Shenzhen Stock Exchange Hosts The 31st AOSEF General Assembly

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) hosted the 31st General Assembly of the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation (AOSEF) in Shenzhen from April 9^th through 11^th, 2013. The General Assembly was opened by Madam Song Liping, President and CEO of SZSE. Mr. Chen Dongzheng, Chairman of SZSE, made opening remarks.

Around 50 local and international delegates, including chairmen and chief executives, from 14 exchanges in the Asian and Oceania regiongathered together for the meeting. With a focal theme of exploring new dimensions of development, the major agenda topics includedcontributions exchanges can make to bond markets in Asia, exchange business models from the perspective of demutualization, consolidation, and business domain, and the relationship between foreign investment and globalized exchanges. The 31^st General Assembly admitted the GreTai Securities Market as a new member, made amendments to the AOSEF charter, and adopted new internal rules.

In his opening speech, Mr. Chen Dongzheng emphasized the importance of cooperation between and among AOSEF exchanges for common development. Mr. Huseyin Erkan, CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges, talked about cooperation between the two federations.

AOSEF meets annually and the General Assembly is hosted by each member stock exchange in rotation. The previous General Assembly was held in Sydney, Australia. The 32^nd AOSEF General Assembly will be hosted by Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.

The exchanges which took part in the 31^st AOSEF General Assembly in Shenzhen included: