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Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - National Day Public Holiday

Date 28/08/2012

Bursa Malaysia would like to announce that its offices will be closed on Friday, 31 August 2012  in conjunction with the National Day public holiday. The Exchange will resume its operations on Monday, 3 September 2012.

Hedge Funds’ Assets Continued To Rise In First Half Of Year, According To PerTrac Study - PerTrac Releases Update To Yearly Study On Size And Composition Of Hedge Fund Industry

Date 28/08/2012

Single-manager hedge funds, which include commodities trading advisors, withstood market swings, macroeconomic uncertainties and regulatory reforms in the first half of 2012, increasing their reported assets under management by 5.23% to $1.892 trillion, according to a study by PerTrac, the leading provider of analytics, reporting and communications software for investment professionals. This mid-year update to their annual study on the size and composition of the hedge fund industry also found a continued decline in the reported assets under management of funds of hedge funds. The amount of money invested in these investment vehicles, which allocate exclusively to hedge funds, declined by 4.92% during the first half of 2012 to $425 billion. Part of the slide in these funds’ assets can be attributed to the decline in the number of them reporting information to databases, which slipped by 3.81% to 3,259.

Warsaw Stock Offers Mobile Device Exchange Data Application

Date 28/08/2012

• WSE offers a mobile exchange data application to Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android users.
• Users of mobile devices equipped with the application can access quotations, key statistics and latest news from the WSE Main Market, NewConnect and Catalyst.

CEO Of National Stock Exchange Of India Visits Qatar Exchange

Date 28/08/2012

Mr. Ravi Narain, CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) today visited Qatar Exchange and met Mr. Rashid Bin Ali Al-Mansoori, Deputy CEO of Qatar Exchange, and several department directors.

Lawrence Latimer Joins R.J. O’Brien’s Institutional Brokerage Operation

Date 28/08/2012

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the nation’s oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm, announced that Lawrence Latimer, a 25-year veteran in institutional futures and options brokerage, has just joined the firm as Senior Vice President, Institutional Brokerage.

Interxion To Offer BME´S Co-Location Services From Its London Data Centre Campus

Date 28/08/2012

This new service, along with the recent overhaul of SIBE and the launch of its co-location service, places BME among the leading bourses in the world interms of technology infrastructure

Australia And European Commission Agree On Pathway Towards Fully Linking Emissions Trading Systems

Date 28/08/2012

The Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, the Hon Greg Combet MP, and the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Ms Connie Hedegaard announced today that Australia and Europe will be linking their emissions trading systems.

SGX Deepens Ties With China Shandong Province

Date 28/08/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today further enhanced its ties with China by entering into a Listing Memorandum of Understanding with the Shandong Finance Office.

Monetary Authority of Singapore Takes Civil Penalty Action And Issues Prohibition Order Against Mr Teoh Teck Shin For Contravening False Trading Provisions

Date 28/08/2012

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Teoh Teck Shin for contravening section 197(1)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) by intentionally creating a false or misleading appearance with respect to the price of securities.

Platts Expands Its Suite Of Thermal Coal Assessments For India And Greater Asia - Data Aids Regional Price Discovery & Risk Management Of India- & China-Bound Thermal Coal

Date 28/08/2012

Platts, a leading source of benchmark price assessments in energy, petrochemicals and metals, today expanded its suite of power sector pricing references for India, China and the greater Asia-Pacific region with its launch of a new price assessment for Indonesia-loaded thermal coal cargoes.