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Russell Launches Three International Equity "Factor" ETFs - Comprehensive Series Of Factor ETFs Now Features 13 U.S. And International Options

Date 04/11/2011

Russell Investments launched its first international equity factor exchange-traded funds (ETFs) today, designed to provide investors with focused exposure to fundamental risk factors within their portfolio's international equity allocation. The three new factor ETFs, which listed today on NYSE Arca, focus on some of the same factors as the existing set of 10 domestic factor ETFs: low beta, low volatility and high momentum.

UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints New Communications Director

Date 04/11/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Zitah McMillan as its new communications director. 

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics October 2011

Date 04/11/2011

Please click here for the October 2011 ISE monthly statistical report.

HKEx To Introduce Three New Stock Option Classes On 21 November

Date 04/11/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce three new stock option classes on Monday, 21 November: Anhui Conch Cement, Belle International and China National Building Material.

BSE Derivatives Trading Volume Rs. 901.79 Crores On 4th November

Date 04/11/2011

1. Volume: Rs. 901.79 Cr.
2. Participation: 121 broker members 
3. Trading Summary:

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - October 2011

Date 04/11/2011

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 10 months of 2011 was $73,063 million, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with $66,564 million for the same period last year. 
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first 10 months of 2011 was $11,272 million, an increase of 11 per cent when compared with $10,198 million for the same period last year. 

McGraw-Hill And CME Group To Partner In Index Services Business - Will Contribute Complementary S&P Indices And Dow Jones Indexes Businesses Into Joint Venture - S&P/Dow Jones Indices Will Be A Leading Global Index Company Providing New Products To Clients And Generating Growth For Shareholders Of Both Companies

Date 04/11/2011

McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP), one of the world's foremost financial information companies and owner of S&P Indices, and CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace and 90-percent owner of the CME Group/Dow Jones joint venture, announced today an agreement to establish a new joint venture in the rapidly growing index business.  Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by the Boards of both companies, McGraw-Hill will contribute its S&P Indices business and the CME Group/Dow Jones joint venture will contribute the Dow Jones Indexes business to create S&P/Dow Jones Indices, a global leader in index services with annual revenue of more than $400 million.  Approximately $6 trillion in assets are benchmarked against these leading indices.

Interview Of European Commission President Barroso With BBC Today Programme

Date 04/11/2011

BBC: What is going to happen if the Greek government collapses some time today or over the weekend. Will the money that is meant to be paid to Greece to tidy it over will be paid?

JMB: What we expect to happen is to have a government of national unity and that government will conclude the agreement with us for the new programme – an EU and IMF programme. So I believe that all the problems will be solved.

HKEx Trading Statistics: On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 04/11/2011

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

Thai Capital Market Gears Up To Aid Flood Victims

Date 04/11/2011

Thailand’s capital market, led by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), is gearing up to assist flood victims through “Thai Stock Market Flood Relief Fund,” aiming to restore the livelihoods, especially immediate needs, of flood victims.