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Restoring Confidence In Financial Statements: The European Commission Aims At A Higher Quality, Dynamic And Open Audit Market

Date 30/11/2011

The 2008 financial crisis highlighted considerable shortcomings in the European audit system. Audits of some large financial institutions just before, during and since the crisis resulted in 'clean' audit reports despite the serious intrinsic weaknesses in the financial health of the institutions concerned. Recent inspection reports by national supervisors have also criticised the quality of audits.

Dow Jones Indexes To License Dow Jones Switzerzland Select Dividend 15 Index To UBS For A Structured Product - New Index To Measure Stock Performance Of High Dividend-Paying Companies In Switzerland

Date 30/11/2011

Dow Jones Indexes announced that it has licensed the new Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 15 Index to UBS to serve as the basis for a structured product, Open End PERLES, which was listed today on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Mergers: European Commission Approves Acquisition Of RBS Assets By Banco Santander

Date 30/11/2011

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of a number of retail and commercial banking assets of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in the UK by Banco Santander of Spain. After a re-notification following changes to the previously approved operation (seeIP/10/1343), the Commission concluded that the amended transaction would not raise competition concerns, in particular because the overlaps between the parties' activities are very limited and Santander market shares will remain lowin the UK.

First-Ever Index Of Blue-Chip Stocks From Euro-Asian Exchanges Is Launched Bydow Jones Indexes, Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges - Dow Jones FEAS Titans 50 Equal Weighted Index - To Track The 50 Largest Stocks Listed In FEAS Region - New Gauge Expands Dow Jones FEAS Index Family To Four

Date 30/11/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) today announced the launch of the first blue-chip index derived from Euro-Asian stock exchanges, the Dow Jones FEAS Titans 50 Equal Weighted Index.

RTS Group Weekly Trading Results

Date 30/11/2011

Weekly Trading Results: November 21 - 25, 2011 (pdf, 158 Kb)

Maple Group Acquisition Corporation And TMX Group Announce Receipt Of Current Views From The Commissioner Of Competition

Date 30/11/2011

Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple) and TMX GroupInc. (TMX Group) announced that they received today the Commissioner of Competition's currentviews with respect to Maple's proposed acquisitions of TMX Group, CDS and Alpha Group (proposed transactions). As previously disclosed, approval by the Commissioner of the proposed transactions is a condition to the completion of Maple's offer to acquire TMX Group.

Bursa Malaysia Launches Practical Guide To Listing

Date 30/11/2011

Bursa Malaysia today unveiled a Practical Guide to Listing on Bursa Malaysia to assist aspiring companies, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), on their listing journey and life as a listed company. The Going Public Guide was launched by Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry at the opening of the IPO Seminar 2011 organised by Bursa Malaysia in collaboration with SME Corporation Malaysia. 

Keynote Address By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore At The Paris Europlace Financial Forum, The Grand Hyatt Hotel, Singapore, 30 November 2011

Date 30/11/2011

Asia - No Room for Complacency

Mr Christian Noyer, Governor of Banque de France,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,

Good morning. For those of you who are coming from abroad, a warm welcome to Singapore.

Deleveraging out of a debt overhang 

SZSE Draws Up The Scheme For Perfecting ChiNext Delisting System And Solicits Public Opinion

Date 30/11/2011

Over more two years since the launch of the ChiNext board, it had grown steadily and operated stably with the support and efforts from market parties. It plays a positive role in encouraging and guiding the social fund to support developing strategic rising industrials and other innovative enterprises, and implementing the state’s self-independent innovative strategy.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 30/11/2011

We refer to (2) (c) of 11. in Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar for the contract month of Mar 2012 is US$５.５９ per metric ton for each additional discharging port.