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Thailand’s SET Index Closes Above 1,350 Points

Date 12/12/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) main stock index (SET Index) closed up 13.24 points, or 0.99 percent, at 1,354.57 points today, a new high in the past 16 years and ten months since February 22, 1996, while other Asian main indices rose 0.5-0.8 percent.

ITG Expands POSIT To Malaysia - Brings Global Block Liquidity Coverage To 28 Markets

Date 12/12/2012

ITG (NYSE: ITG), a leading independent execution and research broker, today announced that the award-winning POSIT^® crossing network, including the POSIT Marketplace^TM dark aggregation algorithm and the POSIT Alert^® block crossing platform, are now available for trading Malaysian equities.

GreySpark Partners Identifies Top Buyside OMS And EMS Offerings - Demand For Rationalisation Of Systems Shape Vendor Offerings

Date 12/12/2012

GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, today announced that it has published a report on the buyside OMS and EMS landscape. This report analyses leading Order Management System (OMS) and Execution Management System (EMS) solutions operating in the equities and listed derivatives space. A high-level view of the competitive landscape is revealed by comparison of standalone OMSs, specialised EMSs and hybrid Order and Execution Management System (OEMS) solutions across the market.

Bursa Malaysia Selected NASDAQ OMX’s X-Stream INET To Power Its Trading Platform

Date 12/12/2012

Bursa Malaysia (BURSA:MK) and NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), today announced that Bursa Malaysia has selected NASDAQ OMX to power its securities market trading through NASDAQ OMX’s industry leading technology, X-Stream INET.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Regulation Of IPO Sponsors

Date 12/12/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published today conclusions on proposals concerning initial public offering (IPO) sponsors.

HKEx Welcomes SFC Consultation Conclusions On The Regulation Of IPO Sponsors

Date 12/12/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes today’s (Wednesday) publication of the Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) Consultation Conclusions on the Regulation of IPO Sponsors and fully support the SFC's initiatives to enhance the regulatory regime for sponsors of initial public offerings (IPOs) as this will strengthen Hong Kong as an international financial centre.

STOXX Launches Managed Futures Index - New Index Is Based On Efficient Capital Management Research

Date 12/12/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the launch of the iSTOXX Efficient Capital Managed Futures 20 Index, a new index based on research provided by Efficient Capital Management, a global leader in the Managed Futures industry. The new index is comprised of 20 of the largest Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) by assets under management.

Australian Markets To Benefit From Competition In Clearing - LCH.Clearnet To Extend Interest Rate Swap Clearing Service To Australian Banks

Date 12/12/2012

LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet), the leading international clearing house, today announced it will extend its clearing business for OTC interest rate instruments to Australian banks, bringing the benefits of clearing competition to one of the world’s top 10 capital markets.  

Eurex And Singapore Exchange To Start Market Access Linkage January 2013

Date 12/12/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Eurex will offer market access to their customers with their data center linkage available from January 2013.

DGCX November Volumes Rise 117% On Gold And Indian Rupee Futures Trading

Date 12/12/2012

• Exchange registers 919,282 contracts, a growth of 117% from last year
• Gold futures grow 121% in November to reach 48,967 contracts 
• 2012 year-to-date volumes reach 8,700,951 contracts, a rise of 140%