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Tokyo Commodity Exchange And DME To Collaborate On Energy Products

Date 17/03/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM), Asia’s leading commodity derivatives exchange listing industrial and agricultural products, and DME, the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on March 12 to strengthen their cooperation in promoting the development of energy contracts and in particular crude oil which is listed on both exchanges.

NZX Consults On New Market

Date 17/03/2014

NZX is pleased to launch the consultation process on a proposed new growth market (the “New Market”).

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Publication Of ETF・ETN Annual Report 2013

Date 17/03/2014

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. published the "ETF·ETN Annual Report 2014" (English Version). The report provides a variety of useful investment information. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Waives Annual Licensing Fee For Over 39,000 Licensees

Date 17/03/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has today announced that the payment of annual licensing fees will be waived for another two-year period. This initiative, effective from 1 April 2014, will benefit more than 39,000 intermediaries.

Instinet Australia Pty Limited Pays $50,000 Infringement Notice Penalty

Date 17/03/2014

Instinet Australia Pty Limited ("Instinet") has paid a penalty of $50,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ("MDP"). The penalty was for the entry of an erroneous order which resulted in the market for Renison Consolidated Mines NL March 2012 convertible notes not being both fair and orderly.

Board Of Directors Of Dubai Financial Market Meeting Results

Date 17/03/2014

The Board of Directors of Dubai Financial Market PJSC held a meeting on Sunday 16 March 2014, at 2:00PM at Borse Dubai and discussed the normal business activities.

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li's Comments On Alibaba’s US Listing Plan

Date 17/03/2014

In response to media requests for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) to comment on Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s plans for an initial public offering in the US, HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li said:

"We respect the company’s decision and wish it well."

Qatar Exchange Concludes A Training Program For Its Directors On Strategic Planning And Effective Leadership

Date 16/03/2014

In collaboration with Teamwork International, a leading provider of specialized training services, Qatar Stock Exchange concluded an integrated training program on leadership development and strategic planning.  The training, which conformed with the highest international standards in the development of executive leaders, targeted QE directors and department heads in line with the strategy of the exchange to develop the capabilities and skills of its employees.

NASDAQ Dubai Academy To Provide Training For The CFA Institute Claritas Investment Certificate - ‘Claritas Prep Pro’ Course To Be Conducted In Association With Genesis Institute

Date 16/03/2014

NASDAQ Dubai Academy will provide an intensive training course to prepare candidates for the Claritas® Investment Certificate examination, a new international education and ethics standard across the financial services sector offered by the CFA Institute.

Regulatory announcement: SGX Clarifies Olam International Issue

Date 15/03/2014

We note media commentaries on Olam’s share price increase over a six-week period prior to a general offer announced by Breedens Investments Pte Ltd, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek (Holdings) Pte Ltd, on 14 March 2014 for all of Olam shares at $2.23 a share.