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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Encourages Listed Companies To Disclose Inside Information Before 1 January 2013

Date 14/12/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) encourages listed companies to ensure their disclosures are up-to-date when the statutory disclosure regime comes into operation on 1 January 2013. Under the new regime, a listed company will have a statutory duty to disclose inside information that has not been disclosed.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Action Against Standard & Poor’s Ratings Japan K.K.

Date 14/12/2012

On December 11th, 2012, the Securities and Exchange  Surveillance Commission (SESC) recommended to take administrative action against  Standard & Poor’s Ratings Japan K.K. (hereinafter “Company”). The  recommendation was based on the findings from the SESC's inspection of the  Company, whereby the following violations of laws and regulations by the Company  were identified.

Regulatory Announcement - SGX Finds Omission Of Information In Healthway Medical Corporation’s Announcement On Director Appointment

Date 14/12/2012

SGX has investigated an announcement, issued by Healthway Medical Corporation Limited (Healthway) on 14 July 2009, on the appointment of Dr Lu Jiade (Dr Lu) as an independent director. The investigation concluded that the disclosure in the announcement was inaccurate pursuant to Catalist Rule 704(6).

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report -14th December, 2012

Date 14/12/2012

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly report for the week ending 14th December, 2012.

Börse Berlin Ceases Trading Of First Quotation Board Securities

Date 14/12/2012

Approximately 290 securities will be delisted from the Berlin Stock Exchange on 14 December 2012 as a result of the closure of the First Quotation Board at the Frankfurt Exchange. A list of all affected securities is available for download at www.boerse-berlin.com.

Remarks By European Council President Van Rompuy Following The First Session Of The European Council

Date 14/12/2012

This is a good week for the European Union, a week to be remembered. On Monday wewere in Oslo. This morning the Finance Ministers agreed on a Single SupervisoryMechanism for banks, and a decision was taken on Greece in the Eurogroup.

Euro STOXX 50 Ex Financials Index Licensed To Deutsche Bank To Underlie ETF

Date 14/12/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 ex Financials Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank AG to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The db x-trackers EURO STOXX 50® ex Financials UCITS ETF (DR) will be listed on London Stock Exchange today, and become available on Xetra and Borsa Italiana in the next days.

José Manuel Durão Barroso, President Of The European Commission - Statement By President Barroso Following The First Evening Of The European Council, 13-14 December 2012

Date 14/12/2012

Last night we discussed how to complete the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), how to have a full genuine EMU. There was, at the level of the European Council, an agreement on the roadmap for that purpose.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In TecDAX - Adjustment For XING AG As Of 18 December 2012

Date 14/12/2012

Standard & Poor’s Affirms SIX's AA- Credit Rating For The Third Time In A Row

Date 14/12/2012

The rating agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed SIX's AA- credit rating, reflecting its broad diversification and risk management. The two securities services providers, SIX SIS Ltd and SIX x-clear Ltd, which are regulated as banks, each received an AA rating.