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The Amman Stock Exchange Index Quarterly Review

Date 01/07/2014

In purpose of ensuring that the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) General Price Index reflects the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies, Mr. Nader Azar the Acting CEO of the ASE said that the ASE has conducted its periodic quarterly review of the ASE index constituents. By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to trading during the last quarter has been reviewed. After that, the ASE has conducted its screening process for all listed companies using the full market capitalization of the companies and the number of trading days during last quarter. It is worth mentioning that these criteria adopted by the ASE are similar to the international practices applied in this field. These criteria are applied in a number of leading international index providers such as the S&P Dow Jones.

BATS Announces Annual Changes To BATS 1000 Index - U.S. Equities Market Benchmark Celebrates Fifth Anniversary - CDW Corporation, News Corporation, And Rite Aid Among The Companies Added To The Index

Date 01/07/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the BATS 1000® Index, a U.S. equities market benchmark, which became effective prior to market open today.

MGEX Reports 5th Best Exchange And Electronic Volume

Date 01/07/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces top five monthly records from June in both total volume and electronic volume. This is the fifth month this year that the Exchange has finished with total volume in the top 25 all-time. All futures and options contracts traded totaled 214,007, a 70 percent increase from June 2013.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Introduces Dow Jones Commodity Index; Index Based On Straightforward Design, Equal-Weighted Approach - Diversification & Liquidity Hallmarks Of Dow Jones Commodity Index

Date 01/07/2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) has introduced today the Dow Jones Commodity Index which is designed to serve as a broad-market commodity index with diversification and liquidity as its intrinsic characteristics. The Index may be used as a well-diversified, core beta exposure, or as a simple building block for customizable indices or product creation. The Dow Jones Commodity Index will serve as a complement to the S&P GSCI® – the first investable commodity index and its family of indices.

Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 93.7 Billion Euros In June

Date 01/07/2014

EBA Supports Capital Treatment Of Covered Bonds, But Calls For Additional Eligibility Criteria

Date 01/07/2014

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an opinion on the preferential capital treatment of covered bonds and a detailed report on the European covered bonds frameworks. While expressing support for the current approach laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), the EBA recommends additional criteria to qualify for preferential treatment. The opinion also calls for further clarifications on current disclosure requirements and provides advice on the preferential treatment of some specific cover assets. Finally, based on the analysis presented in the report, the EBA has identified a series of best practices ensuring a robust and consistent regulatory framework for covered bonds.

NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes Now Available Through Informa Investment Solutions

Date 01/07/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) a market leading provider of innovative, transparent indexes, announced the following 21 NASDAQ Indexes are now available to clients of Informa Investment Solutions' Zephyr StyleADVISOR. They will also be launched within Informa Investment Solution's PSN Enterprise in the coming months.

EBA Publishes Guidelines On Harmonised Definitions And Templates For Funding Plans Of Credit Institutions

Date 01/07/2014

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on harmonised definitions and templates for funding plans of credit institutions. These Guidelines aim at harmonising reporting of funding plans across the EU.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling

Date 01/07/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instruments under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Moscow Exchange's Turnover At RUB 37.2 Trln In June 2014

Date 01/07/2014

Moscow Exchange's turnover was RUB 37,154 bln in June 2014 (June 2013: RUB 40,973 bln). Equity, FX, Precious Metals, and Money Market (repo with the CCP) turnover increased, as did open interest on the Derivatives Market.