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ICE Clear Credit Designated Systemically Important In U.S.

Date 19/07/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, confirmed that ICE Clear Credit, ICE's North American credit default swap (CDS) clearing house, was designated as a systemically important financial market utility by the Financial Stability Oversight Council and that ICE Clear Credit has waived the right to appeal that decision.

Press Conference By Tadahiro Matsushita, Japan's Minister For Financial Services - Insider Trading - Manipulation Of LIBOR - Possible Manipulation Of TIBOR

Date 19/07/2012

[Opening Remarks by Minister Matsushita]

As the House of Representatives' Budget Committee concluded its deliberation, deliberation will start in the House of Councillors today. I feel regret that there have been few questions concerning financial and economic issues. The debate focused on the consumption tax and issues related to the defection of lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Japan as well as the Okinawa issue, but I, as a freshman minister and as the minister for financial services, feel that a broader range of issues should be debated. I will closely watch what will be debated in the House of Councillors today.

NASDAQ Dubai Welcomes US$ 500 Million Emaar Sukuk To Its Market - First Sukuk Listing By Emaar On NASDAQ Dubai, The Region’s International Exchange - Listing Is Landmark That Strengthens Region’s Capital Markets - Emaar Welcomes Successful Capital-Raising From International And Regional Investors

Date 19/07/2012

NASDAQ Dubai, the region’s international exchange, today welcomed the listing of a US$ 500 million Sukuk on its market by Emaar Properties PJSC, the Dubai-based global property developer.

QNB & Standard Chartered, Additional Custodians To Start Activity At Qatar Exchange

Date 19/07/2012

Following their recent licensing by the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA), Qatar National Bank and Standard Chartered  Bank have now respectively signed a Depositary Agreement with Qatar Exchange to start  Custody activities, raising the number of custodians working in the Qatari market , including HSBC, to three.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Secures Redress For Victims Of Boiler Room Scam

Date 19/07/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has secured a court order against Sinaloa Gold Plc (Sinaloa) and one of its directors, Glen Lawrence Hoover, a United States resident, which will see money returned to 79 UK victims of a boiler room scam.

BME Report On Shareholder Remuneration - Half-Yearly Record Of €16bn Paid By Spanish Listed Companies To Their Shareholders

Date 19/07/2012

• Dividend yield in Spain at record levels: close to 10%, and the highest of the world’s developed markets
• Since 2000, shareholder remuneration has totalled €253.5 billion

Eurotunnel Celebrates First Day Of Trading On NYSE Euronext London - Groupe Eurotunnel SA First Company To Trade On NYSE Euronext London

Date 19/07/2012

Groupe Eurotunnel, a leading provider of cross-channel and transport infrastructure, rang the opening bell in London this morning at 8 am to celebrate its admission to trading on the London market of NYSE Euronext (NYX) under the ticker symbol GET. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jacques Gounon, joined by members of Groupe Eurotunnel’s management team thus marked the start of continental Europe trading.

Thai Bourse Announces Trading Rules Adjustment

Date 19/07/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces that the exchange has revised its trading rules to comply with practices of leading international stock exchanges in order to boost trading choices and make the exchange ready to cope with trading innovations, new products, and regional connections.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Derivatives Trading After The Launch Of "Night Session" - 1 Year Has Passed Since The Launch

Date 19/07/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) successfully started "Night Session" (Trading hours: 16:30 to 3:00 on the next day) for Stock Index Futures and Options trading^(*1) on July 19, 2011 (trading day of July 20, 2011), and today, 1 year has passed since the launch.

Securities Commission Malaysia Names New Shariah Advisory Council Line-Up

Date 19/07/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the members of its Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) who will serve for a two-year period commencing 1 July 2012.  The SAC is the central authority responsible for determining the Shariah principles of the Islamic capital market in Malaysia.