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Eurogroup Statement - Second Adjustment Programme For Greece

Date 21/02/2012

The Eurogroup welcomes the agreement reached with the Greek government on a policy package that constitutes the basis for the successor programme. We also welcome the approval of the policy package by the Greek parliament, the identification of additional structural expenditure reductions of € 325 million to close the fiscal gap in 2012 and the provision of assurances by the leaders of the two coalition parties regarding the implementation of the programme beyond the forthcoming general elections.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issues A Notice Of 3rd Cross-Market ETF Whole-Network Testing, Rolling Out SSE-SZSE 300 ETF On Countdown

Date 21/02/2012

Yesterday, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Depositary and Clearing Corp. Ltd. jointly issued the Notice on Third Whole-network Simulation Test for Cross-market ETF on Shenzhen Market, planning to organize such market participants as Bank of China, fund management companies to launch the third whole-network test. And the move also signals the SZSE has well prepared the work for SSE-SZSE 300 ETF.

Statement By Greece's Deputy Prime Minister And Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos About Today's Eurogroup Meeting

Date 20/02/2012

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Greece, Evangelos Venizelos, made the following statement in Brussels:

“Greece comes into today’s Eurogroup meeting having fulfilled all the requirements for the approval of the new program -a basic parameter of which is the PSI- within the context of the European Council decision of October 26/27, 2011."

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Publication Of The Report By The Working Group On General Meetings Held By Listed Companies And Launch Of A Public Consultation

Date 20/02/2012

The AMF’s working group on general meetings, which was launched in May 2011 and is chaired by Boardmember Olivier Poupart-Lafarge, has recently issued its conclusions. Its  report is subject to public consultation until 7 March 2012. The group, which consists of experts from a variety of backgrounds, focused on the following subjects: dialogue between shareholders and issuers at general meetings, the functioning of general meetings and voting on regulated agreements.

Share Of Investors In Trading In Financial Instruments On The Warsaw Stock Exchange In 2011

Date 20/02/2012

• The share of foreign investors in equities trading on the WSE Main Market remains high;
• Significant increase in the share of institutional investors in trading on the alternative market;
• Growing share of foreign investors in derivatives trading.

Platts Expands Its Forward-Dated European Oil Price Assessments - Extends Its Forward Curves Coverage To Thirty Six Months Out

Date 20/02/2012

Platts a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider, today announced it has significantly expanded its suite of European forward-dated price assessments for crude oil and refined products, adding more than 1,100 new data points to more than 40 forward curves.

IOSCO Consults On Principles For Ongoing Disclosure For Asset Backed Securities

Date 20/02/2012

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has published a consultation report – Principles for Ongoing Disclosure for Asset Backed Securities (ABS Ongoing Disclosure Principles) – containing principles designed to provide guidance to securities regulators who are developing or reviewing their regulatory regimes for ongoing disclosure for asset-backed securities (ABS).

INSIDE Secure Admitted To NYSE Euronext In Paris – The Largest Listing On NYSE Euronext’s European Market In Two Years

Date 20/02/2012

INSIDE Secure, a leading player in the design and supply of semiconductors  dedicated to secure transactions, celebrated today its successful listing on  NYSE Euronext in Paris.

Lloyds Banking Group Statement - Bonus Awards 2010

Date 20/02/2012

The Board of Lloyds Banking Group announces that it will make an adjustment to a proportion of the bonus awards in respect of 2010 for a number of its senior employees, including five Executive Directors. This adjustment will be implemented by reducing the amounts awarded in Deferred Shares and will amount to 40 per cent of the award in respect of its former Chief Executive, 25 per cent of the awards in respect of four other Directors and 5 per cent of the awards in respect of all members of the Group Executive Committee and others. The total number of people so affected is 13.

Thirty Four (34) Of Forty Six (46) Listed Companies On The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Achieved Profits In 2011 Ahmad Aweidah: Profits Before Tax Exceeded 240 Million USD

Date 20/02/2012

Mr. Ahmad Aweidah, Chief Executive Officer of the Palestine Exchange (PEX) announced that forty five (45) out of forty six (46) listed companies on the PEX disclosed their preliminary financial results for the year 2011 excluding one suspended company.