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Moscow Exchange: Results Of Auction For Placement Of The Russian Federation Government Bonds, Issue No25081RMFS

Date 10/07/2013

On July 10, 2013 the auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds, issue No 25081 RMFS, took place in the CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange.

A Comprehensive EU Response To The Financial Crisis: A Strong Financial Framework For Europe And A Banking Union For The Eurozone

Date 10/07/2013

INTRODUCTION

The financial crisis highlighted the need for better regulation and supervision of the financial sector. It is the reason why the European Commission has since 2010 proposed nearly 30 sets of rules to ensure all financial actors, products and markets are appropriately regulated and efficiently supervised. These rules are the basic framework for all 28 Member States of the EU and underpin a properly functioning single market for financial services.

UK's Financial Services Authority Annual Report 2012/13

Date 10/07/2013

This is the FSA's final Annual Report, covering the year leading up to its abolishment in April 2013.

State Aid: European Commission Adapts Crisis Rules For Banks

Date 10/07/2013

The European Commission has adapted its temporary state aid rules for assessing public support to financial institutions during the crisis. The main changes are aimed at improving the restructuring process and the level playing field between banks. In particular, banks will be required to work out a sound plan for their restructuring or orderly winding down before they can receive recapitalisations or asset protection measures. Moreover, in case of capital shortfalls, bank owners and junior creditors will be required to contribute as a first resort, before banks can ask for public funding.

Average Stock Price of Gender Diverse Corporate Boards Outperform Those with No Women - Thomson Reuters Study "Mining the Metrics of Board Diversity" Analyzes the Progression of Women on Corporate Boards

Date 10/07/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, released its latest study, "Mining the Metrics of Board Diversity" today. Findings show how the progression of women on boards has increased gradually over the past five years but that, on average, companies with mixed-gender boards have marginally better, or similar, performance to a benchmark index, such as the MSCI World, particularly over the past 18 months. Whereas, on average, companies with no women on their boards underperformed relative to gender-diverse boards and had slightly higher tracking errors, indicating potentially more volatility.

NYSE Liffe To Launch Equity Options On TKH Group N.V.

Date 10/07/2013

NYSE Liffe, the European based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), announces that it will launch equity options on the shares of TKH Group N.V. Trading in the options will start as of August 6th on the Amsterdam derivatives market of NYSE Liffe.

Thailand Futures Exchange Adds 10 Underlying Securities For Stock Futures On July 15

Date 10/07/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange pcl (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), will add 10 underlying securities for stock futures, on top of the 50 currently available, and add the combination series of SET50 Index Futures and Gold Futures, starting from July 15.

SGX Welcomes Indonesia Sovereign Bond ETF By Deutsche

Date 10/07/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today the listing of an Indonesia Sovereign Bond ETF by Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM). Called the DB Xtrackers II Market iBoxx ABF Indonesia Government UCITs ETF, its listing brings the total number of ETFs on SGX to 89, of which 12 are fixed income ETFs.

Azul Systems Partners With Simplex Consulting, Inc., Japan’s Leading Financial Services ISV - Simplex To Enhance Its Market-Leading Trading Platforms With The Zing JVM

Date 10/07/2013

Azul Systems, the award-winning leader in Java runtime scalability, today announced the formation of a commercial partnership with Simplex Consulting Inc., Japan’s leading edge solution provider of financial technologies.

Moscow Exchange Monthly Market Report: June 2013

Date 10/07/2013

Please click here to download the Moscow Exchange monthly market report for June 2013.