/01/2014

SEC Approves Listing Options On Nations VolDex® - ISE And ISE Gemini Will Be The First Exchanges To List Options On Nations VolDex

Date 29/01/2014

International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings) today announced that the SEC has approved listing options on the Nations VolDex® Index (ticker: VOLI). The Nations VolDex measures implied volatility by focusing on at-the-money options while also offering an alternative gauge of volatility. ISE Holdings' two options exchanges, ISE and ISE Gemini, are the first options exchanges to enter into a licensing agreement with NationsShares® to list options on the Nations VolDex. The exchanges plan to list options on VolDex later this year. 

ISE ETF Ventures And BlueStar Indexes Expand Partnership - Launch BlueStar Israeli BIGTech Index

Date 29/01/2014

ISE ETF Ventures announced today the expansion of its partnership with BlueStar Indexes, a provider of Israeli-focused investment research, by launching the jointly developed BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index, "BIGTech" (Ticker: BGTH). BIGTech provides a benchmark for investors interested in tracking the broadest and deepest universe of Israeli technology-focused public companies, irrespective of listing venue. BIGTech was also licensed to KSM Sal Indices Certificates Ltd. of Israel as the basis for a new mutual fund; ISE ETF Ventures signed a separate agreement last year with KSM to license the ISE Water Index for the KSM Water Fund. This is the second index launched through the BlueStar partnership, with the first being the BlueStar Israel Global Index , "BIGI" (ticker: BLS), which launched in June 2013.