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3rd Shanghai Stock Exchange-HKEx Index And Product Development Forum Rounded Off

Date 09/07/2012

The 3rd SSE-HKEx Index and Product Development Forum, jointly sponsored by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (HKEx), was held in Shanghai on June 29.

Palestine Exchange (PEX) Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #27, June 2012

Date 08/07/2012

Click here to download Issue #27, June 2012, of the PEX Investor Monthly Newsletter. 

Turkish Ambassador Meets With Egyptian Exchange Chairman

Date 07/07/2012

Dr. Mohammad Omran, chairman of EGX, met with the Turkish Ambassador in Cairo, Mr. Hussein Awni Bostali at The Egyptian Stock Exchange premise- Down Town.  During the meeting both parties discussed different files related to the strong economic relations between both countries.
 

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde At The Conclusion Of Her Visit to Japan

Date 07/07/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Tokyo:

“I would like to convey my sincere gratitude to the authorities and the people of Japan for welcoming me during my visit over the last few days. I always enjoy coming back to Japan. I have had the honor of meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Finance Minister Jun Azumi and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, and other senior officials, as well as women leaders and university students."

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Notice Of Publishing "SSE Stock Listing Rules (Amendment In 2012)"

Date 07/07/2012

With an aim of further rationalizing the delisting system of listed companies, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) published the "Scheme of Perfecting Delisting System of SSE-listed Companies" ("Delisting Scheme") on June 28, 2012. According to the "Delisting Scheme", the SSE amended relevant stipulations in the "SSE Stock Listing Rules (Amendment in 2008)" (original "Listing Rules"). Meanwhile, considering market demands, the SSE also amended relevant contents about trading suspension and resumption in the Chapter 12 of the original "Listing Rules". On the basis, the SSE drew up the "SSE Stock Listing Rules (Amendment in 2012)" (new "Listing Rules").

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Held A Joint Session With The Information And Communication Technology Chamber To Discuss The Advantages Of Listing On NILEX

Date 07/07/2012

EGX organized a joint session with the Information and Communication Technology Chamber at the Federation of The Egyptian Industries with the goal to inform the members of  IT companies Chamber about the advantages and benefits of listing on NILEX for SMEs which will contribute to the provision of funding to those companies through  listing and offering their shares and therefore to help them in achieving  growth in their capital, their employment volume  and their business scope.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Letter To Market Participants Regarding Compliance With Large Trader Reporting System For Physical Commodity Swaps And Swaptions - Division To Provide Temporary No-Action Relief For Less Than Fully Compliant Reporting Of Positions Based On Ownership

Date 06/07/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter to market participants providing temporary no-action relief for less than fully compliant reporting of positions based on ownership under the CFTC’s large trader reporting system for physical commodity swaps and swaptions. This temporary relief is intended to provide sufficient time for the industry to transition to fully compliant reporting for positions based on ownership by July 27, 2012. As a condition of this relief, market participants must submit, by July 30, 2012, fully compliant reports dating back to July 2, 2012.

MSCI Indices Q2 2012 Performance Results -Volatile Global Markets Generate Losses

Date 06/07/2012

• Global markets produced almost universally negative returns, eroding the semblance of recovery glimpsed in Q1 2012
• Only a handful of individual Emerging and Frontier Markets countries posted modest positive returns
• High volatility prevailed

Statement Of Support - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 06/07/2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today issued the following statement:

BCBS And IOSCO Issue Consultative Paper On Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally-Cleared Derivatives

Date 06/07/2012

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published a consultative paper on margin requirements for non-centrally-cleared derivatives. The paper is available on the websites of the Bank for International Settlements and IOSCO.