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ICAP's Preliminary Results For The Year Ended 31 March 2012

Date 16/05/2012

ICAP plc (IAP.L), the world’s leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade risk and information services, today announced its audited results for the year ended 31 March 2012.

Bursa Malaysia Conducts Mock Fire Rescue Drill

Date 16/05/2012

Bursa Malaysia would like to inform that it will be conducting a fire drill at its premises at approximately 12.30 p.m. (0430 GMT) on Wednesday, 16 May 2012. The objective of the exercise is to test the Exchange's emergency response and recovery procedures in the event of an actual fire during office hours. The exercise will be assisted by personnel from Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia, Polis Diraja Malaysia and St John Ambulance of Malaysia. The exercise will involve a mock rescue drill and the public is advised to kindly take note.

Dalian Commodity Exchange - Notice On Trading Of New Contracts

Date 16/05/2012

As of May 16, 2012, members could operate trading of the contracts including No. 1 Soybeans 1311, No.2 Soybeans 1305, Corn 1305, Coke 1305, LLDPE 1305, Soybean Meal 1305, RBD Palm Olein 1305, PVC 1305, Soybean Oil 1305. 

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 15/05/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Flint Energy Services Ltd. (TSX: FES) have accepted the $CDN25.00 cash per share offer from URS Corporation (NYSE: URS). Flint Energy Services will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy and the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight Indices effective after the close of Thursday, May 17, 2012.

ISDA Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: Residential Capital A Bankruptcy Credit Event

Date 15/05/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), today announced that its Americas Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred in respect of Residential Capital, LLC.

ISE To List Options On Facebook On May 29

Date 15/05/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it will list options on Facebook (ticker: FB) beginning on Tuesday, May 29.

BM&FBOVESPA Starts Trading In Public Utilities ETF - The New ETF Is For Stocks In The Electricity, Water And Sewerage And Gas Sector

Date 15/05/2012

BM&FBOVESPA starts trading today in the UTIP ETF (UTIP11). This tracks the Public Utilities Index (UTIL) which measures the behavior of a portfolio composed of stocks in companies representing the public utilities sector (electricity, water and sewerage and gas). The UTIP ETF will have BlackRock as its manager.

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Launches Integrated Platform For Media Monitoring And Sentiment Analysis

Date 15/05/2012

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions today announced the launch of Media Intelligence, an intuitive SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform providing real-time media monitoring and analysis across the entire media spectrum of print, online, broadcast and social media for public relations and investor relations professionals. Media Intelligence is part of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, a NASDAQ OMX technology software business dedicated to helping public and private companies minimize risk, maximize efficiency and increase transparency through leading PR, IR and governance products.

DIFC: Asiya Investments Launches Advisory Services Arm - Expansion Of The First GCC Based Investment Firm Focussed On Asia - Asiya To Hold Seminar On “The Arab Investor’s Route To Asia”

Date 15/05/2012

Asiya Investments (“Asiya”) today announced the launch of its Advisory firm  in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), marking a considerable  expansion of operations by the group. The Firm’s establishment in Dubai will  soon be followed by the launch of Asiya Investments Hong Kong, acting as the new  base for the group’s asset management activities.

European Parliament - Bank Capital Rules - 14 May Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee Vote

Date 15/05/2012

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee took a unanimous stand on the latest bank capital requirements legislation on Monday 14 May. The vote gives Parliament's negotiators, led by rapporteur Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), a strong hand in pushing its reform agenda with Member States.