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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Modifies The Regulatory Requirements Governing The Marketing And Sale Of Listed And Unlisted Investment Products

Date 09/05/2012

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will refine the prescribed list of Excluded Investment Products (EIPs)  to include EIP-equivalent investment products listed on foreign exchanges, certain Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) and sub-funds of investment-linked life insurance policies (ILP sub-funds). This reclassification follows additional consultations with the industry and will take effect in October 2012.

Deutsche Börse: EFT Tracks S&P 500 With Currency Hedging

Date 09/05/2012

A new exchange-traded equity index fund issued by Amundi has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Wednesday.

HKEx Welcomes SFC Consultation Paper On The Regulation Of Sponsors

Date 09/05/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes today’s (Wednesday’s) publication of the SFC’s Consultation Paper on the Regulation of Sponsors.

Thomson Reuters Global Equities Monthly Market Share Data Updated To Reflect April 2012 Activity

Date 09/05/2012

Trading is fragmenting between exchanges and competing venues. But by how much and which venues? Find out in the Thomsopn Reuters summarised monthly reports.

Thai Bourse Market Report For April

Date 09/05/2012

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Warns The Risks Of Speculation On New Shares Again, And Urges Conscientiousness From Brokers

Date 09/05/2012

In line with the requirements specified in the “Guidance on Further Deepening the IPO System Reform” by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange continues to explore and argue for the measures for prevention from speculation on newly issued shares, further intensifying its efforts to curb market speculation. Meanwhile, the SZSE also calls for fine customer management from all member units, and urges securities intermediaries to play a more important role in respect of the restraint of speculative investments in newly issued shares and investor education.

NZX Market Supervision Publishes Guidance Note On Independent Appraisers

Date 09/05/2012

NZX Market Supervision ("NZXMS") has released a new guidance note - "Guidance Note - Approval of Persons to Provide Appraisal Reports".

BM&FBOVESPA Announces April 2012 Market Performance

Date 08/05/2012

• Record average daily trading volume in BM&F segment.
• Record financial volume for ETFs on BM&FBOVESPA.

CFTC Obtains Default Judgment Against Former Florida Resident Juvenal E. Machado And His Company, Invers Forex, LLC, For Off-Exchange Forex Scam - Court Orders Defendants To Pay More Than $4 Million In Customer Restitution And Penalty And Permanently Bars Them From The Commodities Industry

Date 08/05/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Marcia G. Cook, of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Juvenal Eduardo Machado (Machado) (aka Juvenal Eduardo Machado Bogadi, Edward Kaufman, and Eduardo Machado), whose last known address in the United States is Miami, Fla., and his company, Invers Forex, LLC. Neither defendant has ever been registered with the CFTC.

Volumes Soar On Dubai Mercantile Exchange As New Players Enter Market

Date 08/05/2012

• New record monthly trading volume: 123,162 contracts (a 9% increase over the previous month’s record volume and 15% more than the record set in February 2012)
• Daily trading volume record of 12,648 contracts (a 24.7% increase on the previous record single day which was set on February 15)
• Average daily volume for the month: 6,158 contracts (a 14.5% increase on the previous record ADV of 5,378 contracts)