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Dubai Financial Market Performance, 2014

Date 13/01/2015

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 12% to 3774 points at the end of this year compared to 3369.8 points at the end of 2013. At the sectoral level, indexes of three out of the nine sectors represented on DFM ended the year in the green, with the Banking sector increasing the most by 32.3%, followed by the Real Estate and Construction sector by 17.6% and Industrial sector by 17.5%. The Services, Insurance, Telecommunication, Consumer Staples, Financial and Investment Services and Transportation indices down 54.6%, 29.4%, 24.3%, 16.2%, 6.4%  and 5.6% respectively.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Set To Host Diaspora Investor Forum

Date 13/01/2015

In keeping with its mandate of promoting and influencing the economic growth and development of Nigeria, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has concluded plans to organize its first investor forum for Nigerian Diaspora. The forum which is expected to take place on Monday, January 19, 2015, at Hilton Zurich Airport Hotel, Switzerland, is targeted at Nigerian Diaspora in Switzerland and across Europe.

Sanction Against Accu Holding AG - Sanction Against Accu Holding AG For Breaching The Rules On Regular Reporting Obligations - SIX Exchange Regulation Has Imposed A Fine In The Amount Of CHF 20’000.- On Accu Holding AG.

Date 13/01/2015

SIX Exchange Regulation, which is charged by SIX Swiss Exchange AG with the monitoring and enforcement of issuer obligations, has by means of a sanction notice imposed a fine of CHF 20’000.- on Accu Holding AG, Emmen (LU), for breaching the rules governing the regular  reporting obligations. In May 2014, Accu Holding AG published the 2013 annual report and submitted it to SIX Exchange Regulation too late.

Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report For December 2014

Date 13/01/2015

ETF/ETN trading in December remained strong, with one new ETF listing.

• In December 2014, trading in the ETF/ETN market continued near record highs, with monthly trading value of approximately JPY 3.9 trillion and daily average trading value of about JPY 188 billion.
• Activity in the Simplex WTI ETF (1671) grew sharply, as it rose to 18th in trading value. Other ETFs and ETNs tracking oil sector indices also saw significant gains.
• NEXT NOTES S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Net Total Return Index ETN (2044), listed in November 2014, was ranked 20th overall again.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Sixth Meeting Of The Working Group On Investment Management Of The Financial System Council

Date 13/01/2015

The Working Group on Investment Management of the Financial System Council will hold its sixth meeting on 19. January, 2015 as follows.The meeting is open to the public.

Telecom Expense Management firm Asentinel Acquired By Marlin Equity Partners

Date 13/01/2015

Asentinel, LLC ("Asentinel"), a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management (TEM) software and complementary services that help streamline and automate fixed and mobile telecom spend, is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners ("Marlin"), a global investment firm with over $3 billion of capital under management and an extensive and successful track record in the technology industry.  Encompassing the entire lifecycle of wireless, wireline, data and equipment assets, Asentinel's patented SaaS TEM solution enables its clients to efficiently manage and reduce telecom and IT expenses, automate accounting and payment processes and leverage analytics to optimize vendor contracts.  Headquartered in Memphis, TN, with an additional office in Bucharest, Romania, the company serves a global client base of approximately 200 customers across a variety of industries including banking, technology, services, retail, energy, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and insurance.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The US Martin Luther King Day In The US, The UK And Japan

Date 13/01/2015

In observance of the U.S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in the U.S.,U.K., and Japan. 

Federal Court In Florida Enters Order Freezing Assets In CFTC Foreign Currency Anti-Fraud Action Against Allied Markets LLC And Its Principals Joshua Gilliland And Chawalit Wongkhiao - CFTC Charges Jacksonville, Florida, Defendants With Operating A Fraudulent Forex Pool And Misappropriating Customer Funds To Pay Personal Expenses

Date 12/01/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed a civil enforcement Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, charging DefendantsAllied Markets LLC, and its principals Joshua Gilliland and Chawalit Wongkhiao, all of Jacksonville, Florida, with operating a fraudulent foreign currency (forex) commodity pool in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations. In addition, none of the Defendants has ever been registered with the CFTC, as required.

SIFMA Statement On Rep. Van Hollen's Tax Reform Action Plan

Date 12/01/2015

Today, SIFMA issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO in response to the tax reform action plan unveiled by Rep. Van Hollen: 

"We appreciate Mr. Van Hollen's search for innovative ideas to help middle-class Americans. Encouraging more savings makes sense. But, imposing what is effectively a sales tax on savers, mutual fund owners, pensioners and investors is neither new nor innovative. Rather it is an old idea with a long history of negative consequences for savers and investors and for the efficient functioning of capital markets. Mr. Van Hollen's proposed new sales tax on investors would be paid by every American that holds a retirement account, owns a mutual fund or is part of a pension plan. Retirees would likely be hit the most. It will raise the cost of saving and undermine what the congressman seeks to accomplish."

NYSE Group Issues Short Interest Report

Date 12/01/2015

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of December 31, 2014.