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SIX Securities Services Continues Internationalization Strategy – Launches Colombia With Cyprus Next In lLne

Date 19/09/2011

SIX Securities Services – the Zurich-based global post-trade services provider – today announced the opening of Colombia as a new market for its customers as well as plans to open Cyprus by October of this year.

Annual Review Of S&P/EGX ESG Index: Will Be Effective On 19 September 2011

Date 19/09/2011

The S&P/EGX ESG index Annual Review process is carried out in cooperation between Egyptian Exchange (EGX), Standard  and Poor's  (S&P)  and  the  Egyptian  Institute of Directors (EIoD).

SIX Securities Services Launches New Delivery Versus Payment Settlement Service Against Gold

Date 19/09/2011

In a significant industry innovation, SIX Securities Services, the Swisspost-trade market infrastructure today announced the world’s first Deliveryversus Payment (DvP) settlement capability against gold.

Australian Securities And Investments Commission Bans Former Citibank Manager

Date 19/09/2011

ASIC has permanently banned a former Citibank manager from providing financial services after an investigation found she conducted over 30 transactions without client authorisation. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange: SSE 380 Style Indices, SSE Health Care Theme Index, SSE Agriculture Theme Index To Be Launched

Date 19/09/2011

UBS Provides More Detailed Information On Unauthorized Trading

Date 18/09/2011

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - September 18, 2011

Date 18/09/2011

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Provides Temporary Relief From Large Swaps Trader Reporting For Physical Commodities

Date 16/09/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission’s) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today issued a letter providing temporary relief from the requirements of the Commission’s regulations regarding large trader reporting of physical commodity swaps (§§20.3 and 20.4). Because this is the first time that swaps data is being collected, this temporary relief is intended to provide sufficient time to enable both the industry and the Commission to develop and refine systems and processes that will be able to report these complex transactions.

Readout Of Secretary Geithner’s Participation In Today’s ECOFIN Meeting

Date 16/09/2011

Secretary Geithner attended today’s ECOFIN meeting at the invitation of the EU Presidency as part of his continuing support for implementation of the reforms that are essential to ensuring confidence in the European economy. At the meeting, he contributed thoughts and ideas on how European governments could develop instruments to ensure adequate firepower to address their challenges. Secretary Geithner encouraged his European counterparts to act decisively and to speak with one voice. He did not advocate or oppose any specific policy prescriptions. 

ISDA Market Practice Statement For Dividend Adjustments Corresponding To Intesa Sanpaolo And Carrefour Corporate Actions

Date 16/09/2011

Market Practice statement  with regard to the valuation of dividend amounts on trades referencing certain price return Stoxx indices (including, by way of example, SX5E), for which Intesa Sanpaolo and Carrefour are components, under Annex IDS to the European Dividend Swap Master Confirmation Agreement and Annex IIS to the 2009 European Interdealer Master Equity Derivatives Confirmation Agreement to account for dividend distributions made by Intesa Sanpaolo in relation to the cash dividend of €0.08 which went ex on May 26, 2011 and separately by Carrefour, in relation to its special dividend of DIA shares, which went ex on July 5, 2011.