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Final Settlement Prices Determined For December Futures On RTS Indices

Date 15/12/2010

The final settlement price of the December futures contract on the RTS Index reached 176,345 points. It is calculated on the basis of the average RTS Index value for the period from 3:00 to 4:00 pm MSK (1,763.45 points as of December 15, 2010).
CME Group's Duffy To Appear At The House Agriculture Subcommittee On Farm Commodities And Risk Management

Date 15/12/2010

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced that CME Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy will appear before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management today to discuss the implementation of position limits in the derivatives market, a major provision in the Dodd-Frank Act.
EU Watchdog Placed At The Heart Of Credit Rating Agency Supervision

Date 15/12/2010

The latest amendments to the rules regulating credit rating agencies (CRAs) were approved by Parliament on Wednesday. These changes were needed to effectively entrust ESMA with the direct supervision of the agencies. MEPs, with Member State support, empowered ESMA, rather than the Commission, to impose fines on CRAs.
Preqin: Although Majority Remain Opposed, Significant Minority Of Fund Managers Support Final AIFM Directive - 32% Believe Regulation Is Necessary With 31% Backing The Legislation

Date 15/12/2010

A Preqin survey of over 100 alternative assets fund managers and investors found that just under a third support the AIFM Directive to some extent, with firms in certain countries where the new legislation will replace more restrictive existing rules believing that it will serve to improve conditions. However, for the majority there exists significant resentment towards the Directive.
Thai Listed Firms’ Total Net Profits Of THB150 Bln., Jump 30% In Q3/2010 Vis-À-Vis A Year Earlier

Date 15/12/2010

Firms listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) recorded a combined net profits of THB150.65 billion (approx. USD4.85 billion), a 30.25% year-on-year (y-o-y) rise and a 17.60% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) rise, due partly to gains on foreign exchange rates and investment. However, signs of slowdown in operating profit were detected in certain industrial groups, although overall financial indicators confirm their financial and liquidity strength. At the same time, fund-raising continued to

UK Financial Services Authority: Chartered Accountants Fined And Banned For Assisting Multi-Million Pound Boiler Room Share Scam

Date 15/12/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined and banned chartered accountants Paolo Maranzana and Laurence Finger for Sedley Richard Laurence Voulters’ (SRLV) involvement with a boiler room share scam.
Results Of The FTSE SET Index Series Semi-Annual Review - FTSE SET Large Cap Constituents Will Remain Unchanged - 13 Additions To The FTSE SET Shariah Index - 4 Additions To The FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index

Date 15/12/2010

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider, and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (“SET”) have announced that there is no change to the FTSE SET Large Cap Index following the semi-annual review concluded by the FTSE SET Advisory Committee today. Several other indices were also reviewed with 13 additions to the FTSE SET Shariah Index and 4 additions to the FTSE SET Mid-Cap Index.
New EDHEC-Risk Institute Survey Reveals That European Private Wealth Managers Wish To Offer Their Clients Customised Risk Management But Generally Fail To Do So

Date 15/12/2010

This European survey conducted by EDHEC-Risk Institute as part of the “Private ALM” research chair in partnership with Ortec Finance draws on responses from 159 private wealth managers (PWMs), whose clients include the mass affluent (financial assets of less than $1 million) as well as so-called ultra-high-net-worth individuals, or UHNWIs (financial assets of more than $30 million). The 159 respondents are mainly senior European investment professionals working in private banks, asset managem
MTS Launches Slovenia Government Index

Date 15/12/2010

MTS, Europe’s premier facilitator for the electronic fixed income market, today announces the launch of the MTS Slovenia Government Index, the first real-time, independent index of Euro-denominated bonds issued by the government of the Republic of Slovenia.
Thai Bourse Revises SET50 And SET100 Index Constituents For H1/2011

Date 15/12/2010

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has selected eligible securities as the constituents of the SET50 and SET100 indices for H1/2011 (January 1- June 30). The review was based on market capitalization for Q3/2010 and trading data of eligible securities during December 1, 2009 to November 30, 2010, SET Group Head, Products Business & Development, Ms. Kesara Manchusree said.