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SME-CHINEXT Hi-New Tech Launched Today

Date 17/09/2012

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. announced that the SME-CHINEXT High and New Technology Enterprises Index (Code: 399652, Abbreviation: SME-CHINEXT Hi-New Tech) was launched on September 17 2012, taking June 30 2011 as the base date and 1000 points as the base value.

José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission: Statement By President Barroso Following His Meeting With Minister-President Of Hessen, Mr Volker Bouffier Press Point - Wiesbaden 14 September 2012

Date 17/09/2012

Ladies and gentlemen,

Shaping Europe's future means tackling the crisis of today, and stabilise the situation in the Euro area, that is why we have spent some time during our meeting today discussing these issues. We need to return to sound public finances. We need to strengthen our competitiveness. And we need to ensure the proper functioning of financial markets to the benefit of the real economy.

The London Stock Exchange Welcomes Eland Oil & Gas PLC To AIM

Date 17/09/2012

The London Stock Exchange is pleased to welcome Eland Oil & Gas PLC (“Eland”), to AIM.  Eland joined AIM on 03 September 2012 (symbol ELA).

HKEx: First Day Trading Of RMB Currency Futures

Date 17/09/2012

Turnover of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) RMB Currency Futures, the world’s first exchange-traded deliverable RMB futures, was 415 contracts on the futures’ first day of trading today.

One Company To Be Excluded From FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure 30 Index – Following 2012 Semi-Annual Review

Date 17/09/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider, and IDFC today announced that GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd will be excluded from the FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure 30 Index, following the semi-annual review of the FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure Index Series.

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 17/09/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

FTSE4Good Extends Supply Chain Labour Criteria And Completes September Semi-Annual Review - Index Review Sees 21 New Additions While 7 Companies Exit The Index

Date 17/09/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the leading global index provider and pioneer in responsible investment, has completed the semi-annual review of its flagship FTSE4Good index and ESG ratings.  At the same time it is more than doubling the number of companies globally for which supply chain labour standards criteria apply from 164 to almost 400.  It is rolling out the criteria to several new industrial sectors and those companies who are not meeting these criteria will need to do so in order to maintain their inclusion in the FTSE4Good indices.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HKEx Futures

Date 17/09/2012

 Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 19 September 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

BofA Merrill Lynch Implements FTEN's RiskXposure To Enhance Its European Cash Equities Clearing Business

Date 17/09/2012

FTEN, Inc., a NASDAQ OMX company, today announced that BofA Merrill Lynch has chosen FTEN's RiskXposure (RX) platform to enhance its European Cash Equities clearing business.

ESMA Consults On Market Maker And Primary Dealer Exemption For Short Selling

Date 17/09/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper on Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under the Short Selling Regulation, which contains draft Guidelines on market making and the application of exemptions for market making activities and primary market operations under the Regulation.