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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: The Differential Of Good Delivery Materials On July 2009 Futures Contracts In The Rubber Market

Date 25/08/2009

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Detailed Delivery Rules, the Exchange determined the differential of deliverable ribbed smoked sheets No. 4 at 3.0 yen per one kilogram lower from the No. 3 standard grade on July 2009 rubber futures contracts.
Swiss Reference Rates – New Reference Rates For The Financial Markets

Date 25/08/2009

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd are jointly launching new Swiss franc reference rates for the financial markets, the Swiss Reference Rates. These are based on transactions concluded and tradable Swiss franc repo interbank market quotes provided by Eurex Zurich Ltd. The Swiss Reference Rates are calculated for a term spectrum ranging from overnight to six months and reflect the growing international significance of repo transactions.
Russia: Carbon Fund Set Up By EBRD And EIB In 1st Russian Venture - Agrees To Buy Carbon Credits Generated By Cutting Gas-Flaring At Eastern Siberia Oil Field

Date 25/08/2009

In the first such transaction in Russia, carbon credits generated by utilising gas which would otherwise be flared at an oilfield in eastern Siberia are to be purchased through a carbon fund set up by the EBRD and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF).
RTS Indices Weekly Review: August 17 - 21, 2009

Date 25/08/2009

Weekly review: August 17 - 21, 2009 (pdf, 207 ??) All reviews of RTS Indices
World’s Largest Companies Need To Double The Pace Of CO2 Reduction To Avoid Dangerous Climate Change, According To New Report - Majority Of Firms Have Reduction Goals To 2012 Only,Indicating Need For Government Leadership

Date 25/08/2009

Based on current reduction targets, the world’s largest companies are on track to reach the scientifically-recommended level of greenhouse gas cuts by 2089 – 39 years too late to avoid dangerous climate change, reveals a research report – The Carbon Chasm – released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Allows Social Security Beneficiaries To Trade In Arkan’s Shares

Date 25/08/2009

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today announced that it will allow Social Security beneficiaries to trade in the shares of Arkan Building Materials Company as from August 26, 2009.
RTS Board: August 17 – August 21, 2009

Date 25/08/2009

For the week of August 17 – August 21, 2009, 68 trades were executed. The total trading volume on RTS Board equaled USD0.99 million. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
HSBC Chooses London Stock Exchange For European ETF Debut

Date 25/08/2009

Today saw the admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange of the HSBC FTSE 100 ETF, the first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to be issued by HSBC in Europe.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: August 17 – August 21, 2009

Date 25/08/2009

For the week of August 17 – August 21, 2009 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 259.5 billion roubles or 9.1 million contracts, including 62.4 billion roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, August 21, 2009 reached 117.4 billion roubles or 6.9 million contracts.
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Director For Not Disclosing Information About Adviser

Date 25/08/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Christopher Davies, director of Newquay Investment Services (2004) Limited, an IFA based in Cornwall, £17,500 for not disclosing to the FSA important information about an adviser Davies had employed at Newquay. This led to an unacceptable risk of customers being recommended unsuitable mortgages.