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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 26/09/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• Intact Financial Corporation (TSX:IFC) has completed the acquisition of AXA Canada. The relative weight of Intact Financial Corporation will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Financial, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices to reflect this issuance of Intact Financial shares. These changes will be effective after close on Monday, October 3, 2011.

Forefactor Announces Winners Of 2011 Canadian Investment Technology Awards - Buy-side Firms Honour Brightest And Best Solutions In The Marketplace

Date 26/09/2011

Forefactor, an independent market research and strategic consulting firm within the global capital markets space, announced this week the winners of the inaugural Canadian Investment Technology Awards during a gala event at Malaparte in Toronto.  The evening featured fine cuisine, entertainment from the Party Crashers, and one-of-a-kind awards created by Canadian glass artist Vaz Zastera. 

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Short Sale Balance Report Upgrade

Date 26/09/2011

The TASE has upgraded the Short Sale Balance report screen on the website. The Weekly reports are now published automatically using an interactive user-friendly interface, both English and Hebrew.

Exchange Data International And SFB Market Systems Release A New Options Data Service For North America

Date 26/09/2011

Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of Securities Corporate Actions and Reference Data, today announced the launch of its option series data service in partnership with SFB Market Systems, Inc. (SFB) a trusted leader in securities reference data, analytics and related solutions.

Thai Derivatives Market Extends Opening Time Of Pre-Night Session Trading

Date 26/09/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX) announces pre-open period of night session trading of gold and silver futures on September 26, 2011 from 07:15 - 7.30 p.m. to 07:15 - 08:10 p.m., due to more operation time needed for its working system. Today’s night trading will end at 10:30 p.m. as usual.

Thai Bourse, Brokers Note Thai Firms’ Fundamentals Remain Strong

Date 26/09/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Association of Securities Companies confirm the strong fundamentals of Thai listed companies and economy, and advise investors to closely monitor the situation and information during the market volatility.

European High Yield Bond Market Developments

Date 26/09/2011

Although the new issues market for European high yield bonds has been affected by the general debt market turbulence of the last few weeks, the last two years show the increasing significance of this form of funding in capital structures, either replacing or complementing conventional bank loan funding.

Global Financial Centres Index 10 Published Today - "The Eurozone Languishes And The Nordic Centres Shine Through"

Date 26/09/2011

Today the Z/Yen Group publishes the tenth Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 10) covering 75 financial centres. 

DIFC Amends Operating Regulations And Posted For Public Consultation

Date 26/09/2011

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has amended and posted the draft DIFC Operating Regulations for public consultation.

LME Posts New Trading Record - LME Saw Record Of 108,708 Transactions On 23 September 2011

Date 26/09/2011

Trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Friday surpassed Thursday’s record, with 108,708 transactions registered.