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  • Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Comment On Media Reports Regarding Possible Merger Of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group And Osaka Securities Exchange

    Date 10/03/2011

    Today certain media reported on the management integration between Tokyo Stock Exchange Group (TSE Group), Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. However, TSE Group has not made any decision on the management integration described in the report at present.

  • Thai Bourse’s February Index Up 2.47% Over January, Opposing Region

    Date 10/03/2011

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed February at 987.91 points, up 2.47% from the preceding month and a contradiction of the decline in regional markets. This increase was due to the return of foreign investors, who posted a net buy of THB8.43 billion (approx. USD278 million) and the increase in investment weight of energy stocks when oil prices soared rapidly.  The index’s gains also drove SET’s market capitalization to THB8.00 trillion (approx. USD263.90 billion) and the market’s forward P/E ratio to rise to 11.79 times in February from 11.48 times in January.

  • RTS: Trading In Cash-Settled Futures Contract On Wheat To Be Launched On March 15, 2011

    Date 10/03/2011

    On March 15, 2011 within the framework of the joint project with RTS Group, Saint Petersburg Exchange will start trading in a new instrument, a cash-settled futures contract on wheat.  The contract will be quoted in rubles per ton with settlements in March, May, July, September and December. The code of the contract in the trading system is (GR).  The on-exchange indicator on wheat calculated on the basis of a price of Wheat futures traded on CBOT (the market of CME Group) will be used as a settlement price for the contract. 

  • UK's Financial Services Authority And Financial Services Authority Publish Feedback On The Role Of Auditors

    Date 10/03/2011

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and C (FRC) have today published a feedback statement summarising the responses to the joint discussion paper on enhancing the auditor’s contribution to prudential regulation.

  • Russell Investments Continues Expansion Of Global Index Business With Two Senior European Appointments

    Date 10/03/2011

    Russell Investments, creator of the most widely used equity benchmarks for institutional investment products, has hired two new associates to its EMEA index team. Gareth Parker is appointed as Director of Index Research and Design, andStephane Degroote joins Russell as Regional Director of Sales. These new roles were created to support the rapid expansion of Russell’s European index business following the appointment of Scott Stark to the role of Director of Russell Indexes Europe.