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JSE Statement - Trading On The JSE

Date 16/10/2012

In response to recent media reports that there are companies selling stock monitoring or share-trading software to the public and the marketing methods and claims made relating to such products, the JSE would like to remind the public that: -

• To trade directly on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, you have to open an account with an authorised Member of the JSE. A JSE Member is one who has been authorised by the JSE to trade in one of the JSE markets and has been admitted as a Member after having fulfilled stringent requirements. A list of JSE Members may be found at the JSE websitewww.jse.co.za under “Locate a Member”.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Administrative Actions Against Société Générale Private Banking Japan Ltd.

Date 16/10/2012

Based on the results of the inspection of Société Générale  Private Banking Japan Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "The company") and  the report it submitted, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) today took the  following administrative actions against the company in order to ensure sound  and appropriate business operations.

UK’s Financial Services Authority: Martin Wheatley Sets Out The ‘Journey To The FCA’

Date 16/10/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published the Journey to the FCA a paper that sets out how the UK’s new financial conduct regulator will operate.  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will start work next year with a remit to make financial markets work well so consumers get a fair deal.

BME Launches New Cloud Solutions Service

Date 16/10/2012

BME, through its innovation subsidiary, BME Innova, and in association with Anadat Consulting, one of Spain’s main virtualisation integrators, has launched the solution BME InCloud, a Cloud computing service tailored to the needs of SMEs.

Burgundy To Continue Its Nordic Growth With Oslo Børs

Date 16/10/2012

Together with Burgundy, Oslo Børs will offer a competitive and effective alternative in the Nordics. The Nordic owners of the Swedish exchange Burgundy have entered into an agreement for Oslo Børs ASA to take over 100% of the shares in the company.

NYSE Euronext And Taiwan Futures Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding - Exchanges Enter Into Agreement To Connect Trading Communities

Date 16/10/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) and the Taiwan Futures Exchange  (TAIFEX) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore bilateral business opportunities and connect their respective customer bases in Asia, Europe and the U.S.  through NYSE Euronext’s order routing system. This alliance will support the  development of the exchanges’ futures and options markets.

ICAP And Rapid Ratings Launch Credit Derivatives Service -Addresses Need For Increased Transparency With Early Insight Into Companies' Financial Health

Date 16/10/2012

ICAP plc, the world's leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade and information services, announces today that it has launched a joint credit derivatives rating service with Rapid Ratings, an alternative rating, research and analytics firm. The new product brings together two independent sources of market-leading information to deliver a unique and innovative view of the credit derivatives market.

Eurex To Launch New Incentive Scheme For Participants Located In Asia And Australia - Incentive Program Is Intended To Accelerate Volume Growth Bandwidth Expansion Of Existing Access Points In Hong Kong And Singapore

Date 16/10/2012

The international derivatives market Eurex Exchange has announced a new incentive program for trading participants based in Asia and Australia. The initiative – launched at the beginning of October – aims to attract new participants to Eurex and to make trading even more interesting for existing members. The program offers significant reductions in connection fees and will grant additional volume-based discounts for Asian-based subsidiaries of existing Eurex members.

Equity Options Exercise Totals BRL 3.25 Billion On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 16/10/2012

The equity options exercise today in the BOVESPA segment totaled BRL 3.25 billion, of which BRL 1.78 billion in call options and BRL 1.47 billion in put options.

The MiG Report September 2012 Brought To You By: The Market Intelligence Group At TSX And TSX Venture Exchange

Date 15/10/2012

Access The MiG Report and archived MiG Reports on our Listing Statistics Website at http://www.tmx.com/mig