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HKMEx Gold Trading Surpasses 10,000 Contracts - Milestone Symbolises Growing Market Acceptance

Date 05/06/2012

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx), China’s global marketplace, announces today that trading of its US-dollar gold futures surpassed 10,000 contracts for the first time on June 1. A total 10,389 gold contracts were traded on the day.

Thai Bourse Launches USD Futures

Date 05/06/2012

Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, presided over the opening ceremony of USD Futures launched by Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group. He is welcomed by Sompol Kiatphaibool, TFEX’s Chairman, and Charamporn Jotikasthira, SET’s President, together with other SET executives and top executives from financial and capital markets. The USD Futures started trading from June 5. For more information of USD Futures, please visit www.tfex.co.th

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For BOC Hong Kong And HKEx Futures

Date 05/06/2012

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 7 June 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology. 

Press Conference By Shozaburo Jimi, Japan's Minister For Financial Services - Tuesday, May 29, 2012, from 9:34 A.M. To 9:49 A.M.

Date 05/06/2012

[Opening Remarks by Minister Jimi]

On May 27, Sunday, I attended an ordinary general meeting of Zentoku (national association of postmasters), which was held in Sapporo, Hokkaido. As has been reported by various mass media, Prime Minister Noda attended this meeting, becoming the first sitting prime minister to do so. Since he took office on September 2, 2011, the prime minister has consistently been calling for an early enactment of the postal bill in the Diet and elsewhere. As a result of efforts made by the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito, the bill to amend the Postal Service Privatization Act was passed on April 27 and promulgated on May 8, as you know.

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report - May 2012

Date 05/06/2012

Click here to download ASX's compliance monthly activity report for May 2012.

"The Next Phase In Islamic Finance" - Opening Address By Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore At The 3rd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit

Date 05/06/2012

Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali Al-Madani, President, Islamic Development Bank,
Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
And to all our foreign guests, a warm welcome to Singapore.

An Increasingly Difficult Conjuncture

We are meeting here for the 3rd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference Asia Summit, at a time of increasing stress in the global economy and financial system. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Training Session Held To Educate Issuers On Good Corporate Behavior

Date 05/06/2012

Shenzhen Stock Exchange recently held the second training session in Beijing for ChiNext-listed companies to promote compliance and development. A total of 161 board chairmen and senior executives of 83 ChiNext-listed companies located in northern and northeastern regions of China attended the training programme

TMX Group – Consolidated Trading Statistics May 2012: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Montreal Exchange, Natural Gas Exchange - Montreal Exchange Achieves Monthly Trading Volume Record

Date 04/06/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced May 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), as well as TMX Select, TMX Group's alternative trading system.

SEC Advisory Committee On Small And Emerging Companies To Meet On June 8

Date 04/06/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that its Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies will meet on Friday, June 8, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time. The discussion is expected to include the recently enacted JOBS Act, market structure issues, and scaling of disclosure and corporate governance rules for smaller public companies.

Speech By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The European Central Bank, Festival Dell’Economia, Trento, 1 June 2012

Date 04/06/2012

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to thank Tito Boeri and Lucrezia Reichlin for their invitation to this sharing of views on how to restore growth in the euro area.