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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report

Date 24/08/2012

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Regarding Administrative Disposition Against Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

Date 24/08/2012

Today the Financial Services Agency of Japan issued a business improvement order to Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) pursuant to the provisions of Article 153 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

ESMA Calls For Candidates To Join Its Consultative Working Group On Investor Protection And Intermediaries

Date 24/08/2012

ESMA has launched a call for expressions of interest for its Consultative Working Group (CWG) for ESMA’s Investor Protection and Intermediaries Standing Committee (IPISC).

MCX Weekly Market Report August 17, 2012 – August 23, 2012

Date 24/08/2012

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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The Status Of Loans Held By All Banks As Of End- March 2012, Based On The Financial Reconstruction Act

Date 24/08/2012

1. Loans based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA)

The total amount of loans held by all banks as of end- March 2012, based on the definition in the FRA (Act No.132 of 1998), is 11.8 trillion yen. The figure increased by 0.3 trillion yen from 11.5 trillion yen as of end-March 2011.

SGX Market Update: Opportunities To Diversify Portfolios Amongst Top 40 Stocks

Date 24/08/2012

• The 40 largest listed companies on SGX represents as many as 20 different  subsectors. A subsector is a categorical term that seeks to define the business nature of a listed company.

• Among the 40 largest listed companies, the subsector represented the most, Real Estate Holding & Development, has also led subsector performances in the 2012 year-to-date.

• Investors can diversify stock portfolios by selecting stocks that represent different subsectors.  Investors have an upcoming opportunity to practice portfolio construction with ETFs and stocks in StockWhiz, SGX Online Investing Competition. Please register here.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Re-appointment Of Executive Directors

Date 24/08/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the re-appointment by the Financial Secretary of three Executive Directors for another three-year term. 

SIX Exchange Regulation: Corinne Riguzzi New Head Surveillance & Enforcement

Date 24/08/2012

Ms Corinne Riguzzi has taken over as the new Head Surveillance & Enforcement, the trading surveillance unit at SIX Exchange Regulation. Surveillance & Enforcement oversees trading on the exchanges SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in such a way that permits breaches of regulations, infringements of the law and other irregularities to be identified and the appropriate action to be taken or initiated.

Statement Regarding Money Market Funds By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 23/08/2012

Having reviewed the Chairman’s proposal on money market funds, it is clear to me that there is much to be investigated related to the cash management industry, as a whole, before a fruitful discussion can be initiated as to whether additional structural changes should be made to only one segment of the cash management industry — SEC-registered money market funds.

Statement Of Support - Operations And Activities Of CPOs And CTAs – Part 4 - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 23/08/2012

I support the final rule to amend certain provisions of Part 4 of the Commission’s regulations regarding the operations and activities of commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs). The amendments ensure that CFTC regulations with regard to CPOs and CTAs reflect changes made to the Commodity Exchange Act by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).