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Citigroup Global Markets New ECC General Clearing Member

Date 02/10/2012

European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) welcomes Citigroup Global Markets Limited, London, as a new General Clearing Member (GCM). In this capacity, Citigroup can settle its own transactions as well as customer transactions and, in addition, it is also available for Non-Clearing Members as a service provider.

September’s Turnover At Boerse Stuttgart Around EUR 7.2 Billion - Increase In Equity And Investment Fund Trading - Large Increase In Turnover In German Government Bonds (‘Bunds')

Date 02/10/2012

According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of about EUR 7.2 billion in September 2012. The trading volume was therefore around the same as in August 2012. At more than EUR 3.5 billion, securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover in September.

John Menzies Celebrates 50 Years On London Stock Exchange - Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director Opens The Market - Pre-Eminent Scottish Company With Market Capitalisation Of Over £380m

Date 02/10/2012

John Menzies plc, one of the UK's oldest and most widely known business brands, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its listing on London Stock Exchange this morning by opening the UK markets. Paul Dollman, Group Finance Director at John Menzies, joined Alastair Walmsley, Director of Equity Primary Markets at London Stock Exchange Group to celebrate the anniversary.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange: September 2012

Date 02/10/2012

LME Announces Record Volumes For September 2012

Date 02/10/2012

The London Metal Exchange (LME) experienced record volumes in September, with 14.09 million lots traded.

Keynote Address By Ybhg Dato Dr Nik Ramlah Mahmood, Deputy Chief Executive Securities Commission Malaysia, At IFN 2012 Issuers & Investors Asia Forum, Tuesday 2nd October 2012, KL Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur: “Islamic Capital Market – Ensuring Sustainable Growth”

Date 02/10/2012

I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me to speak at today’s conference.   The IFN Issuers and Investors Asia Forum I understand, draws delegates from the entire spectrum of the Islamic finance industry.  So I am delighted to have this opportunity to share my thoughts on this subject with you today.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Overview And Preliminary Figures For September 2012

Date 02/10/2012

This report contains trading conditions of the Tokyo Stock Exchange for September 2012.

Neonet Selected As Execution Service Provider By United Banker - Increased Execution Quality, Reduced Fixed Costs And Broad Market Access Made Neonet UB Securities Ltd’s Preferred Choice

Date 02/10/2012

Neonet, the independent execution services provider, today announced that UB Securities Ltd has entered an Execution Service Provider agreement to increase execution quality throughout its business. The solution will allow UB Securities, part of the Finland-based United Bankers group, to trade in their own membership on chosen markets and through Neonet access on all other major MTFs and primaries in Europe and the Americas. Smart Order Routing technology, alternative market access, and strict quality control will give improved execution quality for UB Securities’ clients resulting in optimized prices at low cost.

SIX Exchange Regulation: Greater Transparency - Improved Insight Into Shareholder Structures

Date 02/10/2012

On 1 October 2012, SIX Exchange Regulation introduced a new function regarding published notifications for significant shareholders of listed companies. It is now possible to query the currently disclosed shareholder structure for any company listed on SIX Swiss Exchange at the click of a mouse. Previously, disclosure notifications were only sorted chronologically by issuer, date or investor. This new function ensures that the disclosure of shareholdings will remain transparent in future despite there being over 1,000 new notifications every year. The reason for this change was the related amendment made to FINMA's Stock Exchange Ordinance as at 1 January 2012.

September Marks Record Month And Quarter For Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Trading Volumes - Volumes Grow Over 40% Compared To Previous Quarter

Date 02/10/2012

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange ended the first quarter of FY 2012-13 with a record trading volume of Rupees 385.58 Billion in terms of value. This represents an increase of 40.71 % on previous quarter. Over Rupees 150 Billion of traded volume was seen in September which is a monthly record, beating previous monthly high of 129 Billion Rupees set in August 2012. The corresponding number of contracts traded in the quarter was 1,051,032 which is also a record. Number of active brokers reached a high of 67 and investor accounts were at record level of close to 8,000.