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Tehran Stock Exchange Signs MoU With Kazakhstan Stock Exchange

Date 04/10/2011

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on 28th September 2011, next to FEAS General Assembly in Almaty. The MoU was signed by TSE's CEO, Dr. Hassan Ghalibaf Asl, and KASE's President, Mr. Kadyrzhan Damitov.

SGX September Derivatives And Commodities Trading Increases

Date 04/10/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said derivatives and commodities activity rose while securities trading fell in September from a year earlier.

RTS Group Weekly Trading Results

Date 04/10/2011

European Parliament: Bank Capital Requirements Legislation Under Way In Parliament

Date 04/10/2011

Parliament should adapt the Basel Committee's latest regulatory standards to the specificities of the EU banking market, Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), who is leading EP work on the latest draft rules on bank capital requirements, told the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Tuesday. However, other MEPs disputed this view, at the start of a process whereby Parliament and EU Member States will eventually translate the Basel standards into legislation.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited $6 Million And Suspends Its Former Responsible Officer

Date 04/10/2011

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citi Asia), fined it $6 million, and suspended the approval granted to Ms Lisa Chan Sin Man, to act as a responsible officer. Her licence has also been suspended for eight months from 3 October 2011 to 2 June 2012 (Note 1 and 2). 

Interxion: Over 70% Of Market Participants Indicate Their Trading Strategies Are Latency Dependent

Date 04/10/2011

INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced the first findings from the Interxion-sponsored 2011 Automated Trader Algorithmic Trading Survey, an annual survey of the trends and developments in the trading industry.

DGCX Records 486,710 Contracts In September As Indian Rupee Options Is Listed For Trading - Monthly Volumes Of 486,710 Contracts Valued At $ 21.3 Billion, An Increase Of 211% Over 2010 - Gold Futures Trade Record Daily Volume Of 9,638 Lots Worth $ 486.37 Million On September 26 - Currency Futures Trade 440,366 Contracts In September, Up 290% Over Last Year

Date 04/10/2011

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) clocked volumes of 486,710 contracts, valued at $ 21.3 billion, in September, an increase of 211% compared to the same month last year.

Renaissance Capital Selects Redkite For Global, Multi-Markets Equities Market Surveillance - Market Surveillance Specialist, Redkite, Introduces Its Market Leading Insider Trading Detection Logic To Russian Markets

Date 04/10/2011

Redkite Financial Markets,a specialist in regulatory intelligence as a service, today announced that Renaissance Capital, the leading emerging markets investment bank, has selected and installed Redkite’s trade surveillance solution, Redeye, as the single, global, multi-markets surveillance solution within the firm’s comprehensive, global technology upgrade programme. The system successfully went live in August, six weeks’ after the global contract was signed.

Thai Bourse To Hold Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony For New Headquarters

Date 04/10/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will hold a foundation stone laying ceremony on October 19, 2011 for its new head office at Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok. The ceremony will be presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

EDHEC-Risk Institute Research Shows Benefits Of Using ETFs In A Dynamic Core-Satellite Investment Approach

Date 04/10/2011

In a new study entitled “Capturing the Market, Value, or Momentum Premium with Downside Risk Control: Dynamic Allocation Strategies with Exchange-Traded Funds”, produced as part of the Amundi ETF research chair on “Core-Satellite and ETF Investment,” EDHEC-Risk Institute researchers have analysed the performance of risk-controlled dynamic asset allocation strategies and concluded that appropriate implementation of the Dynamic Core-Satellite approach can boost portfolio returns while keeping downside risk under control.