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China Exchanges Services Company Limited - China Securities Index Co, Ltd Index Service Agreement Signing Ceremony And News Conference

Date 26/11/2012

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), a joint-venture of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, will sign an index service agreement with China Securities Index Co, Ltd (CSI) tomorrow (Tuesday).

Statement By President Obama On The Departure Of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro

Date 25/11/2012

Today, the President issued the following statement on the announcement by Mary Schapiro, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, that she will be leaving her post.  The President also announced that he intends to designate Elisse Walter, a current Commissioner, as Chair upon Ms. Schapiro’s departure next month.

The Egyptian Exchange Continues Its Efforts To Attract More Listed Companies

Date 25/11/2012

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) saves no effort to broaden its listed companies database by attracting new companies while its management is also keen to reconcile the non-compliant companies to follow the capital adequacy rules.

Dubai Financial Market: Market Holiday - UAE National Day, December 2 And 3

Date 25/11/2012

On the occasion of UAE National Day, the market will be closed on Sunday and Monday 2-3 December 2012 and will resume on Tuesday 4 December 2012.

FESE Response To The European Commission Consultation On The Recommendations Of The High-Level Expert Group On Reforming The Structure Of The EU Banking Sector

Date 23/11/2012

FESE Response to the European Commission consultation on the recommendations of the High-Level Expert Group on Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector  

CFTC Charges North Carolina Resident Michael Anthony Jenkins And His Company, Harbor Light Asset Management, LLC, With Solicitation Fraud, Misappropriation, And Embezzlement In Ponzi Scheme - Defendants Charged With Fraudulently Soliciting And Accepting At Least $1.79 Million From Approximately 377 Persons - In A Related Criminal Action, Jenkins Was Indicted For Securities Fraud And Is In Custody Awaiting Trial

Date 23/11/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, charging Michael Anthony Jenkins of Raleigh, N.C., and his company, Harbor Light Asset Management, LLC (HLAM), with operating a Ponzi scheme for the purpose of trading E-mini S&P 500 futures contracts (E-mini futures). From at least January 2011 through January 2012, the defendants fraudulently solicited at least $1.79 million from approximately 377 persons, primarily located in Raleigh, N.C., in connection with the scheme, according to the complaint.

Speech By FESE Secretary General Judith Hardt To The Boerse Stuttgart MiFID Kongress - Regulatorisches Symposium

Date 23/11/2012

On 13th November Judith Hardt gave a speech to the MiFID congress organised by the Stuttgart Exchange.

Austrian & CEE Investor Conference 2012 In New York

Date 23/11/2012

The Austrian & CEE Investor Conference in New York is being held on Monday, 26 November 2012. Already in its 10th year, the conference is hosted in collaboration with Auerbach Grayson, Erste Group and Wiener Börse. The 10th Anniversary Conference will take place at the Peninsula Hotel New York.

ISDA/AFME letter To EC Re. Capital Requirements Regulation

Date 23/11/2012

Click here to download the letter from ISDA and AFME to the European Commission on the compromise draft on capital requirements for bank exposures to central counterparties in the Capital Requirements Regulation.

Rationale And Principles For Financial Union, Speech By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, At The 22nd Frankfurt European Banking Congress, Frankfurt Am Main, 23 November 2012

Date 23/11/2012

Lord Mayor Feldmann,

Dear Mr. Blessing,

Dear Mr. Fitschen,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a pleasure to be here today to address the Frankfurt European Banking Congress.

A year ago, I gave my first speech as President of the European Central Bank (ECB) at this venue. It has been an intense year for the ECB and for Europe – challenging yet promising.