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Direct Edge: Market Holiday – Memorial Day

Date 22/05/2013

EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX®) will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.  Both exchanges will resume normal trading hours on Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

BM&FBOVESPA’s Socio-Environmental Investment Exchange Lists Five New Projects Today - Brazilian Organizations’ Projects Reach 13, For Investments Starting From As Low As BRL 20.00

Date 22/05/2013

BM&FBOVESPA’s Socio-Environmental Investment Exchange (BVSA) presents on its www.bvsa.com.br portal today five new projects from Brazilian organizations. The budgets of the projects listed on BVSA - a virtual donations platform in which individuals and companies contribute to social and environmental causes – range from BRL 30,000 to BRL 100,000.

Direct Edge Selects FINRA For Market Surveillance - With the Addition Of Direct Edge, FINRA Will Have Surveillance Oversight Of More Than 90% Of U.S. Equities Trading

Date 22/05/2013

Direct Edge^®, the third largest stock exchange operator in the U.S., has agreed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the independent, non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business with the public in the U.S., to provide market surveillance services on behalf of Direct Edge's two licensed stock exchanges.

Orc Appoints Jeremie Bacon To lead Americas Operations

Date 22/05/2013

Orc, a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced Jeremie Bacon as the new regional President of Orc Americas. He succeeds Marty Leamy and will be based in Orc´s Chicago office.

FT Portfolios Canada Co. Launches Three ETFs On Toronto Stock Exchange - FT Portfolios Canada Co. To Open Trading On TSX This Morning

Date 22/05/2013

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today welcomed FT Portfolios Canada Co. to the Exchange. FT Portfolios Canada Co. is a privately owned company and an affiliate of Chicago based First Trust Portfolios L.P. (First Trust), a U.S. registered broker-dealer and U.S.-based exchange traded fund (ETF) sponsor.

IMF: United Kingdom—2013 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement Of The Mission

Date 22/05/2013

Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments.

ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record In Coal Options

Date 22/05/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Futures Europe reached a daily volume record of 9,075 contracts in ICE Coal options on May 21, 2013. The previous volume record was 7,200 contracts on December 4, 2012.

HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/05/2013

HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report  

Global Fund Managers To Converge On Malaysia To Access Asean’s Multinational Marketplace

Date 22/05/2013

• Invest Malaysia 2013 to showcase the diversity and sustainability of Bursa Malaysia’s Marketplace;
• Prime Minister to deliver keynote address;
• Jim Rogers will address the conference with a presentation entitled: ASEAN’s Rise: Following the Money Trail

Thai Bourse Joins Maybank Kim Eng Securities In Opportunity Day In Chiang Mai On May 31

Date 22/05/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has joined Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) plc (MBKET) in the first Opportunity Day, in Chiang Mai, when top management of listed companies will meet directly with regional investors on Friday, May 31 at Centara Duangtawan Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.