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ICE Licenses Markit CDS Indices To Develop CDS Index Futures

Date 16/10/2012

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today announced  it has licensed Markit's North American and European corporate credit default swap (CDS) indices, in order to develop futures and options contracts based on the Markit CDX and Markit iTraxx index families.

Treasury International Capital Data For August

Date 16/10/2012

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for August 2012. The next release, which will report on data for September 2012, is scheduled for November 16, 2012.

ICE Completes Transition Of Energy Swaps To Futures

Date 16/10/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today announced that it has completed its transition of cleared over-the-counter energy swaps to futures. This transition was initiated based upon feedback from customers seeking the regulatory certainty of futures markets amid the continued evolution of new swap rules.

Stock Exchange Of Thailand Connects On ASEAN Trading Link

Date 16/10/2012

ASEAN Exchanges, a collaboration of the seven stock exchanges of ASEAN, unveiled key milestones in the development of the ASEAN asset class at a press conference at the World Federation of Exchanges 52^nd General Assembly and Annual Meeting (Oct 15, 2012), with The Stock Exchange of Thailand connecting with Bursa Malaysia and Singapore Exchange on the ASEAN Trading Link to create USD1.4 trillion virtual market.

ADX Joins WFE As Full Member - The Youngest Exchange To Receive That Honor

Date 16/10/2012

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has voted for Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) to become a full member of the WFE.  ADX was elected as a member during the 52^nd General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the WFE held in the capital city of Taiwan, Taipei, on the 15^thof October.  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange is the youngest stock market to be selected for a full membership status in the WFE organization.  

JSE Statement - Trading On The JSE

Date 16/10/2012

In response to recent media reports that there are companies selling stock monitoring or share-trading software to the public and the marketing methods and claims made relating to such products, the JSE would like to remind the public that: -

• To trade directly on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, you have to open an account with an authorised Member of the JSE. A JSE Member is one who has been authorised by the JSE to trade in one of the JSE markets and has been admitted as a Member after having fulfilled stringent requirements. A list of JSE Members may be found at the JSE websitewww.jse.co.za under “Locate a Member”.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Administrative Actions Against Société Générale Private Banking Japan Ltd.

Date 16/10/2012

Based on the results of the inspection of Société Générale  Private Banking Japan Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "The company") and  the report it submitted, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) today took the  following administrative actions against the company in order to ensure sound  and appropriate business operations.

UK’s Financial Services Authority: Martin Wheatley Sets Out The ‘Journey To The FCA’

Date 16/10/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published the Journey to the FCA a paper that sets out how the UK’s new financial conduct regulator will operate.  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will start work next year with a remit to make financial markets work well so consumers get a fair deal.

BME Launches New Cloud Solutions Service

Date 16/10/2012

BME, through its innovation subsidiary, BME Innova, and in association with Anadat Consulting, one of Spain’s main virtualisation integrators, has launched the solution BME InCloud, a Cloud computing service tailored to the needs of SMEs.

Burgundy To Continue Its Nordic Growth With Oslo Børs

Date 16/10/2012

Together with Burgundy, Oslo Børs will offer a competitive and effective alternative in the Nordics. The Nordic owners of the Swedish exchange Burgundy have entered into an agreement for Oslo Børs ASA to take over 100% of the shares in the company.