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Thailand Focus 2013 Gains Unprecedented Foreign Investment Interest

Date 28/08/2013

Thailand Focus 2013, organized by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, welcomed 186 institutional investors worldwide joining in the event, under the theme “Connecting to New Investment Frontiers,” and to meet with 112 listed companies during August 28-30 in Bangkok.

Three New SPDR-ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track Government And Corporate Bonds

Date 28/08/2013

Three new exchange-listed bond index funds issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) have been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Financial Markets Conduct Bill Passes Third Reading

Date 28/08/2013

Commerce Minister Craig Foss has today welcomed the passage of major law reform aimed at improving financial market conduct and restoring investor confidence in New Zealand’s financial markets.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Orders Winding Up Of Salisbury Securities Limited

Date 28/08/2013

The Court of First Instance today ordered that Salisbury Securities Limited (Salisbury) be wound up on the application of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Crude Oil Advanced To High In 4 Years And 11 Months

Date 28/08/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc, announced today that its January 2014 Crude Oil futures contract (most active contract month) temporarily reached 66,750 yen per kilo liter during the day’s session. This is the highest price seen since September 29, 2008 at TOCOM.

Institutional Investors Should Play Their Due Role For The Developmant Of The Domestic Capital Market: Executive Director Securities & Exchange Commission Of Pakistan

Date 28/08/2013

The Institutional Investors have a critical role in the development of the Capital Market and they should play their active role in making the markets as safe and secure venues for the creation of wealth for the society, this was stated by Mr. Imran Iqbal, the Executive Director of the Securities Market Division of Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan at the Institutional Investors Roundtable arranged by Lahore Stock Exchange.

XP Investimentos Provides Clients Global ULL Access To BM&F Bovespa With Perseus - XP Investimentos Connects With The Perseus ULL Network For Order Routing To BM&F Bovespa - XP Investimentos Choose RCB Compliant Perseus Network For Sponsored International Trading

Date 28/08/2013

Perseus Telecom, a leading provider of ultra-low latency, high capacity global networks today announced that XP Investimentos with offices in Sao Paulo and New York, has established an ON-NET presence on the Perseus Telecom global exchange network.

Volta Announce Optimum Group Services As Their Facilities Services Provider For The Great Sutton Street Data Centre

Date 28/08/2013

Volta Data Centres, the specialist provider of data centres to the financial, media and content industries, has selected Optimum Group Services (OGS) to provide facilities and engineering maintenance services to Volta’s Great Sutton Street Data Centre.

SIX Achieves Strong Operating Profit In The First Half Of 2013

Date 28/08/2013

• Operating income rises 4.3% in the first half of 2013. All business areas contributed to this growth, particularly the international business of Payment Services
• Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) amount to CHF 116.6 million (-67.5%). Adjusted by the gain on disposal of the Eurex investment in 2012, EBIT increases 25.2% or CHF 23.5 million compared to the previous year. All business areas have improved their results
• Group net profit stands at CHF 93.1 million (-72.3%). Adjusted by the gain on disposal of Eurex, Group net profit improved by 31.9% or CHF 22.5 million in comparison with the previous year
• SIX is reporting in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first time. The previous year's figures have been adjusted accordingly for the purposes of comparison

SEC Issues Risk Alert On Investment Advisers’ Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Planning

Date 27/08/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) today issued a Risk Alert on business continuity and disaster recovery planning for investment advisers.  The alert was prompted by a review of responses to Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread damage to Northeastern states and closed U.S. equity and options markets for two days in October 2012.