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Under The Patronage Of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa 400 VIPs Attend Ceremony Marking Official Launch Of The Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX)

Date 01/02/2011

The Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX), the Middle East and North Africa’s first ever multi-asset exchange, officially launched its operations today (February 1st), with an official launch ceremony in Bahrain hosted by HE Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain deputizing for His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Utah Federal Court Freezes Assets Of Robert Andres And His Houston Firm, Winsome Investment Trust, And Robert Holloway And His Salt Lake City Company, US Ventures LC - CFTC Charges Andres And Winsome With $50.2 Million Commodity Pool Solicitation Fraud And All Four Defendants With Misappropriation And Providing False Statements

Date 01/02/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) yesterday announced that it obtained a federal court order freezing assets held by defendants Robert J. Andres and Winsome Investment Trust (Winsome), both of Houston, Texas, Robert L. Holloway of San Diego, Calif., and US Ventures LC (USV) of Salt Lake City, Utah.
BM&FBOVESPA Opens Public Hearing For The Competitive Bidding To Select Equity Option Market Makers

Date 01/02/2011

BM&FBOVESPA is issuing for public hearing the rules for the selection, accreditation and performance of equity option market makers. Comments and suggestions for stage 1 of the program to become equity option market makers - for stocks in OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (OGXP3) and Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (ITUB4) - should be sent to BM&FBOVESPA by February 18, 2011. The rules for the competitive bidding process can be found at Circular Letter 003 2011 (of 01/28/2011) “Public Consultation: Notice of Public Hearing on the Competitive Bidding to Select Market Makers for Equity Options”. Click Here to access the page with the circular letters.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Announces Annual Funding Requirement For 2011/12

Date 01/02/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today announced its proposed Annual Funding Requirement (AFR) for 2011/12. The AFR for 2011/12 is £500.5m, up from £454.7m in 2010/11, a gross increase of 10.1% in overall funding. The increase will be borne by larger firms, reflecting the resources applied to intensive supervision of high impact firms.
Chi-X Japan Posts Another Record Month - Only Six Months After Launch, Strong Growth Momentum Continues; January Value Traded Reaches ¥212 Billion, Up From ¥115 Billion In December

Date 01/02/2011

Chi-X Japan Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X Global Inc., today announced that January 2011 was another record month for the firm, with turnover reaching ¥211.8 billion and 367 million shares changing hands. Additionally, Chi-X Japan now has 12 trading participants actively using its low latency, state-of-the-art trading venue and has expanded its universe of stocks available for trading to 822 from five at the time of launch.

London Stock Exchange Celebrates Retail Bond Market's First Birthday

Date 01/02/2011

The London Stock Exchange today marked the first anniversary of the launch of its Order book for Retail Bonds (ORB). Since February 2010 the ORB, designed specifically for private investors, has seen significant growth in both the number and range of bonds available for trading, as well as an increase in the number of participants offering investors access to the platform.
Sasol Inzalo BEE Ordinary Shares (Cash Offer) List On New JSE BEE Scheme Share Trading Facility

Date 01/02/2011

Today Sasol and the JSE announced the listing of the Sasol BEE Ordinary shares on the JSE’s Main Board effective from 7 February 2011.
Greenlight: Financial Trading – Consumer Search For Stock Trading Platforms Most Popular

Date 01/02/2011

446,000 searches were made online by UK consumers looking for trading-related platforms and services in October 2010. This is according to latest quarterly independent research from leading search marketing and technology firm, Greenlight. However, the majority of the most visible trading platforms relied on online advertising – paying for online visibility. Just two managed to secure prominence in the natural search* sphere which was dominated by informational sites.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CITIC Pacific Futures

Date 01/02/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 7 February 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
2010 IPO Market Capitalisation Up 5-Fold And Record Year For Bond Listings At Singapore Exchange

Date 01/02/2011

• Total IPO market capitalisation recorded more than $50 billion • Number of IPOs up 26%; Over $11 billion raised in 39 IPOs • Record number of 277 bond listings amounting to $140 billion in notional value • SGX strengthens its role as the preferred listing gateway to Asia