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HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 26/06/2012

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

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Egypt’s Orascom Telecom Media & Technology To Main Market - Egyptian Telecommunications Firm Lists Gdrs - 12th Egyptian Company Quoted On LSE

Date 26/06/2012

London Stock Exchange (LSE) today welcomes Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT) to its Main Market. The company has listed Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs).

UK’s Financial Services Authority Statement On Kaupthing Singer And Friedlander Limited

Date 26/06/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was responsible for regulating Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander Limited (“KSFL”), the UK based subsidiary of the Icelandic banking group Kaupthing Bank Hf (“KBHf”), prior to the failure of the Icelandic parent company, and the UK subsidiary being placed into administration on 8 October 2008. The parent company, KBHf, was regulated by the Icelandic regulator, the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME).

Tokyo Stock Exchange Has Published The Index Value Of TSE Home Price Index For April

Date 26/06/2012

TSE has published the index value of TSE Home Price Index for April on June 26, 2012.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: SPAN Parameters Effective From July 2, 2012 To July 13, 2012

Date 26/06/2012

The SPAN parameters applicable from July 2, 2012 (Mon) to July 13, 2012 (Fri) is now available on the Japan Commodity Clearing House website at the following URL:

http://www.jcch.co.jp/i/

Institutional Investors And Corporations Suggest That Inflation-Linked Corporate Bonds May Provide Solution To Both Parties And Could Become An Interesting Substitute For Sovereign Debt

Date 26/06/2012

In a survey of institutional investors and members of corporate finance departments, EDHEC-Risk Institute sought reactions to the key conclusions of a study entitled “Optimal Design of Corporate Market Debt Programmes in the Presence of Interest-Rate and Inflation Risks”, which was produced as part of the Rothschild & Cie research chair. 

Orc Selected By Nano Capital In France For Eurex Market Making

Date 26/06/2012

Orc, a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced that Nano Capital, a newly established Paris-based trading firm, has chosen Orc Market Maker to support the firm’s market making operations on Eurex.

OSE's Year-To-Date Derivatives Trading Volume Has Exceeded 100 Million Units

Date 26/06/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that the total trading volume of derivatives on their market since January 2012 recorded 100,622,841 units (preliminary estimates) today.
OSE achieved the record earlier than last year, when the volume exceeded 100 million units on July 4.

New York Attorney General Schneiderman Obtains $410 Million Settlement With J. Ezra Merkin In Connection With Madoff Ponzi Scheme - Madoff Middleman Will Return Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars To Investors And Charities - Schneiderman: This Settlement Is A Victory For Justice & Accountability For Many Victims Of Madoff’s Ponzi Scheme

Date 25/06/2012

In one of the largest agreements of its kind, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced he secured a $410 million settlement with J. Ezra Merkin, who controlled four funds that invested over $2 billion with Bernard M. Madoff on behalf of hundreds of investors, including many New Yorkers and charitable organizations. As a result of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, the investors in the funds, Ariel Fund Ltd., Gabriel Capital L.P., Ascot Fund Ltd. and Ascot Partners L.P., whose assets were largely handled by Madoff, lost in excess of $1.2 billion, while Merkin received hundreds of millions of dollars in management fees. 

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Remarks By Under Secretary For International Affairs Lael Brainard Before The Women's Foreign Policy Group

Date 25/06/2012

Thank you for your kind introduction, Chrystia.  Thank you for hosting me today, Maxine and Patricia.  It is a great honor to be here with such an outstanding group of women and men.