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Global Fund Managers To Converge On Malaysia To Access Asean’s Multinational Marketplace

Date 22/05/2013

• Invest Malaysia 2013 to showcase the diversity and sustainability of Bursa Malaysia’s Marketplace;
• Prime Minister to deliver keynote address;
• Jim Rogers will address the conference with a presentation entitled: ASEAN’s Rise: Following the Money Trail

Thai Bourse Joins Maybank Kim Eng Securities In Opportunity Day In Chiang Mai On May 31

Date 22/05/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has joined Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) plc (MBKET) in the first Opportunity Day, in Chiang Mai, when top management of listed companies will meet directly with regional investors on Friday, May 31 at Centara Duangtawan Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Thomson Reuters Wins Inside Market Data And Inside Reference Data Awards 2013 - Financial & Risk Business Recognised Across Four Categories As Voted On By Market Participants

Date 22/05/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced it has been named Best Foreign Exchange (FX) Data Provider, Best Low Latency Data/Technology Vendor, Best Research Provider and Best Reference Data Provider in the Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards 2013. The awards are voted on by end-users in financial firms to recognise excellence in the delivery of world-class content.

Leading Asset Owners And Managers Talk Sustainability In New FTSE4Good Sir Mervyn Pedelty Award Article

Date 22/05/2013

Unilever was honoured in December as the first recipient of the Sir Mervyn Pedelty award, confirming the consumer products group’s standing as a corporate leader in sustainability. The award, in memory of the inspiring first chairman of the FTSE4Good Policy Committee, Sir Mervyn, recognises the major sustainability achievements constituent companies have made. Out of the approximately 2,400 companies assessed for the FTSE4Good ESG Ratings, eight sector leaders that achieved improvements over time were identified. In addition to Unilever, three companies were highly commended – Go-Ahead, Intel and Diageo.

BME: REGIS-TR And National Settlement Depository (NSD) To Intensify Cooperation On The Mutual Exchange Of Information

Date 22/05/2013

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository owned by Clearstream (Deutsche Börse Group) and Iberclear (BME), and National Settlement Depository (NSD), the Russian Central Securities Depository, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to intensify their cooperation on the mutual exchange of information. The MOU addresses the development of communication channels and a cooperative relationship for the purpose of supporting and advancing the development of both organisations’ repository systems.

Japan Exchange Group: Regarding Measures Toward Improving System Reliability

Date 22/05/2013

We would like to once again express our deepest apologies to investors and market users for the inconvenience caused by the failure in J-GATE, the derivatives trading system of JPX subsidiary Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd., on March 4, 2013.

Banks Must Adapt To The Growth Of Fixed Income Electronic Trading To Retain Customer Flow - Banks Must Become Niche Providers Of Bonds And Interest Rates Derivatives Liquidity If They Are To Adapt For The Future - GreySpark’s Maturity Model Helps Banks Prepare For Challenging Changes To Market Structure

Date 22/05/2013

A new piece of research from GreySpark Partners, a London-based capital markets consultancy, published today examines the state of electronic trading in fixed income markets for bonds, CDS and IRS. The report, Fixed Income Electronic Trading 2013, analyses how the traditional roles of investment banks and trading venues for these products are changing. This is driven by a combination of macroeconomic forces and incoming capital markets regulations, bringing to an end the practice of debt warehousing by market-making dealers.

FTSE Licenses Four Indices To Vanguard For New ETFs - FTSE Indices To Expand Range Of Vanguard ETFs - Europe, Asia Pac, Japan And All-World Indices Chosen

Date 22/05/2013

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index provider, today announces that it has licensed four more indices to Vanguard as the basis for a new range of international Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). This brings the number of ETFs based on FTSE indices globally to over 200, including 11 provided by Vanguard

Millennium Information Technologies Appoints New CEO - Mack Gill, SunGard SVP Corporate Development & Strategy Appointed As New CEO - MillenniumIT Founder And Current CEO Tony Weeresinghe, Director Of LSEG Global Development, Appointed Millenniumit Non-Executive Chairman - MillenniumIT Strongly Placed To Continue To Drive Global Expansion, As A Leading Developer And Supplier Of Innovative Financial Markets System Technology

Date 22/05/2013

Millennium Information Technologies ('MillenniumIT'), part of diversified international exchange business, London Stock Exchange Group (‘LSEG'), is today delighted to announce the appointment of John Mackay ‘Mack' Gill, as its new CEO.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Reasons Behind System Failure And Measures, Etc. To Prevent Recurrence

Date 22/05/2013

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. hereby notify you of the reasons for the occurrence of the failure in J-GATE (derivatives trading system) on March 4, 2013 and our response.