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CME Group Sets Monthly Record For Cleared OTC Interest Rate Swaps And Credit Default Swaps In October, And Announces Further OTC Product Expansion

Date 09/11/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it set new monthly records for clearing interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps(CDS). For the month of October, the company cleared $45.5 billion in OTC IRS and CDS volume, including $6 billion in dealer-to-dealer volume, exceeding the previous record monthly total of $41.9 billion in September 2011.

MiFID Conference: No Area Should Remain Unregulated More Than 100 Financial Experts Discussed The Developments In And Impacts Of The EU Directive At The Fifth Boerse Stuttgart MiFID Conference

Date 09/11/2011

On Tuesday, 8 November 2011, Boerse Stuttgart hosted a conference on the EU Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). This was the fifth such meeting in Stuttgart of representatives from supervisory authorities and banks as well as financial advisers and academics. More than 100 experts discussed the current state of affairs and the implementation of the Directive in banks, stock exchanges and authorities, focusing on a number of topics, including the European Commission’s proposals for revision of the Directive.

Pan-African Exchange Bourse Africa To Commence Operations In Mid-2012 - Financial Technologies-Promoted Exchange Is Based On A Pan-African Operating Model

Date 09/11/2011

Bourse Africa Limited (BAL), the first pan-African commodity spot and multi-asset class exchange, will commence operations in mid-2012. BAL is establishing a pan-African exchange platform in Botswana and a network of linked exchanges, fully localized in national and regional markets across the continent.

Euroclear Bank Arranges New Greek Government Debt Swap

Date 09/11/2011

Euroclear Bank, which recently orchestrated the first swap of Greek government bonds between a number of consenting primary dealers in such securities, will run a second swap in such debt instruments next week.

ICE Clear Europe Completes Transfer Or Closure Of MF Global UK Ltd Positions

Date 09/11/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that ICE Clear Europe has completed the transfer (termination and replacement of contracts) or closure of all MF Global UK Ltd client and proprietary positions. A large number of client positions, together comprising a substantial majority of MF Global UK Ltd open interest, were transferred to alternative clearing members at the request of customers.

Request For Proposals For The Outsourcing Of Financial Management Services - Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A.

Date 09/11/2011

The “Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A.” (hereinafter “HRADF”) wants to outsource its Financial Management Services to a third-party service provider (hereinafter “FMS”), as well provide an on-going support in its financial operations.

Replacements In BSE Indices

Date 09/11/2011

The following replacements shall be made in BSE Indices: 

Anniversary Of The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s IPO Marked By The Company’s Very Good Business And Financial Results

Date 09/11/2011

• Record-high sales revenues in Q3 2011: PLN 70.4 million, up by 30.5 % year on year.
• WSE Group’s quarterly net profit: PLN 38.1 million, up by 71.6% year on year; incremental profit of Q1-3 at PLN 109.6 million, greater than the annual profit of 2010.
• Operating profit: PLN 34.2 million, up by 55,0% year on year.
• EBITDA: PLN 41.8 million, up by 36.2%.
• EBITDA margin: 59.3 percent, up by 2.5 percentage points year on year.
• ROE: 25.4%, up by 7.3 percentage points.
• EPS: PLN 0.91 in Q3 and PLN 2.60 in Q1-3 2011.

OJSC RTS Announces Nine Months Net Profit Of RUB488 Million

Date 09/11/2011

OJSC RTS demonstrated a significant increase in net profit for the nine months ended 30 September 2011, according to its RAS financial statements.

UK's Financial Services Authority Proposes Rules To Protect Unit-Linked Policyholders

Date 09/11/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today proposed rules to maintain protection of policyholders with unit linked and index-linked life insurance products while taking account of new European requirements for insurers.