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Speech By The British Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, To The Daily Telegraph Festival Of Business Conference

Date 16/09/2011

Good morning and thank you Damian for those kind words of introduction.

Let me congratulate the Telegraph for organising this Festival of Business.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Week Ending 16th September, 2011.

Date 16/09/2011

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World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting Of The New Champions 2011: Global Economic Outlook: Cautious Optimism – But Where Will Growth Come From?

Date 16/09/2011

Despite worries about the unfolding debt crisis in Europe and concerns about the US fiscal deficit, business and finance leaders at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011 are cautious but optimistic about the outlook for the global economy. “All the discussions about deleveraging are putting a wet blanket on economic growth,” James S. Turley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernst & Young, USA, told participants in a panel session on the global economy on the final day of the Meeting. “I’m not seeing enough focus on growth.” Added Min Zhu, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF): “The question is: Where will growth come from in the coming years?”

S&P And TSE Launch S&P/TOPIX 150 Carbon Efficient Index - S&P Teams With TSE To Deliver Carbon-Sensitive Index Tracking For Japan

Date 16/09/2011

S&P Indices and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. announced today the launch of the S&P/TOPIX 150 Carbon Efficient Index, which comprises all Japanese companies included in the S&P/TOPIX 150 re-weighted to reflect the level of carbon emissions produced by each, while simultaneously tracking the S&P/TOPIX 150 as closely as possible.

NASDAQ OMX Starts Trading In New China ETF From XACT Fonder

Date 16/09/2011

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, part of the NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ:NDAQ), today starts trading in a new exchange traded fund (ETF), XACT China (short name: XACT Kina). The new ETF issued by XACT Fonder is based on the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI), which tracks the performance of the 40 largest Chinese companies listed on the Hong Kong exchange.

MCX Weekly Market Report - September 09, 2011 To September 15, 2011

Date 16/09/2011

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Clearstream To Partner With Standard Chartered Bank In Hong Kong - Standard Chartered Bank Joins Clearstream’s Network Of Cash Correspondent Banks - Cooperation Will Increase Access To Liquidity And Improve The Settlement Flexibility In The Local Market

Date 16/09/2011

Clearstream, the international central securities depository (ICSD) within Deutsche Börse Group, will appoint Standard Chartered Bank as a new cash correspondent bank in Hong Kong, for Hong Kong dollars and the Chinese Renminbi held outside mainland China.

New Business Model For Payment Services - Niklaus Santschi New CEO Of The Payment Services Division

Date 16/09/2011

SIX Group intends to position itself more clearly as a provider of all-roundpayment transaction solutions and to continue driving growth in Switzerland and Europe. To achieve this objective, the two divisions active in the field of cashless payment transactions – Multipay and Cards& Payments – are being combined at the beginning of 2012. The Board ofDirectors has appointed Niklaus Santschi CEO of the integrated division.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Central Banks Coordinated Dollar Liquidity Action

Date 16/09/2011

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today welcoming the coordinated decision by the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank to conduct additional U.S. dollar liquidity-providing operations through the end of 2011:

“The path to recovery needs collective action by both political leaders and central banks. What we saw today was exactly what is needed. It shows central banks will do whatever it takes to restore stability."

CFTC Charges California Resident James D. Crombie And Paron Capital Management, LLC With Making False, Fictitious, Or Fraudulent Statements To The National Futures Association - CFTC Also Charges Defendants With Solicitation Fraud

Date 16/09/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California charging California resident James D. Crombie and his firm,Paron Capital Management, LLC (Paron), of Tiburon, Calif., with providing false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements to the National Futures Association (NFA) and with issuing fraudulent promotional materials.