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Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing And Shanghai Stock Exchange Enter Into A Closer Cooperation Agreement

Date 21/01/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) today (Wednesday) signed a Closer Cooperation Agreement which commits the two exchanges to work together more closely towards the common goals of meeting the domestic and international fund-raising needs of Chinese enterprises for their continued development, and contributing to the greater development of China's economy.
DIFC Releases Intellectual Property Law For Public Consultation

Date 21/01/2009

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has released a draft of its proposed Intellectual Property laws for public consultation.
HKEx: PCCW Options and Futures and Revised PCCW Privatisation Proposal

Date 21/01/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced trading arrangements for PCCW options and futures in the event the revised scheme for the proposed privatisation of the company is approved by the company's shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting scheduled to be held on 4 February 2009.
UAE Financial Services Regulatory Body Announces Implementation Of Mandatory Regime To Upskill Emiratis With SII Support

Date 21/01/2009

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), the regulatory body for the securities and investment market in the UAE and the Securities & Investment Institute (SII), announced the implementation of the first mandatory qualifications and licensing regime.
Mutual Societies Mergers: UK’s Financial Services Authority Move Allows Separate Deposit Protection Limits

Date 21/01/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today introduced a rule change which will enable a building society which merges with the subsidiary of another mutual society, which is not itself a building society, to keep its separate deposit or protection compensation limit providing the merging society continues to operate the business of the merged firm under its former name.

Chi-X Europe Extends Trading To Spanish Stocks

Date 21/01/2009

Chi-X® Europe Limited, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), today announced that it is successfully trading, clearing and settling the following six component stocks of the Spanish IBEX 35 Index:
Malaysia's Benchmark Index KLCI To Adopt FTSE'S Global Index Standards

Date 21/01/2009

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) and global index provider, FTSE Group (FTSE), today announced that Malaysia's primary benchmark index, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI), will adopt the FTSE global index standard and will be known as the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI from 6 July 2009 onwards. This direction is in line with Bursa Malaysia's ongoing efforts to remain globally relevant and build a quality market via the integration of an internationally-accepted index methodology to its benc
SGX Member Firms Implement Robust Business Continuity Arrangements By 2010

Date 21/01/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (“SGX”) today introduces new rules requiring SGX member firms to develop robust “Business Continuity Management (BCM)” arrangements. This follows a public consultation in May 2008, on proposed BCM requirements.
Australian Securities Exchange: Enhancements To Listed Investment Companies Index Announced

Date 21/01/2009

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today announces enhancements to the Listed Investment Companies (LIC) Index with the creation of two sub-indices. The creation of the ASX LIC Index was announced on 23 December 2008.
Changes In The S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus And S&P Euro Indices

Date 20/01/2009

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes: in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices: Anglo Irish Bank (Ireland, SEDOL: B076LH4, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010) will be removed from the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, 20 January 2009 at price of EUR 0.0000000000001.