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HKEx Publishes Consultation Conclusion On Proposal Under Issue 15 (Self-Construction Of Assets) Of The 2008 Combined Consultation Paper

Date 31/07/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published its Consultation Conclusion on the Proposal under Issue 15 of the 2008 Combined Consultation Paper (Consultation Conclusion) today.

European Commission - Major Step Towards Financial Stability: European Market For Credit Default Swaps Becomes Safer

Date 31/07/2009

As of today, credit default swaps (CDS) relating to European entities and indices based on these entities will start clearing through central counterparties regulated in the EU. This will reinforce financial stability by ensuring better risk management for European CDS, and comes in response to Commissioner McCreevy's call to reduce the risks inherent in this market (see

HKEx Publishes Consultation Paper On Proposals To Accelerate Rights Issues And Open Offers

Date 31/07/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Friday) published a consultation paper on proposals to accelerate rights issues and open offers.

Bursa Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Futures Trading On Derivatives Market Affected For 11 Minutes, Resumption Swift

Date 31/07/2009

Trading on the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index Futures (FKLI), which was briefly disrupted this afternoon at 2:31pm, resumed normal trading at 2:42pm. The disruption was due to an application issue faced by the trading system which was speedily addressed.

CESR Publishes A Letter To IASB On Revenue Recognition In Contracts With Customers, And A Response To An EFRAG Comment Letter

Date 31/07/2009

CESR published yesterday two letters, one to the IASB on Revenue Recognition in Contracts with Customers, and one to the European Financial Reporting Aadvisory Group (EFRAG) regarding EFRAG’s draft comment letter on the IASB’s Exposure Draft ‘Income Tax’.

MCX Weekly Market Report - July 24- July 30, 2009

Date 31/07/2009

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Bolsas Y Mercados Españoles Obtains A Net Profit Of €47.8 Million In The Second Quarter - It Represents A 42% Increase From The First Quarter Of 2009

Date 31/07/2009

Stripping out extraordinary revenues, quarterly net profit would have been 2.1% up on the first quarter. From January to June BME’s net profit exceeded €81 million. Revenue in the second quarter reached €90.9 million, up 9.4% from the same quarter in 2008. EBITDA in the second quarter stood at €60.2 million, up 4.2% from the same quarter the previous year. ROE improves from 37.3% in the second quarter 2008 to 39.4% in the second quarter of 2009.

Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - July 30, 2009

Date 31/07/2009

As of July 30, 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 4.88 points, or 2.21%, to 225.25. Up for the second consecutive day and three of the last four. Up 6.71 points, or 3.07% over the last two days. Largest two day point gain since July 15. Largest two day percentage gain since July 16. Largest one day point and percentage gain since July 15. A new 2009 closing high. Highest closing value since November 5, 2008. Off -20.62% fro

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 31/07/2009

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 November 2009 is US$4.59 per metric ton for each additional discharging port.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Issues Work Guide For Continuous Supervision Over Listed Companies

Date 31/07/2009

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently issued the "SSE Work Guide for Continuous Supervision over Listed Companies" (Work Guide) to standardize sponsors and financial advisors' continuous supervision over listed companies' securities issuance, merger, acquisition and reorganization, equity division reform and listing resumption.