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ESMA Submits A Comment Letter To The IFRS Interpretations Committee Regarding IAS 39

Date 22/08/2012

ESMA has submitted a comment letter to the IFRS Interpretations Committee regarding its tentative agenda decision on IAS 39 – Recognition and Measurement – Accounting for different aspects of restructuring Greek government bonds.
SWIFT Achieves Key T2S milestones - Successful Proof Of Concept For Value-Added Network Solution And Launch Of Full Suite Of Services For T2S Implementation Round Out ‘End To End’ T2S Support From SWIFT

Date 22/08/2012

SWIFT, the financial messaging provider for more than 10,000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, announced today that it has completed successfully and on time the ‘proof of concept' (PoC) phase of development of its value-added network (VAN) solution for T2S.
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-Month Euroyen Futures (Effective From 21 August 2012)

Date 22/08/2012

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current March 2013 contracts to the June 2013 contracts, effective from 21 August 2012.
UK's Financial Services Authority Proposes To Ban The Promotion Of UCIS And Similar Products To Ordinary Retail Investors

Date 22/08/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published proposals to ban the promotion of Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes (UCIS) and similar products to the vast majority of retail investors in the UK. The proposed rules mean that, in the retail market, promotions will generally be restricted to sophisticated investors and high net worth individuals for whom the products are more likely to be suitable.
Exponential-e To Provide Low Latency Connectivity Into London Metal Exchange - Direct Connectivity Of Up To 100Gig To The World’s Oldest And Largest Non-Ferrous Metals Market Offers Trading Institutions Ultra-Fast Deal Execution Speeds

Date 22/08/2012

Exponential-e Ltd, one of the UK’s most innovative technology enablers announced today that the London Metal Exchange (LME) is the latest addition to Exponential-e’s growing portfolio of on-net financial exchanges. Exponential-e will provide direct ultra-low latency connectivity into the trading platform over its network.

HKEx To Introduce RMB Currency Futures On 17 September

Date 22/08/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce renminbi (RMB) currency futures on 17 September. The US Dollar vs Renminbi (Hong Kong) or USD/CNH* Futures contract will be the world’s first deliverable RMB Currency Futures.
1,000 ETFs Tradable On Xetra - Deutsche Börse Has Largest Product Offering And Highest Turnover In Europe

Date 22/08/2012

The five new equity index ETFs from db X-trackers mean that more than 1,000 ETFs have been tradable on Xetra since Wednesday. The product offering in the Deutsche Börse XTF segment thus remains the largest of all the European stock exchanges. This selection, together with an average monthly trading volume of €12 billion, makes Xetra Europe’s leading trading venue for ETFs. Its market share in European ETF trading is around 38 percent, with funds of more than €170 billion invested in ETFs.
Thai Bourse To Showcase Strong Fundamentals Of Thailand In Thailand Focus 2012

Date 22/08/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will hold “Thailand Focus 2012” during August 29-31 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok, under the theme, “Positioning Thailand for the Next Growth Phase,” to present Thailand’s growth opportunities and strengths of Thai listed companies to investors around the globe.
Positive First Half-Year For SIX

Date 22/08/2012

SIX posted upbeat results in the first half of 2012. While operating income fell by 7.4% toCHF 582.3 million, Group net income more than doubled year-on-year to CHF 250.9 million, mainly due to the income from the sale of the Eurex participation. Adjusted for the Eurex effect in both reporting periods and in local currency, operating income was in line with the year-back figure, and Group net income was up 47.9% at CHF 78.8 million.
KVH Announces Appointment Of New Sales Division Leaders - Sales Organization Realignment To Deliver Industry-Specific Solutions

Date 22/08/2012

KVH Co., Ltd., Asia’s leading information delivery platform, today announced that Mitsuhiro Takeda and Takato Hirai have joined KVH both as Senior Vice Presidents of the Sales Division, effective immediately.