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Palestine Exchange Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" #63 - June 2012

Date 05/07/2012

Click here to download June's edition of the PEX Monthly Newsletter,  "Tadawul" #63.

European Commission President Barroso And Vice-President Rehn Welcome The European Parliament's Final Vote On Project Bonds

Date 05/07/2012

President Barroso and Vice-President Rehn have welcomed today's European Parliament vote on the European Commission proposal for a Project Bonds Initiative.

European Commission: Europe 2020 Project Bond Initiative: Frequently Asked Questions

Date 05/07/2012

This initiative marks another building block in the European Commission's actions to revive growth through investment in the European Union. The basic principle underpinning this initiative is a better use of public banks better. In the case of the European Union, this is the European Investment Bank (EIB). The EIB and the EU budget can be used more effectively to achieve major leverage through limited risk-sharing with private investors. The legal provisions are being put in place, in order for the first project to be launched as early as this summer.

Project Bond Pilot Testing: European Parliament Approves EU Guarantees

Date 05/07/2012

An EU allocation of €230 million in guarantees to back the private issuance of "project bonds" for transport, energy and information technology infrastructure projects was approved by Parliament on Thursday. The decision allows pilot testing of this innovative plan to attract private investment in transport, energy and information technology network projects.

TMX Group And MaRS Join Forces To Drive Impact Investing In Canada

Date 05/07/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced its commitment to contribute to the development of the impact investing field in Canada as a founding supporter of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (the Centre). TMX Group will contribute funding, resources and leading capital markets expertise to the Centre, and will work to strengthen programs initiated by the Centre to mobilize private capital to tackle social and environmental problems.

European Commission Delegated Regulation On Short Selling And Credit Default Swaps - Frequently Asked Questions

Date 05/07/2012

What is short selling?

Short selling is the sale of a security that the seller does not own, although the seller will subsequently need to buy the security in order to be able to deliver the security to the buyer. Short selling can be divided into two types:

1."Covered" short selling is where the seller has borrowed the securities, or made arrangements to ensure they can be borrowed, before the short sale.

2."Naked" or "uncovered" short selling is where the seller has not borrowed the securities at the time of the short sale, or ensured they can be borrowed.

Short Selling: European Commission Adopts Delegated Act Detailing Rules On The Ban On Uncovered Sovereign Credit Default Swaps And Short Sales Of Shares And Sovereign Debt

Date 05/07/2012

The European Commission has today adopted a Delegated Act which sets out important technical rules needed to ensure the uniform application and enforcement of the Short Selling Regulation. In particular, the delegated act specifies the cases in which sovereign credit default swaps are considered covered, and therefore not banned in accordance with the Regulation. Investors can demonstrate that the sovereign credit default swap contracts they have entered into are covered by demonstrating either a quantitative or a qualitative correlation between the hedged assets and liabilities and the sovereign credit default swap. Other issues addressed in the Act include technical rules relating to the reporting of short positions in shares and sovereign debt, and the thresholds which can trigger a short term suspension of short selling in illiquid shares and other financial instruments. A related regulatory technical standard on short selling was also adopted by the Commission today, based on a draft submitted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publication Of The English Version Of Insurance Inspection Rating System (Inspection Rating System For Insurance Companies)

Date 05/07/2012

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced today the English version of “Insurance Inspection Rating System (Inspection Rating System for Insurance Companies)”, which was published on March 30, 2012.

Tokyo Sock Exchange Statement On The Result Of The JFTC's Review Of The Osaka Securities Exchange And Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Combination

Date 05/07/2012

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (hereafter "TSE Group") and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (hereafter "OSE") agreed on the business combination in November last year. In accordance with the Anti-Monopoly Act, TSE Group and OSE filed a notification to the Japan Fair Trade Commission (hereafter the "JFTC") on January 4 this year and the JFTC has reviewed the business combination since then. We understand that the JFTC has conducted strenuous review within a short period of time, taking into full account the competition conditions in various fields of business.

EEX And TEİAŞ Sign Memorandum Of Understanding For A Cooperation On The Establishment Of A Turkish Energy Exchange

Date 05/07/2012

Today, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and TEIAŞ, the Turkish Electricity Transmission Company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a co-operation on the establishment of an organized energy market. Turkey represents one of the biggest and most dynamic energy markets with an important geographical position within the Southeastern European and Asian region.