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Thai Bourse’s Market Report For August - SET Index Rose In August, Making It Asia’s Best Performer - Market Cap At THB 10.18 Trillion, Up 21 Pct From End-2011 - Daily Average Stock Trading Volume Up 5 Pct M-O-M, Down 21.5 Pct Y-O-Y

Date 14/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand's (SET) securities trading volume in August rose 5.06 percent from the previous month, but down 21.48 percent from a year earlier. The global stock market in August was supported by economic stimulus measures in the Euro zone; however, mounting worries of China’s economy slowing undermined the sentiment. Meanwhile, the Thai capital market was boosted by economic expansion and good performances of Thai listed companies.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes English Translation Of Composition Of Supervisory Policy (Financial Instruments Business Operators, Etc.)

Date 14/09/2012

The FSA published today an English translation of Composition of Supervisory Policy (Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc.)

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes English Translation Of Main Points Of Annual Supervisory Policies For Program Year 2012

Date 14/09/2012

The FSA published today an English translation of Main Points of Annual Supervisory Policies for Program Year 2012.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Mini Contracts Design Modifications

Date 14/09/2012

1.Contents of Modification

The following amendments will be implemented to the Mini Gold and Mini Platinum contracts:

CME Group Selects Bank Of China, New York Branch As New Settlement Bank And Collateral Custodian

Date 14/09/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and Bank of China Limited (BOC), the world's ninth largest bank with the highest degree of internationalization and diversification, announced Bank of China, New York Branch will become a CME Clearing settlement bank and collateral custodian, subject to regulatory approval. With the addition of Bank of China,New York Branch, CME Group's customers will now have an even more diverse list of approved settlement banks to choose from.

TABB Examines Adoption Of New Structures And Technologies Moving Equity-Style ETF Trading Into Corporate Bond Liquidity - Trading In US Corporate Bond ETFs Accelerated During First Half Of 2012, Accounting For Average Daily Bond Volumes Of $262M In Investment Grade And High-Yield Markets

Date 13/09/2012

In spite of the boom in the US primary markets this month, the corporate bond industry faces a level of demand among asset managers far greater than issuance, leading to the adoption of new structures and technologies driving a rise in equity-style, fixed-income exchange-traded fund (ETF) use. In new research published today, TABB Group estimates trading in US corporate bond ETFs accelerated during the first half of 2012, accounting for average daily bond volumes of $262 million, specifically $146 million in par value in the investment grade and $116 million in par value in the high-yield markets.  “As corporate bond ETF trading accelerates,” says Henry Chien, research analyst and author of “Corporate Bonds and the ETF: Odd-Lot Arbitrage,” “unique liquidity dynamics and information flow of ETFs will increasingly impact prices and trading behavior in the underlying bond markets.”    

Vienna 2 Initiative Holds Workshop On Cross-Border Bank Supervision And Resolution In Emerging Europe

Date 13/09/2012

The Steering Committee of the Vienna 2 Initiative organized a high-level workshop on the topic of bank supervision, resolution and banking union with particular regard to emerging Europe in London on 12 September 2012.

2012 Annual North American Conference Of The International Swaps And Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) - Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen, September 13, 2012

Date 13/09/2012

I would like to thank Steve O’Connor, Bob Pickel and Mary Johannes from ISDA for inviting me to speak with you today.  This is my first appearance at an ISDA conference, but I see many familiar faces in the audience.  I have found the dialogue with all of you to be very constructive during my first year with the Commission, and I look forward to continuing that dialogue in the months and years ahead.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-39: Attribution Functionality Production Testing Saturday, September 22, 2012

Date 13/09/2012

As announced in Trading Notice #12-25, Direct Edge^® will introduce optional attribution functionality for order entry and market data to EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX^®) effective Monday, September 24, 2012. 

CFTC Charges Florida Resident William Jeffery Chandler With Forex Fraud And Misappropriation - Federal Court Enters Emergency Order Freezing Defendant’s Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 13/09/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on September 11, 2012, Judge James D. Whittemore of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an emergency order freezing the assets of defendant William Jeffery Chandler of Ft Myers, Fla. The court’s order also prohibits Chandler from destroying or altering books and records. The judge set a hearing on the CFTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction for September 26, 2012.