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Credit Suisse Group Ltd Receives A Reprimand

Date 23/12/2011

SIX Exchange Regulation has issued Credit Suisse Group Ltd with a reprimand for breach of the rules governing the disclosure of management transactions.

Thai Listed Firms Report Strong Q3 Financial Status

Date 23/12/2011

• Q3 net profits, revenues improved year-on-year, but dropped from Q2
• Debt to equity ratios move higher in Q3 on increasing investment
• Profits down from Q2 as rising expenses outpaced revenues   

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Held 10th Board Secretary Training Courses For SME Listed Companies

Date 23/12/2011

To further improve the information disclosure of the SME listed companies, enhance the awareness of the listed companies for honest and compliant operation, Shenzhen Stock Exchange recently held the 10th session of board secretary training course for the SME listed companies. Zhang Ying, the deputy general manager of SZSE, attended the opening ceremony and gave a speech. This training combined real time broadcast training with onsite training, and more than 530 persons, including the board secretaries and securities affairs representatives of almost 300 SME listed companies, attended the training.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Week Ending 23rd December, 2011

Date 23/12/2011

NZX Refers Investors To FMA Warning

Date 23/12/2011

NZX endorses the FMA’s advice to investors who receive unsolicited offers to buy their shares.

NZX Update - Ralec Claims

Date 23/12/2011

NZX advises that Ralec shareholders Grant Thomas and Dominic Pym have filed their defence of a claim brought against them by NZX seeking damages arising out of the purchase by NZX of the Clear grain business in 2009.

China’s Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. Added To Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index

Date 22/12/2011

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd. (China H shares) will be added to the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Indexes announced today.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX SmallCap Index

Date 22/12/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 28, 2011:

The shareholders of Mosaid Technologies Inc. (TSX: MSD) have accepted the $CDN 46.00 cash per share offer from First Pioneer Holding. Mosaid Technologies Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices after the close of Wednesday, December 28, 2011.

Judge Orders Plastics Executive To Pay $49.5 Million In SEC Case

Date 22/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the successful resolution of its trial against a plastics industry executive charged with lying in SEC filings regarding his ownership of Musicland Stores Corporation stock. Alfred S. Teo, Sr. and a trust he controlled have been ordered by a federal judge to pay $49.5 million in a final judgment against them.

Bermuda Stock Exchange - Days Of Operation Over Christmas Period

Date 22/12/2011

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) advises that the BSX will be closed during the Christmas period as follows:

1.    Monday, 26th and Tuesday 27th December, 2011, re-opening on Wednesday, 28th December, 2011;

2.    Monday, 2nd January, 2012, re-opening on Tuesday, 3rd January, 2012.