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On 25 March Moscow Exchange Launches Trading With Settlement On T+2 For 15 Stocks And All Sovereign Bonds

Date 15/03/2013

With the T+2 settlement cycle launched at the Exchange the Main T+2 Trading Mode and the Mode for Negotiated Trades with the CCP will be available for its trading members. To be admitted to trading on the T+2 market they will have to pay a contribution to the Guarantee fund. Initially, until 25 March, the market participants will be required to contribute 2 million rubles that was the amount needed to get access to repos with the CCP. Thus, clearing members who contributed to the Guarantee fund in order to be admitted to the trading modes "Repo with the CCP" will not be required to pay more.

HKEx Publishes Consultation Conclusions On Trading Halts

Date 15/03/2013

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), published today (Friday) its Consultation Conclusions on Trading Halts. The consultation found a majority of respondents supported the Exchange's proposal to allow a listed issuer’s inside information announcement to be released during the Exchange's trading hours subject to a short trading halt.

UK House of Lords, House Of Commons Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards - Proprietary trading

Date 15/03/2013

Introduction

1. The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was established to examine the crisis of culture and standards in banking which has been exposed in recent times. The Commission was also asked to examine the Government’s draft legislative proposals to bring about structural  change in the UK banking sector to secure a greater degree of organisational separation between retail banking and investment banking. We discharged this last requirement  in our First Report published on 21 December,  and in our more recent follow-up Report on the same subject. We intend to report fully on the issues of culture and standards in our final Report later this Spring.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report

Date 15/03/2013

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HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 15/03/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Timberwell Berhad For Breach Of Main Market Listing Requirements

Date 15/03/2013

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Timberwell Berhad (TIMWELL) for failing to ensure that TIMWELL’s announcement dated 28 February 2012 on the fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 (Q4 2011) took into account the adjustments as stated in TIMWELL’s announcement dated 30 April 2012.

ESMA Publishes A Q&A On ETFs And Other UCITS Issues

Date 15/03/2013

These Q&A are intended to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of the UCITS Directive and its implementing measures, with a specific focus on the guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues (ESMA/2012/832).

Borsa Italiana Welcomes “Enertronica” To Aim Italia - Mercato Alternativo Del Capitale

Date 15/03/2013

Enertronica has today listed on Aim Italia – Borsa Italiana’s market for small and fast growing companies. Enertronica is an energy saving company which operates in the field of renewable energy and realizes photovoltaic power plants.

London Stock Exchange Group Donates £70,800 Of Trading Fees To Comic Relief - Kirstie Allsopp Opens Trading And Collects Cheque To Support The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda's Mad March

Date 15/03/2013

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today presented Kirstie Allsopp with a £70,800 cheque to support Miranda Hart in her BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda's Mad March.

FTSE Emerging Index Annual Review – 8 Indian Companies To Be Included

Date 15/03/2013

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, announced the results of the FTSE Emerging Index annual review today. The index includes large and mid cap securities from advanced and secondary emerging markets, classified in accordance with FTSE’s transparent Country Classification Review Process.