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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For May 2011 Contract

Date 01/06/2011

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for May 2011 contract is 55,500 yen.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Trading Overview In May 2011

Date 01/06/2011

OSE announced trading overview (preliminary estimates) in May 2011.

Deutsche Börse Monthly Carbon Report Reveals Lower Carbon Emissions In 2011 - January And February Emissions In Europe Lower Than In 2010 - Impact Of “Fukushima” And Ensuing Energy Discussion On Carbon Emissions To Be Seen In Following Reports

Date 01/06/2011

The newest Monthly Carbon Report (MCR) from Deutsche Börse – Market Data & Analytics shows that effective carbon emissions for the EU27 countries decreased versus 2010. Carbon emissions in January and February 2011 totalled 323,3 million tonnes versus 337,7 million tonnes in the same time period 2010. The impact of the energy discussion in Europe that followed the Fukushima incident will be seen in reports throughout the year.

HKEx Arrangements For Adjustment Of Zijin Mining Options

Date 01/06/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Zijin Mining options contracts in existence after the market close on 10 June 2011 to account for Zijin Mining’s bonusissue comprising an additional five ordinary shares for each 10 ordinary shares held.

SGX Proposes Two Initiatives To Improve Market Transparency In Opening And Closing Trading Routines

Date 01/06/2011

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is consulting the public on two proposed improvements to the pre-opening and pre-closing routines of the securities market.  The proposals will enhance the price discovery process and strengthen market transparency.  Together with other initiatives including a reduction in the minimum bid size of securities from 4 July 2011, these new improvements are expected to enhance the market.

Fidessa's Compliance Solution Sentinel Selected By Nomura Asset Management

Date 01/06/2011

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world’s financial community, has today announced that Nomura Asset Management, a leading asset management firm in Japan, has successfully gone live with Sentinel, Fidessa’s investment compliance solution for the buy-side. Nomura Asset Management will use Sentinel as their new tool for investment compliance and guideline monitoring.

FSA Censures BDO LLP For Failings As A Sponsor

Date 01/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today censured BDO LLP (BDO) for failings while acting as a sponsor during Shore Capital Group PLC’s (Shore Capital) takeover of Puma Brandenburg Limited (Puma). This is the first public censure of a sponsor, by the FSA, in relation to the Listing Rules.

RTS Group Weekly Market Results: May 23 - 27, 2011

Date 01/06/2011

• Stock Market 
• FORTS 
• RTS Board 

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 01/06/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

HSI, MHI, HHI and MCH Futures Markets

There will be mandatory intra-day variation adjustment calls in the Hang Seng Index (HSI), Mini-Hang Seng Index (MHI), H-shares Index (HHI) and Mini H-shares Index (MCH) futures markets on Friday, 3 June 2011 based on open positions in the markets at around 3:00 pm on 3 June.

Quote MTF: Fast Growing New Venue Exceeds €130m Traded Volume

Date 01/06/2011

Quote MTF, a next generation, lit trading venue for Pan-European equities, today announced that its Daily Trading Volume has surpassed the Euro 130m mark. With turnover increasing consistently week-on-week since it launched just under two months’ ago, Quote MTF is the industry’s fastest growing new venue having traded more than Euro 1.5bn