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World Economic Forum: Financial Engineering Revisited

Date 30/01/2009

• Ian Ayres • Daniel Bouton • Robert Engle • Nassim Nicholas Taleb • Anthony Scaramucci Moderated by • Suzanne Nora Johnson Friday 30 January Financial engineering – that blend of mathematics, statistics and computing which has spawned a myriad of exotic derivatives – is today blamed for much of the turmoil on Wall Street. Warren Buffet described the products of financial engineering as &

World Economic Forum: Reviving Economic Growth

Date 30/01/2009

• Gordon Brown • Felipe Calderón • Han Seung-Soo • Kgalema Motlanthe Chaired by • Fareed Zakaria  Friday 30 January18.00-19.00 Global cooperation, not a retreat from globalization, is the best approach for solving the current economic crisis and could set the pattern for dealing with other critical international challenges such as climate cha

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes An English Translation Of Annual Supervisory Policies For Financial Instruments Business Operators, Etc. For Program Year 2008

Date 30/01/2009

The FSA published today an English translation of Annual Supervisory Policies for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc. for Program Year 2008

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Welcomes Nomura International Plc As A Member

Date 30/01/2009

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces that leading global investment bank, Nomura International Plc, has been approved as a member of NASDAQ OMX Nordic. Through its membership Nomura International will gain trading access to the NASDAQ OMX main markets in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki, as well as its Nordic alternative growth marketplace, First North.

MCX Weekly Market Report - January 30th, 2009

Date 30/01/2009

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Thailand Futures Exchange To Launch Gold Futures On February 2

Date 30/01/2009

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) is now entering the final phase before launching its new product, gold futures. It is now selecting market makers, to increase market liquidity. Futures Industry Club (FI Club), not TFEX, is the body determining commission rates, while selling agents are expected to provide futures services to general customers in March.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes An English Translation Of Annual Supervisory Policies For Regional Financial Institutions For Program Year 2008

Date 30/01/2009

The FSA published today an English translation of Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2008. Summary of Annual Supervisory Policies for Regional Financial Institutions for Program Year 2008(PDF:40K)

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes An English Translation Of Annual Supervisory Policies For Major Banks For Program Year 2008

Date 30/01/2009

The FSA published today an English translation of Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2008. Summary of Annual Supervisory Policies for Major Banks for Program Year 2008(PDF:64K)

Tokyo Grain Exchange Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 30/01/2009

We refer to (2) (c) of 11. in Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar for the contract month of May 2009 is US$4.89 per metric ton for each additional discharging port.

World Economic Forum 2009: 36 Hours in September: What Went Wrong?

Date 29/01/2009

Niall Ferguson • Daniel Kahneman • Nouriel Roubini • Nassim Nicholas Taleb Moderated by • Michael J. Elliott Wednesday 28 January 36 Hours in September: What Went Wrong? The failure of Lehman Brothers – followed, in short order, by a US government takeover of AIG and a hasty merger between Bank of America and Merrill Lynch –