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FESE Response To IOSCO Consultation On The Impact Of Technological Changes

Date 19/08/2011

Significant technology advancements have such as high frequency trading (HFT) which allows more accurate, granular and faster pricing of securities. As pointed out in the consultation report, there is no clear evidence of consistent negative effects of HFT. Following the US Flash Crash - the roots of which are, for various reasons, specific to the US - the focus has shifted to HFT and the potentially detrimental effects it may have on already volatile markets. In this regard, FESE welcomes this opportunity to outline the provisions taken by its members to foresee such problems and the tools that they have put in place to safeguard against this.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 33

Date 19/08/2011

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 33 - 2011.

FESE Response To ESMA Consultation Paper On Possible Delegated Acts Concerning The Prospectus Directive

Date 19/08/2011

FESE fully agrees with European supervisors that there is an adequate level of flexibility in the current Prospectus regime. We feel strongly that the current distinction between a Regulated Market and an MTF should be retained. This requires the continued application of the principle that admission to trading on a MTF, as opposed to admission to trading on a RM or a public offer, does not trigger the obligation to publish a prospectus. Furthermore, FESE does not support the proposal of what is called a «proportionate» regime for SMEs.

SEC And CFTC Seek Public Input For Joint Stable Value Contract Study

Date 19/08/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have approved for publication in the Federal Register a request for public comment that is expected to assist in conducting a joint study on stable value contracts.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report - Week Ending 19 August

Date 19/08/2011

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly report for the week ending 19 August.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Swire Pacific A Futures And Options

Date 19/08/2011

ESMA Published Updated List Of Registered And Certified Credit Rating Agencies

Date 19/08/2011

According to the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation ((EC) No 1060/2009), ESMA publishes today the list of those credit rating agencies that as of today were either registered or cirtified in the European Union.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: The First Trading Day For The February 2012 Rice Contract

Date 19/08/2011

The first trading day for the February 2012 contract month for rice futures will be  Aug. 22, 2012. 

Osaka Securities Exchange: Derivatives Trading After The Launch Of "Night Session"

Date 19/08/2011

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) successfully started "Night Session" for Stock Index Futures and Options trading on July 19, 2011 (trading day of July 20, 2011).

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The Status Of Loans Held By All Banks As Of End- March 2011, Based On The Financial Reconstruction Act

Date 19/08/2011

The total amount of loans held by all banks as of end- March 2011, based on the definition in the FRA(Act No.132 of 1998), is 11.5 trillion yen. The figure decreased by 0.2 trillion yen from 11.7 trillion yen as of end-March 2010.