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Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) And Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA) Strengthen Ties Through Memorandum to Promote Financial Centres - DIFCA Signs A Memorandum Of Agreement (MoU) With TFSA At A Ceremony In Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 09/12/2013

Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA), the independent body corporate within the DIFC responsible for the economic development and planning of the Centre, signed a strategic agreement with Toronto Financial Services Alliance (TFSA), a unique, public–private partnership dedicated to growing Toronto region’s financial services cluster. The Memorandum of Agreement outlined a mutual agreement that both parties would work to foster a business to business collaboration in their respective financial centres. 

Moscow Exchange Indices Monthly Review: November 2013

Date 09/12/2013

Monthly review: November 2013 (pdf, 667 Кb)

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Orders Medivir AB To Pay A Fine

Date 09/12/2013

The Disciplinary Committee of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB (the “Exchange”) has found that Medivir AB (“Medivir” or the “Company”) has contravened the Exchange’s Rulebook for Issuers (the “Rulebook”) regarding disclosure rules and has therefore ordered Medivir to pay a fine of SEK 384,000 equal to twice the company’s annual fee to the Exchange.

HKEx Announces Appointment To Its Audit Committee

Date 09/12/2013

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Monday) approved appointment of Michael Lee as an additional member to its Audit Committee with immediate effect.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Adjustment To The Sample Stocks For SZSE Component Index, SZSE SME Index And SZSE ChiNext Index And Other Indices

Date 09/12/2013

On December 9, 2013, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. jointly announced to make regular adjustment, according the indices compiling rules, to the sample stocks for SZSE series indices, which include SZSE Component Index, SZSE SME Index, SZSE ChiNext Index and SZSE 100 Index, etc. . Meanwhile, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. announced to make regular adjustment to the sample stocks for CNINFO 100 Index and other cross-market indices. The adjustment will become effective as of the first trading day of January, 2014.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Temasek Foundation Provide Technical Assistance To Central Banks In Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar And Vietnam

Date 09/12/2013

Over the next three days, a group of 24 officials from the central banks of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV) will be visiting the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to share experiences in financial supervision and regulation.

Record Week For Listings On NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

Date 09/12/2013

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced that December 9th through the 13th will be a record week for listings on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.  NASDAQ OMX Stockholm has three main market listings scheduled, which is the largest number in one single week in nine years. The upcoming listings are: today, Monday December 9, the real estate company Victoria Park, on Tuesday, December 10, the bathroom company Sanitec and on Thursday, December 12, the candy company Candyking.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 4 December

Date 09/12/2013

TSE’s broad index gained 2.53% in the week ended 4 December.

New Research Finds HFT Improves Market Fairness – CMCRC

Date 08/12/2013

New research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found that the presence of high-frequency traders improves market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes WTO Agreement

Date 08/12/2013

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today:

“The breakthrough agreement reached in Bali by the World Trade Organization (WTO) reaffirms the commitment of the international community to an open trade system which boosts global growth and jobs, and cuts poverty.”