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HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions - As At 31 July 2012

Date 31/07/2012

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions, As at 31 July 2012

Boerse Stuttgart Welcomes Draft Law To Control High-Frequency Trading - Precise Definitions Needed For Different Investor Groups

Date 31/07/2012

Dr Christoph Boschan, Managing Director of the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, described the official draft of Germany’s proposed high-frequency trading law, published today by the Federal Ministry of Finance, as a ‘very useful initiative from the perspective of a stock exchange that focuses on private investors’. Boerse Stuttgart is pleased to note that the supervisory body’s powers are to be extended and the obligations of trading platforms and participants are specified. ‘Overall, we see this as confirmation of our own efforts in the area of self-regulation in favour of private investors. In Stuttgart we have had a restrictive approach to high-frequency trading for some time. Furthermore, it is in the interest of all financial market stakeholders that we create greater legal certainty in terms of the way we deal with high-frequency traders,’ observed Dr Boschan.

London Stock Exchange: Three New Issuers Raise £275m On Retail Bond Market In July

Date 31/07/2012

• July's issues bring total amount raised on ORB to over £2bn since launch
• Severn Trent Plc's RPI-linked bond raises £75m
• Primary Health Properties Plc's 5.375% bond raises £75m
• ICAP's 5.5% bond raises £125m

CPSS-IOSCO Issue Consultative Report On The Recovery And Resolution Of Financial Market Infrastructures

Date 31/07/2012

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published for public comment a consultative report on the Recovery and resolution of financial market infrastructures.

SunGard Identifies Ten Trends In Commodities Trading For 2012

Date 31/07/2012

Kirk Howell, chief operating officer of SunGard’s Kiodex business unit, said, “Geopolitical events, an unclear demand and supply picture, and new activities by central banks –such as unconventional monetary policies like quantitative easing – are broadening the range of potential outcomes and risks for commodities transactions. The growth of electronic and algorithmic trading, intraday price volatility, and new regulations will require firms to change their business processes, especially for processing commodity derivatives.”

Tokyo Stock Exchange Has Published The Index Value Of TSE Home Price Index For May

Date 31/07/2012

TSE has published the index value of TSE Home Price Index for May on July 31, 2012.

UBS's Second Quarter 2012 Results

Date 31/07/2012

UBS second-quarter pre-tax profit CHF 951 million; wealth management businesses' net new money inflows increased to CHF 13.2 billion; industry-leading Basel 2.5 tier 1 ratio strengthened further to 19.2%; phase-in Basel III tier 1 ratio1 target of 13% already surpassed; Basel III RWA1 reduced by CHF 45 billion; Group and Investment Bank RWA targets lowered.

SGX And SIAS Bring Investing To The Heartlands

Date 31/07/2012

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) and Securities Investors Association (Singapore) (“SIAS”) announced today they are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to formalize their commitment over the next 3 years to bring investing to the heartlands.

Report: Adoption By ASX-Listed Companies Of The ASX Corporate Governance Principles And Recommendations On Diversity

Date 31/07/2012

ASX Compliance today released  an independent report from KPMG on the adoption by ASX-listed companies of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s recommendations relating to gender diversity. 

ASIC: New Financial Requirements For Issuers Of Over-The-Counter Derivatives

Date 31/07/2012

ASIC today released new financial requirements for Australian financial services licensees who issue over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives to retail clients, including contracts for difference and margin foreign exchange.