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Launch Of The ‘Speak Up’ Campaign, Speech By Douglas Flint, Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc, Chartered Institute Of Securities & Investment, London, 23 September 2014

Date 23/09/2014

Good morning and thank you to CISI for allowing me the opportunity to say a few words on a subject I believe is hugely important.

Bucharest Stock Exchange: Launch Of BET Total Return Index

Date 23/09/2014

The September 22, 2014 trading session was opened by the Index Committee of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), on occasion of launching BET Total Return index (BET-TR).

Set Up Financial Hardship Fund For Industry Whistleblowers And Encourage Financial Services Firms To Adopt A Speak Up Policy, Says CISI

Date 23/09/2014

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has launched a Speak Up campaign encouraging financial services industry firms to adopt a Speak Up policy, to help staff report violation of company policy, the law or any failing which impacts standards and has suggested a financial hardship fund be set up to provide comfort to potential whistleblowers.

SIX Securities Services And Euroclear Join Forces For Global Fund Services

Date 23/09/2014

• SIX Securities Services and Euroclear have joined forces to provide even more comprehensive, end-to-end fund services for their clients. Building on SIX’s strong Swiss market presence and client relations; and Euroclear’s powerful FundSettle processing capabilities, this approach is designed to provide enhanced mutual and hedge fund services.

Bursa Malaysia: Change Of Name From CIMB FTSE China 25 To CIMB FTSE China 50

Date 23/09/2014

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) wishes to announce the change in the name of a Fund as follow:

The Stock Short Names will be changed as follows:

Taiwan Stock Exchange Renews MOU With Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 23/09/2014

Globalization has seen capital markets around the world face unprecedented levels of competition. In order to strengthen their competitiveness, stock exchanges are actively seeking international strategic alliances with their peers for product development and market expansion, which benefit all parties.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Borneo Aqua Harvest Berhad And Fines 4 Of Its Directors A Total Of Rm40,000

Date 23/09/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded BORNEO AQUA HARVEST BERHAD (BAHVEST or the Company) and 9 directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR). In addition, 4 directors of BAHVEST were fined a total of RM40,000.

Press Release By The Central Bank Of Jordan Regarding The Arab Bank

Date 23/09/2014

Since 2004, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, represented by the Central Bank of Jordan, has been closely following the developments in the case filed in New York against the Arab Bank (Linde, et al.v.Arab Bank Plc), offering its support and assistance throughout the process. This support and assistance stems from the Government’s confidence in the Arab Bank’s banking operations and compliance procedures.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Fines Barclays £38 Million For Putting £16.5 Billion Of Client Assets At Risk

Date 23/09/2014

Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) has today been fined £37,745,000 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to properly protect clients’ custody assets worth £16.5 billion. As a result clients risked incurring extra costs, lengthy delays or losing their assets if Barclays had become insolvent.

SEBI Approves New Name For MCX-SX - Metropolitan Stock Exchange Of India Ltd (mSXI)

Date 23/09/2014

MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) has received approval from Capital Market Regulator SEBI vide their letter dated 17th September 2014 to change its name and operate under the new iconic name, ‘Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Ltd’, abbreviated as ‘mSXI’. The name change is a part of the turnaround strategy to give the exchange a new identity, disassociate from the promoters and shift to a high growth phase. The Exchange is in the process of making an application to Registrar of Companies (RoC) for registration of the new name.