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Borsa Italiana Reaches 800 Listed Instruments On ETFplus

Date 19/11/2012

More than 800 Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are now listed on ETFplus, Borsa Italiana’s dedicated market for the trading of ETFs, ETCs and ETNs. The important milestone was reached as two new ETFs were listed on the market.

Thai Listed Firms Report Growing Net Profits In 9 Months

Date 19/11/2012

• Nine-month net profits of listed companies up y-o-y on higher sales
• All industry posts rising sales, up 12 pct in total in Jan-Sep
• Q3 net profit increased 35 pct from a year earlier, and up 66 pct from Q2

Press Conference By Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's Minister For Financial Services

Date 19/11/2012

[Questions & Answers]

Q.

On 12th November, at the Financial System Council meeting, a draft plan for new crisis management was presented. However, as the plan requires the financial industry to shoulder losses that may arise, I understand that there is much opposition from the industry. Could you comment on the plan?

HKEx Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 19/11/2012

HKEx Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report 

Updated: 19/11/2012

CFG Gestion To Modernise And Extend Services Using Misys Sophis VALUE

Date 19/11/2012

CFG Gestion, the subsidiary of CFG Group in charge of asset management, is increasing the range and level of services it provides using the Sophis VALUE solution from Misys.

Index Industry Association (IIA) Appoints Rick Redding As Executive Director

Date 19/11/2012

The Index Industry Association (IIA) has appointed Rick H. Redding as its first Executive Director.  The IIA also announced that Russell Index Group, Russell Investments has joined the Association, following in the footsteps of Barclays and Nasdaq OMX Global index Group who both joined in June.

Vienna Stock Exchange Road Shows In Zurich And New York Garner Great Interest

Date 19/11/2012

Austrian stocks remain to be highly interesting for international investors, as clearly demonstrated by their keen interest in the two road shows Vienna Stock Exchange will be organising in Zurich and New York.

Increasing Overseas Investor Participation In HKEx's Derivatives Market Reflects Hong Kong's Role As An International Financial Centre

Date 19/11/2012

Overseas investors' participation in HKEx's futures and options market reached the highest level since 2005, according to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) Derivatives Market Transaction Survey 2011/12. The survey found that Exchange Participants' (EP) principal trading and investor trading continued to contribute equally to HKEx's derivatives market turnover from July 2011 to June 2012 and that overseas investors' contribution marginally surpassed that of local investors for the first time.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New ETFs To Be Listed On Dec.6, 2012 (Thu.) Simplex AM "China Bull 2x H-Share ETF / China Bear -1x H-Share ETF"

Date 19/11/2012

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of two new ETFs managed by Simplex Asset Management Co., Ltd. These two issues will be listed on Thursday, December 6, 2012.

Qatar Exchange Gives Presentation To Pakistani Professional Forum Qatar

Date 19/11/2012

On Monday November 12, the Qatar Exchange gave a presentation to the Pakistani Professional Forum Qatar at the Al Sharq Hotel.  The presentation, which was entitled “Qatar Exchange – an Investment Opportunity for Professionals”, is part of a greater QE strategy to engage with the non-Qatari investor base in Qatar.  QE is reaching out to the expatriate community in Qatar to raise awareness about investment opportunities that exist for all investors and to spread the word that QE’s doors are open to all investors – not just Qataris.  Throughout the year, QE has given many presentations to local business councils and reaching out to the Pakistani Professional Forum Qatar was important as the Forum is active in Qatar and thus necessary to let the professionals in the forum know about the opportunities that exist for them at QE.