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SGX Announces New Organisation

Date 28/03/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced a new organisation structure to reinforce its positioning as the Asian Gateway and better leverage growth opportunities in the region.

BATS Global Markets Board States Unanimous Support For President, CEO Joe Ratterman

Date 27/03/2012

BATS Global Markets, Inc. (“BATS”) today announced that its Board of Directors states its unanimous support for President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Ratterman, who has led the company since June 2007. 

Shin Corporation Public Company Limited Of Thailand Added To Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index

Date 27/03/2012

Shin Corporation Public Company Limited will be added to the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Indexes announced today.

IIFM And ISDA Launch Mubadalatul Arbaah (MA) Profit Rate Swap (PRS) Product Standard

Date 27/03/2012

The International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) are pleased to announce the launch of the ISDA/IIFM Mubadalatul Arbaah (Profit Rate Swap) product standard to be used for Islamic hedging purposes.

OneChicago Holiday Trading Hours - Good Friday 2012

Date 27/03/2012

OneChicago (OCX) will be closed on Friday, April 6, 2012 in observance of the upcoming Holiday, Good Friday, which is consistent with U.S. equity markets. OneChicago will be open on Monday, April 9, 2012.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 27/03/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

On March 26, 2012, the shareholders of Lakeside Steel Inc. (TSXVN:LS) approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by JMC Steel Group, Inc. for $C0.2983 cash per share. Lakeside Steel will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index effective after the close on Tuesday, March 27, 2012.

DTCC Successfully Completes Greek CDS Restructuring Credit Event Processing

Date 27/03/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that payments on sovereign credit default swaps contracts related to Greece were successfully completed. 

Economy: Bigger Euro Bailout Fund Needed To Create Space To Boost Growth, OECD Says

Date 27/03/2012

Euro area finance ministers meeting this week need to boost the firepower of the European stability funds to at least one trillion euros, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said today.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Publication Of A Single Document Combining AMF Recommendations And Areas For Consideration In Relation To Corporate Governance And Executive Compensation In Companies Referring To The AFEP/MEDEF Code

Date 27/03/2012

To facilitate the application of recommendations and areas for consideration put forward by the AMF in relation to corporate governance and executive compensation in companies referring to the AFEP/MEDEF code, these have been combined and summarised in a single document entitled “AMF recommendation no. 2012-02”.

United States Promotes Market-Determined Exchange Rates At World Trade Organization Forum

Date 27/03/2012

Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Michael Punke and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Monetary and Financial Policy Mark Sobel today began a two-day series of meetings at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) seminar on the relationship between exchange rates and trade, where they will advocate for market-determined exchange rates as a foundation of an open global trading system.