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Michel Barnier, Member Of The European Commission Responsible For Internal Market And Services - Financial Regulation: How To Achieve Global Convergence

Date 30/03/2012

Ladies and gentlemen,

In September 2010, I came to the Eurofi conference to present our financial regulation roadmap.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Revised Weight Percentage Of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index

Date 30/03/2012

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”) today announced the revised weightings of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index components, effective June 1, 2012.

MCX Weekly Market Report March 23, 2012 - March 29, 2012

Date 30/03/2012

Please click here to download the MCX Weekly Market Report.

ASIC: Nomura Australia Limited Pays $30,000 Infringement Notice Penalty

Date 30/03/2012

Nomura Australia Ltd (Nomura) has paid a penalty of $30,000 to ASIC in order to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel, for the entry of two orders to sell the security, Alumina Limited (AWC) on 18 March 2011, that allegedly resulted in the market for AWC not being both fair and orderly.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Pre-Close Period Update For The Eleven Months Ended 29 February 2012

Date 30/03/2012

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the eleven months ended 29 February 2012 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year. 

• Continued good operational performance, underpinning expectations of strong results for the current financial year
• Total equity capital raised on our markets amounted to £34.6 billion (2011: £37.4 billion), with 144 new issues admitted to our markets (2011: 167). In addition, a further 458 bonds have been admitted to the Group's MOT and ORB bond markets (2011: 219)
• Average daily UK equity value traded down 2 per cent and Italian average daily volumes up 2 per cent; trading on Turquoise's equity platform increased 54 per cent. Share of order book trading in UK cash equities for Q4 to date increased to 62.7 per cent (Q3 60.5 per cent)
• In fixed income trading, MTS money markets (repo) and cash markets value traded decreased 8 and 10 per cent respectively; MTS trading is up sequentially Q4 on Q3. MOT retail bond trading volumes up 33 per cent with Q4 trading significantly higher than Q3
• Derivatives trading volumes on IDEM increased 2 per cent over the same period last year; Turquoise Derivatives increased 16 per cent
• Clearing volumes up 3 per cent and open interest increased 19 per cent on last year at 5.7 million contracts; net treasury income has remained strong in the final quarter of the current financial year and is expected to exceed Q3 even after reductions in deposit interest rates achieved in March
• Settlement instructions decreased 3 per cent; the custody business saw a 1 per cent increase in value of assets under custody at €3.04 trillion
• The number of professional users of UK real-time information decreased by 2,000 to 91,000, while professional users of Borsa Italiana data declined by 3,000 to 135,000 year on year; demand for other information products, including FTSE, UnaVista and SEDOL, remained good

Appointments To Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Committees

Date 30/03/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce new appointments and re-appointments to the following committees with effect from 1 April 2012:

• Academic and Accreditation Advisory Committee
• Disciplinary Chair Committee
• Investor Compensation Fund Committee
• Investor Education Advisory Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Products Advisory Committee
• Securities Compensation Fund Committee
• SFC Dual Filing Advisory Group
• SFC (HKEC Listing) Committee
• Takeovers and Mergers Panel
• Takeovers Appeal Committee

NZX Consults On Proposed Rule Changes

Date 30/03/2012

NZX has today released a consultation memorandum regarding proposed amendments to the Main Board and Debt Market Listing Rules (“Listing Rules”).

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charge

Date 30/03/2012

We refer to (2) (c) of 11. in Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar for the contract month of Jul 2012 is US$５.３２ per metric ton for each additional discharging port. 

Economy:US And Europe Facing Separate Growth Tracks, Says OECD

Date 29/03/2012

Economic growth in the G7 countries is expected to be firmer through the first half of 2012, but the recovery remains fragile and is expected to proceed at different speeds in North America and Europe, the OECD said in its latest Interim Economic Assessment.

ISDA: Final IRS, Credit And Equity Derivatives Matrix And Legend published (Standardisation Q2 2011)

Date 29/03/2012

In the March 2010 Regulator Letter  G14 firms committed to drive a high level of product, processing and legal standardization in each asset class with a goal of securing operational efficiency, mitigating operational risk and increasing the netting and clearing potential for appropriate products (recognizing that standardization is only one of a number of criteria for clearing eligibility). Accordingly, work streams were set up and have since been on going to allow analysis of existing, and where appropriate, identify potential opportunities for further Standardization.  A standardization matrix was completed in partnership with the Supervisors.