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BrokerTec And MTS Launch RepoFunds Rate Daily Repo Index

Date 13/12/2012

• New daily repo index series tracking sovereign bonds of three eurozone countries
• Indices to be calculated with one-day repo transactions
• Developed in response to market interest and demand
• Overall daily transaction volumes in sovereign repos in excess of €300 billion (single count)

European Commission: Council Agreement On The Single Supervisory Mechanism - Statement By President Barroso

Date 13/12/2012

"On behalf of the European Commission, I warmly welcome this exceptionally important agreement on the Single Supervisory Mechanism reached by the Council."

Oslo Børs: Changes To The Composition Of The OBX Index From 21 December

Date 13/12/2012

Oslo Børs has performed the semi-annually revision of the composition of the OBX Index, which consist of the 25 most traded shares at Oslo Børs. From 21 December 2012 Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) and Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) will be added to the index, while Frontline (FRO) is removed.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: ING Bank N.V To List Largest Yen-Denominated Foreign Bond Of 2012 On TOKYO PRO-BOND Market With Value Of JPY 175.9 Billion

Date 13/12/2012

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a yen-denominated bond with a total value of JPY 175.9 billion (Fixed-interest corporate bond: JPY 164.5 billion, Floating-interest corporate bond: JPY 11.4 billion) from ING Bank N.V. (Bijlmerplein 888 1102 MG Amsterdam Zuid-Oost, The Netherlands, http://www.ing.com) for listing on the professional-oriented bond market, i.e. TOKYO PRO-BOND Market. The yen-denominated bond, with a value of JPY 175.9 billion, is the largest of the year in the yen-denominated foreign bond market, as well as the largest issuance from a European issuer. Also, as an individual bond, its fixed-interest corporate bond component (JPY 164.5 billion, 0.96%) is the largest issued value in history.

HKEx: Exchange Publishes Consultation Conclusions On Board Diversity

Date 13/12/2012

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), published today (Thursday) its Consultation Conclusions on Board Diversity.  The consultation found there is strong support for new measures to promote board diversity at the listed issuers, and the Exchange has decided to implement the new measures it proposed.

European Council Agrees Position On Bank Supervision

Date 13/12/2012

The Council today set out its position on two proposals aimed at establishing a single supervisory mechanism (SSM) for the oversight of credit institutions.  

NZX Amendments To Christmas Trading Hours And The Final Settlement Price Calculation Method

Date 13/12/2012

Pursuant to Contract Terms 15.1 and 15.3 of the Futures Contracts and to Contract 8.1 and 8.3 of the Options Contract, NZX Limited (“NZX”) hereby notifies Participants that each of the WMP Futures, AMF Futures, SMP Futures and WMP Options Individual Contract Specifications and the WMP Futures, AMF Futures and SMP Futures Contract Terms and Administrative Procedures will be amended to reflect the following two changes.

Public Consultations On Regulatory Proposals Remain Top Of Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission's Agenda

Date 13/12/2012

In its Quarterly Report released today, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) gives an account of key regulatory developments in the July to September 2012 reporting period.

ASIC Chooses Next Generation Market Surveillance System

Date 13/12/2012

ASIC will have tools similar to those used by high frequency traders built into its new market surveillance system.

Gui Minjie Of The China Securities Regulatory Commission: Continue To Promote Shanghai Stock Exchange's Legal Construction

Date 13/12/2012

"Chairman Guo Shuqing of the China Securities Regulatory Commission elaborates on the direction and tasks for improving rule of law in the capital market in the next period to come and stresses the point of adhering to the rule-of-law development path in the innovation and development of the capital market in his article titled To Attach Greater Importance to the Role of Rule of Law in Promoting Innovation and Development of the Capital Market published on December 4, the National Law Publicity Day that has just passed", said Governor Gui Minjie of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) at the 3rd SSE Legal Forum on December 8, "These statements and viewpoints reflect the concept of securities and futures regulatory organs, which gives a good guidance for the legal construction of the capital market. In response, the SSE will go all out to coordinate with the regulatory organs for advancing the legal construction of the market".