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NYSE Euronext Quarterly Review AEX-Index Family

Date 30/08/2012

NYSE Euronext announces the results of the quarterly review for the AEX®, the AMX® and the AScX®.  The new composition of these indices will be effective from Monday September 24, 2012.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes 2011 Report On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 30/08/2012

The  AMF's  eighth  annual  report  on  credit  rating  agencies  (CRAs)  covers  CRA supervision, international regulatory developments and credit ratings. It also provides an opportunity for the regulator to review Europe’s new supervisory framework

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Labour Day Public Holiday

Date 30/08/2012

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that the Exchange will be closed on Monday, 03 September, 2012, in observance of the Labour Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, 04 September, 2012.

Global CEOs And U.S. Small Business Owners Have Mixed Views On Job Growth In 2013 - NYSE Euronext Survey Finds U.S. Small Business Owners Are Less Optimistic Than Public Company CEOs

Date 30/08/2012

CEOs of NYSE-listed companies are twice as likely as U.S. small business owners to expand their workforce in 2013, according to the recently released NYSE Euronext 2012 CEO Report. More downbeat compared to their optimistic large-company counterparts, two-thirds of U.S. small business owners say they may not add jobs in 2013, with some anticipating reductions in their workforce. Among report respondents, 57% of CEOs and 53% of U.S. small business owners believe that reducing tax rates on businesses would be the most effective solution to accelerate the growth of permanent jobs.

Share Of Investors In Financial Instrument Trade On The WSE In H1 2012

Date 30/08/2012

The WSE has completed another survey of the share of different investor groups (foreign investors, Polish institutional investors, Polish individual investors) in trade in financial instruments on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. According to the survey methodology,* the share of each investor group is based on the results of a survey of Polish brokerage houses.

Press Conference By Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's Minister For Financial Services - New Post Of Vice Commissioner For International Affairs At FSA - Recent Systems Glitch At Tokyo Stock Exchange

Date 30/08/2012

[Opening Remarks by Minister Matsushita]

I will report on the personnel reshuffle at the Financial Services Agency (FSA).

At today's cabinet meeting, a cabinet order to partially amend the Cabinet Order for Organization of the FSA, which establishes the post of vice commissioner for international affairs (Kokusai-Seisaku-Tokatsukan) that is comparable to the director-general post, was formalized. The new post has been created in light of the importance of international debate on financial regulatory reform, which is a major global challenge, and our international operations, including our response to the European fiscal and financial problems.

Masamichi Kono will be appointed to the new post, effective August 29.

The reshuffle of directors-general and officials with higher ranks at the FSA will be made as shown in the paper distributed to you. Among the officials who will remain in their current posts are FSA Commissioner Hatanaka, Director-General Morimoto of the Planning and Coordination Bureau, Director-General Kuwabara of the Inspection Bureau, Director-General Hosomizo of the Supervisory Bureau, Secretary-General Takeno of the Executive Bureau at the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, and Vice Commissioner for Policy Coordination Mori.

Commodity Market Diversifies And Stabilises WSE Group Results In H1 2012

Date 30/08/2012

The Warsaw Stock Exchange Group generated a net profit of PLN 60.2 million in H1 2012, down by 15.7 percent year on year.

UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Consumer Guide On Key Improvements To Financial Advice

Date 30/08/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a new guide to help consumers understand key improvements to the way they receive financial advice.

Thai Bourse Announces Overwhelming Success Of Thailand Focus 2012

Date 30/08/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, announce the overwhelming success of “Thailand Focus 2012 - Positioning Thailand for the Next Growth Phase,” during August 29-31, reinforcing the attractiveness of the Thai capital market and economy to investors from around the globe and boosting the visibility of Thai listed companies to foreign fund managers.

FTSE Moves To Actual Free Float In Float-Weighted Indices

Date 30/08/2012

From March 2013 onwards, all FTSE’s float-weighted indices will use actual free float percentages to calculate their weightings. This will reflect the actual stock available in the market more accurately and reduce turnover caused when a security moves from one free float band to another as the result of corporate actions or other structural change.