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Qatar Stock Exchange Conducts Successful Industry-Wide BCP test

Date 23/03/2015

As part of its regular BCP procedures, Qatar Stock Exchange, brokers and business partners successfully conducted an industry-wide BCP exercise at QSE premises. The proposed scenario involved a major disaster striking QSE  primary data centre during the continuous trading phase of the trading session. During the simulated outage, QSE moved all critical IT operations to the secondary DR site while all brokers and business partners shifted their connectivity to the same, allowing for the resumption of a safe and orderly trading session within less than one hour. At the end of the BCP test, connectivity moved back to the primary site, thereby ensuring the normal resumption of trading on the next day following the exercise.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The 7th Session Of Listed Companies’ Open House Program For Foreign Investors

Date 23/03/2015

Shenzhen Stock Exchange held the 7th Session of Listed Companies’ Open House Program for Foreign Investors on March 16 and 17, 2015. More than 30 institutional investor representatives coming from the United States, Germany, France, Canada, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, etc. visited and investigated seven listed companies, which were Bauing Decoration, Capchem, Woer, Glory Medical, Hytera, SZZT and Evenwin.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor And Amman Stock Exchange Report

Date 22/03/2015

Cairo Amman Bank has issued their Weekly Economic Monitor and Amman Stock Exchange Report.

For The First Time In Many Years, A Government Owned Company Applies To List On EGX

Date 22/03/2015

In a response to the Egyptian Exchange (EGX)’ attempts to list governmental companies from the different ministries, Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) applied to list on EGX. 

Dubai Financial Market - Senior Management Of 20 Listed Companies To Enlighten International Fund Managers On Developments At Their Respective Companies: DFM Holds International Investor Roadshow In London On 21 – 22 April In Collaboration With Goldman Sachs International

Date 22/03/2015

The upcoming event is the biggest ever since DFM initiated its roadshows in sense of number of participating companies and funds

His Excellency Essa Kazim:

• International investors’ presence on DFM is significant and are looking to boost it further
• AED 48.5 billion is the value of international investors ownership representing 15% of DFM-listed securities 
• Foreign investors accounted for 44% of DFM trade value in 2014 with net in-flow of AED 4 billion

13 Stock Exchanges' Representatives In Cairo To Review EGX Experience

Date 22/03/2015

In a step that reflects the Egyptian Exchange (EGX)’ movements to consolidate its position regionaly, EGX was selected by the Federation of Euro Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) to provide training and technical support program to the officials of a number of European, Asian and African stock markets over 2 weeks to clarify EGX’ developments, where trainees were engaged in an intensive program to study the Egyptian trading system aspects.

BATS 1000 Index Up 2.6% This Week

Date 20/03/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 586.35 points to close at 23,366.98, up 2.6% percent over last Friday’s close.

FIA Releases SEF Tracker Report For January

Date 20/03/2015

FIA today published the latest issue of FIA SEF Tracker, a periodic report on trading activity taking place on swap execution facilities. This issue of FIA SEF Tracker includes data from January 2015 for interest rate, credit default and foreign exchange products. This issue also includes a spreadsheet containing the underlying data going back to January 2014.

Former U.K. Rabobank Trader Appears In U.S. Court To Face LIBOR Interest Rate Manipulation Charge

Date 20/03/2015

The former global head of liquidity and finance for Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) has waived extradition and appeared in U.S. federal court today for an arraignment on charges related to his alleged role in a scheme to manipulate the U.S. Dollar (USD) and Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a benchmark interest rate.

Preparing For The Regulatory Challenges Of The 21st Century, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, Georgia Law Review Annual Symposium, Financial Regulation: Reflections And Projections, University Of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, March 20, 2015

Date 20/03/2015

Thank you, Professor [Carol] Morgan, for that kind introduction. It is a great honor to be here at the Georgia Law Review’s Annual Symposium. Before I begin my remarks, however, let me issue the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”), my fellow Commissioners, or members of the Commission’s staff.