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Date 18/05/2012

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Notice On The Release Of The Amendment Of Related Implementation Rules Of The Dalian Commodity Exchange

Date 18/05/2012

In order to meet the market demand and optimize the business regulations, after examination and approval by the 26th Session of the 2nd Board of Directors of Dalian Commodity Exchange, and submission to China Securities Regulatory Commission for record, Dalian Commodity Exchange conducted amendment to the “Delivery Rules of Dalian Commodity Exchange”, “Clearing Rules of Dalian Commodity Exchange”, “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Standard Warehouse Receipt of No.1 Soybeans, No.2 Soybeans, Corn, LLDPE and PVC”, “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Standard Warehouse Receipt of Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, RBD Palm Olein and Coke”, and “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Designated Delivery Warehouse”. Hereby, relevent amendaments are released. 

London Stock Exchange Group Plc : Announcement Of Preliminary Results Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc For The Year Ended 31 March 2012

Date 18/05/2012

• Excellent progress in delivering growth and diversification strategy
• Scale, scope and reach of Group transformed through organic growth and acquisitions
• Strong financial performance, growth achieved across all business segments in a highly competitive environment
• Total income up 21 per cent at £814.8 million (2011: 674.9 million); revenue up 10 per cent at £679.8 million (2011: £615.9 million)
• Operating profit up 27 per cent at £358.5 million (2011: £283.0 million); adjusted operating profit1 up 30 per cent at £441.9 million (2011: £341.1 million)
• Profit before tax up 169 per cent at £639.7 million which includes recognition of the value of our existing interest in FTSE (2011: £238.2 million); adjusted profit before tax1 up 35 per cent at £400.6 million (2011: £296.3 million)
• Basic EPS up 243 per cent at 193.6 pence (2011: 56.4 pence); adjusted EPS1 up 36 per cent at 100.6 pence (2011: 73.7 pence)
• Proposed final dividend up 6 per cent to 19.0 pence per share; total dividend for the year increased 6 per cent to 28.3 pence per share

Shanghai Stock Exchange Take Measures To Prevent Speculation On New Shares

Date 18/05/2012

With a view to implementing the requirements of deepening new share issuance system reform of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has carried out a series of supervision measures to prevent the speculation on new shares, for the purpose of curbing over-speculation on new shares. Recently, the SSE has imposed oral or written warnings on the accounts with abnormal trading of new shares, the measure of in-session suspension of trading on the very day on several accounts with serious abnormal trading of new shares and the disciplinary punishment of 3-month trading restrictions on the securities account with its owner surnamed Huang seriously violating relevant regulations in the trading of news shares such as those in Yechiu Metal Recycling (China) Ltd. (Yechiu Metal), People.cn Co., Ltd. (People.cn) and Beijing Cuiwei Tower Co., Ltd. The SSE has cracked down on new share speculation by strengthening the measures on regulating the whole process of new share trading.

Securities Commission Malaysia Chairman Elected To Leadership Role In Global Securities Regulatory Body‬ ‪‬

Date 18/05/2012

Datuk Ranjit Ajit Singh, Chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has been elected as a member of the Board of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the governing body of IOSCO responsible for leading the direction and process of standard-setting and decision-making on policy issues affecting global capital markets. He has also been appointed the Vice-Chairman of the Emerging Markets Committee (EMC), comprising 86 jurisdictions, at its 37th Annual Meetings and Conference in Beijing, China.

ASIC: Brisbane Man Charged With Market Manipulation

Date 18/05/2012

Ronald Baldwin, an investor living in Yeronga, Queensland, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today on charges of market manipulation, following an ASIC investigation.

Explanation On Amendment To Related Implementation Rules Of The Dalian Commodity Exchange

Date 18/05/2012

In order to meet the market demand and optimize the business regulations, Dalian Commodity Exchange conducted amendment to the “Delivery Rules of Dalian Commodity Exchange”, “Clearing Rules of Dalian Commodity Exchange”, “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Standard Warehouse Receipt of No.1 Soybeans, No.2 Soybeans, Corn, LLDPE and PVC”, “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Standard Warehouse Receipt of Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, RBD Palm Olein and Coke”, and “Administration Meaures of Dalian Commodity Exchange on Designated Delivery Warehouse”. It is hereby to give the explanation on the major content of and the reasons for the amendments for all member units to understand and apply the regulations.

CFE To Launch Futures On CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (VXN)

Date 18/05/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that it plans to launch trading on the CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index futures contract (ticker symbol VXN, futures symbol VN) beginning on Wednesday, May 23, pending regulatory approval.

BM&FBOVESPA Registers Record Number Of BOVA11 ETF Trades

Date 17/05/2012

In today’s trading session BM&FBOVESPA registered an all-time record number of trades in BOVA11 ETF, an index fund that tracks the performance of the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa). There were 10,154 trades of 5,004,510 units, resulting in a BRL 271.78 million financial volume. The previous record was 10,001 trades on August 08, 2011.

James Burns Named Deputy Director In SEC's Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 17/05/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that James R. Burns will become a Deputy Director in the Division of Trading and Markets.