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Dow Jones Indexes Named Most Innovative ETF Index Provider For The Americas

Date 30/04/2012

Dow Jones Indexes announced today it was named the “Most Innovative ETF Index Provider” for the Americas region at the 8th Annual Global ETF Awards® on April 26. The event recognized outstanding achievements in 2011 by ETF industry participants.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Secures Four And A Half Year Jail Sentence For Man Convicted Of Laundering Boiler Room Funds

Date 30/04/2012

Michael McInerney of Richmond, North Yorkshire, has been convicted of three counts of money laundering and sentenced to four and half years in jail, to be served concurrently, following a joint investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and City of London Police (CoLP). McInerney has also been disqualified from being a company director for seven years. The trial took place at Southwark Crown Court.
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Signs MoU With REIDIN

Date 30/04/2012

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Emerging Markets Real Estate Information Co. (REIDIN) to improve the facilities the exchange provides for its investors and extend real estate market trend information to the Abu Dhabi investment community.
HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions - As At 30 April 2012

Date 30/04/2012

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions - As at 30 April 2012
Securities Commission Malaysia Scorecard Q1 2012: Malaysian Companies Continue To Tap Private Debt Market

Date 30/04/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) received a total of 19 corporate proposals in Q1 2012 as compared to 41 proposals in Q4 2011. In line with the trend of increasing preference for fund-raising through issuance of corporate bonds and sukuk, the majority (79%) of the proposals were for issuance of private debt securities (PDS).

SGX Appoints Christine Lie As Chief Representative For Beijing Office

Date 30/04/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to appoint Ms Christine Lie as Chief Representative for SGX Beijing Representative Office, replacing Mr Lloyd Loh. Ms Lie first took office as Head of Listings (China) in November last year and will begin her new role with effect from 1 May 2012.
Clearstream To Join TARGET2-Securities - German CSD To Sign T2S Framework Agreement On 30 April 2012 - Clearstream Well Positioned To Become A Single Entry Point To T2S On A Pan-European Scale

Date 30/04/2012

Clearstream announced today that the central securities depository (CSD) for Germany, Clearstream Banking AG, will join the European Central Bank’s TARGET2- Securities (T2S) initiative. T2S is a central pan-European settlement infrastructure platform for the cross-border and domestic settlement of securities against central bank money. The platform will go live in 2015 and aims at significantly reducing the fees for cross-border settlement. Clearstream Banking AG will be amongst the first CSDs to sign the T2S Framework Agreement on 30 April 2012.
Qatar Exchange Hosts A Meeting For Qatari Businesswomen Association

Date 30/04/2012

Under the context of unleashing the potential of women in the investment sector, the Qatar Exchange invited the Qatari Businesswomen Association to an introductory visit that was held at QE premises on Wednesday April 25th 2012 to enhance their knowledge of the business at Qatar Exchange and the various services and products provided by the Qatari stock market.
STOXX Limited Named “Most Innovative ETF Index Provider For Europe” For Third Time

Date 30/04/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, substantial and global index concepts, today announced that it has been named “The Most Innovative ETF Index Provider Europe 2011”. This is the third consecutive year that STOXX has received this award. The award was presented at the 8th Annual ETF Global Awards Dinner and Workshop hosted by Exchangetradedfunds.com in New York. Award winners were determined by special voting forms which were returned from over 480 organizations worldwide. The results are a representation of the views of the industry.
ASEAN Exchanges Firm Up Launch Of ASEAN Trading Link

Date 30/04/2012

Charamporn Jotikasthira (6^th left), President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand, together with six CEOs of other ASEAN Exchanges, joined the 16^thASEAN Exchanges CEOs meeting in Singapore recently. The ASEAN Trading Link is on track for a June 2012 launch. Bursa Malaysia and Singapore Exchange will be connected first with The Stock Exchange of Thailand added in August 2012.