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Palestine Exchange Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" #65

Date 04/09/2012

Click here to download the PEX Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" #65, for the Month of August 2012.

Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Former Remisier For Market Manipulation

Date 04/09/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged former remisier Dato’ David Goh Hock Choy in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for manipulating Lii Hen Industries Berhad (Lii Hen) shares.

Satori Hires Ian Hillier-Brook To Head-Up Strategic Development In Europe

Date 04/09/2012

Satori Consulting is pleased to confirm that Ian Hillier-Brook has joined the firm as Director, EMEA, based in the City of London, with responsibility for developing the consultancy’s client base across Europe. Hillier-Brook has an established profile in the City and Wall Street and an outstanding track-record of building successful businesses and networks, notably in the financial and technology sectors. He has many years’ experience of management and consultancy in the financial sector and brings his extensive network of European and North American contacts to the new position.

Shenzhen Securities Information Company And FTSE Group Sign MOU To Explore Possibility Of Developing New Suite Of Indices

Date 04/09/2012

Shenzhen Securities Information Co. Ltd (“SZSE Securities Information”) and global index provider FTSE Group (“FTSE”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the development and promotion of new indices for the China capital markets. Under the MOU, Shenzhen Securities Information and FTSE will undertake index-related research and development projects and leverage one another’s strengths promoting indices to Chinese domestic and international investors.

Thai Bourse Supports Govt-Bond Dealers To Trade Via FIRSTs System

Date 04/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has encouraged 13 outright primary dealers to trade bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) via SET’s electronic bond trading platform, called FIRSTs (Fixed Income and Related Securities Trading system), to boost trading liquidity and increase information management efficiency of bond market in Thailand.

SGX Achieves Second Record Month In A Row For Iron Ore Swaps And Introduces New Incentives

Date 04/09/2012

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) Iron Ore Swaps achieved a second consecutive record month in August 2012 with an exceptional 14.88 million metric tonnes (29,763 lots) cleared.  This was 42% higher than the previous record set in July 2012.  Open interest also reached a new high, surpassing the 10 million (20,961 lots) mark on 30 August 2012.

BlueCrest Selects Axioma’s Robust Risk Models - Large Alternative Asset Manager Chooses Axioma To Provide Risk Data For Systematic Equity Strategies

Date 04/09/2012

Axioma, a leading provider of decision support, risk analysis, portfolio rebalancing and performance attribution tools, today announced that BlueCrest Capital Management LLP, a leading alternative asset manager with more than $32 billion in assets under management, has selected Axioma’s Robust Risk Models™ for use in its systematic equity strategies.

TraFXpure - Reinvigorating The FX Market

Date 04/09/2012

Following on from ICAP’s announcement this morning on platform changes to EBS, Daniel Marcus, Managing Director, Strategy and Business Development at Tradition, comments on what this means for the market and why it further strengthens the TraFXpure proposition:

“Any moves made by platforms to enhance liquidity and encourage good market behaviour is good for the market and we welcome it. We are delighted that the entry of new participants such as TraFXpure have invigorated the FX market and triggered such changes by incumbents. Such moves validate and strengthen the TraFXpure proposition, by further highlighting to the market the importance of providing transparent, efficient and stable trading environments for client-driven FX trades.”

LCH.Clearnet Appoints Juliana Wheeler As Group Head Of Communications

Date 04/09/2012

LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet), the leading independent clearing house group, has appointed Juliana Wheeler as Group Head of Communications.  Juliana joins from J.P. Morgan’s Treasury & Securities Services business (TSS) where she was EMEA Head of Communications. She was also EMEA Head of Marketing for the Securities Services business of TSS. 

STOXX Launches STOXX+ Global Max Traded 200 Index

Date 04/09/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX+ Global Max Traded 200 Index. The new index applies an advanced set of screens to ensure that only the largest and most frequently traded companies worldwide are included, while at the same time offering a wide global diversification.