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SII Response To FSA Consultation Paper Published Today On The RetailDistribution Review (RDR)

Date 25/06/2009

The SII supports this important paper from the FSA and endorses the main recommendations to improve professionalism across the sector. This consultation paper clearly states the intention to raise standards of mandatory examinations across the retail sector, to introduce and measure mandatory Continuing Professional Development and to introduce an industry wide Code of Ethics, which has significant areas of commonality with the SII's own Code.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Daily Reporting Of TOPIX On The CCTV Economic Channel Begins

Date 25/06/2009

As of April 1, 2009, TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index), began to be reported daily on the program of CCTV* Economic Channel (CCTV2), "Securities Hours (**)" on every day TSE conducts trading.
CESR Publishes A Comment Letter To The IASB, Regarding IFRIC Tentative Agenda Decision On IAS 39 “Significant Or Prolonged”

Date 25/06/2009

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BME To Head The World Federation Of Exchanges' Regulation Committee - It Represents 51 Stock Exchanges On Which Over 46,000 Companies Are Listed

Date 25/06/2009

The World Federation of Exchanges’ (WFE) Regulation Committee will be headed by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) as of July, as the debate on financial regulation reform takes centre stage at an international level.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Details The Enhanced Standards People Can Expect From All Investment Advisers

Date 25/06/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published proposals to build people’s trust and confidence in the retail investment market.

2008 Report On Share Ownership In Spain: Retail Investors Hold To Their Equity Investments, Accounting For 20.2% Of Total Share Ownership - The Financial Sector Reduces Its Weight And Foreign Investors Increase Theirs

Date 25/06/2009

The participation of retail investors (households) as owners of shares listed on the Spanish stock exchange in 2008 slightly increased by 1% in 2008 for the previous year to 20.2%, according to the 2008 Report on share ownership in Spain, published today by BME’s Research Department.
SIX x-clear Comments On CESR's Recommendations For Interoperability Between CCPs

Date 25/06/2009

Marco Strimer, CEO at SIX x-clear, the central counterparty (CCP) and licensed Swiss bank, comments on CESR's recent recommendations for interoperability between CCPs in the EU market: "Managing risk is the most important function that a central counterparty (CCP) plays. And, it applies in exactly the same way for interoperability between two or more Clearing Houses linking up to each other. It is therefore understood by CCPs that competing on risk elements would be extremel
Vienna Stock Exchange And European Commodity Clearing AG Conclude Clearing Agreement

Date 25/06/2009

European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) will provide clearing and settlement for the natural gas exchange in Austria which is scheduled to be launched in autumn 2009. Trading will be executed through the exchange systems of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Central European Gas Hub (CEGH) will be the delivery point.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From June 26, 2009

Date 25/06/2009

The daily price limits will change from June 26, 2009. Soybeans will be expanded to 2,700yen. Raw sugar will be reverted to 1,000yen.
Tadashi Ezaki Appointed Head Of Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 25/06/2009

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM or “the Exchange”) held its first annual meeting of shareholders and board of directors meeting today, where Tadashi Ezaki, Special Advisor, has been elected as the new President & CEO effective on the same day. The former President & CEO, Masaaki Nangaku, accepted his new office as Senior Executive Adviser.