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Council Of The European Union: Economic And Financial Affairs Council Meeting (Provisional Version) - Brussels, 12 December 2012

Date 13/12/2012

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

EURO STOXX 50 Daily Leverage 3 And Daily Short 3 Indices Licensed To Boost - Indices To Underlie Two Exchange-Traded Products For The First Time

Date 13/12/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Daily Leverage 3 and EURO STOXX 50 Daily Short 3 indices have been licensed to Boost ETP LLP to serve as the underlying for two exchange-traded products (ETPs). The Boost EURO STOXX 50 3x Leverage Daily ETP and Boost EURO STOXX 50 3x Short Daily ETP will be listed on London Stock Exchange today.

ECB President Mario Draghi Welcomes The Agreement On The SSM

Date 13/12/2012

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), welcomes the agreement on the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) reached by the ECOFIN in unanimity.

Thai Futures Bourse Promotes Its SET50 Futures Monthly Contracts By Reducing Exchange Fees

Date 13/12/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group launches a campaign to promote SET50 Futures monthly contract by reducing 80 percent of its exchange fees in the first half of 2013 for all participants, starting January 1st, 2013.

Deutsche Börse: ShortDAX x3 And LevDAX x3 Indices To Underlie Two Exchange-Traded Products For The First Time

Date 13/12/2012

Deutsche Börse today announced that the ShortDAX x3 and LevDAX x3 indices have been licensed to London-based firm Boost ETP to serve as the basis for exchange-traded products (ETPs) for the first time. The Boost LevDAX 3x Daily ETP and Boost ShortDAX 3x Daily ETP are available today on the London Stock Exchange.

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.