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Record Volumes In Dubai Mercantile Exchange Settlement Window

Date 22/01/2013

The total number of trades in the settlement window on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) reached a new record today.  2,618 contracts were traded in the window on 22 January 2013 beating the previous high of 2,545, set on 15 November 2012.

FTSE JSE Weekly Market Wrap As At 14 December 2012

Date 22/01/2013

Click here tg download the FTSE JSE’s weekly market wrap, a weekly snapshot of the performance of FTSE/JSE's flagship indices within the FTSE/JSE AfricaIndex Series.

BM&FBOVESPA Launches New Interest Rate Derivatives - Portfolio Receives Contracts Referenced To The Average Rate Of One-Day Repurchase Agreements Backed By Federal Securities

Date 22/01/2013

BM&FBOVESPA is to launch new interest rate derivatives on March 1. The first is a futures contract referenced to the average rate of one-day repurchase agreements, backed by federal securities. Trading in the contract will be authorized between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. under ticker symbol OC1, with the April 2013 contract as the front month.

Council Of The European Union: Financial Transaction Tax: Council Agrees To Enhanced Cooperation

Date 22/01/2013

The Council today adopted a decision authorising 11 member states to proceed with the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) through "enhanced cooperation" (16977/12).

Algirdas Šemeta, Commissioner Responsible For Taxation And Customs Union, Audit And Anti-Fraud: Speaking Points On Financial Transaction Tax

Date 22/01/2013

FTT

Ladies and gentlemen,

Today's agreement to allow 11 Member States to move ahead with a harmonised Financial Transaction tax is a major milestone.

Banchile Builds For The Future With Fidessa’s Sell-Side Trading Platform And Connectivity Network - Fidessa Continues To Expand Client Footprint In Latin America

Date 22/01/2013

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has announced today that Banchile, Chile’s third largest brokerage house, has selected its Latin American sell-side trading platform to underpin its institutional trading activity. The scalable SaaS solution, which includes access to Fidessa’s extensive global connectivity network, will provide Banchile with a firm foundation from which to pursue its growth strategy. The decision followed an extensive due diligence process by Banchile.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Gold Price Renews All-Time High Again At 4,913 Yen/Gram

Date 22/01/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc, announced that its December 2013 Gold futures contract (back contract month) temporarily reached 4,913 yen per gram during today’s session renewing the highest price recorded since the listing of gold futures contract at TOCOM on March 23, 1982.

Second Quarter Financial Year 2013 – Singapore Exchange Reports $76 Million Profit

Date 22/01/2013

Five Arrested In UK Financial Services Authority Insider Dealing Investigation

Date 22/01/2013

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) with the assistance of the Police Forces, in the City of London, the East Midlands and the North of England have this morning executed four search warrants in the City of London, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and North Yorkshire. Five individuals including two men aged 37 and 62 and three women aged 39, 51 and 63 have been arrested and are currently in custody to be questioned in connection with an investigation in to Insider Dealing and Market Abuse.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Oman Included In First Commodity Fund

Date 22/01/2013

For the first time the Dubai Mercantile Exchange’s flagship crude oil futures contract, DME Oman, is to be included in a new US-based commodities fund which will give investors exposure to Asia’s rapidly growing demand for raw materials. The inclusion of DME Oman in the United States Asian Commodities Basket Fund (“USACBF”) recognises the critical benchmarking role DME is playing in the expansion of the East of Suez markets, providing transparent price discovery and reflecting the economics of the Asian region like no other crude oil futures contract.