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The 12th Session Of Qualification Training Course For Board Of Secretary Of SME Board Held By Shenzhen Stock Exchange - Substantially Disclosure Of The Risk Of M&A Restructuring, Strictly Prevention Of Insider Trading And Market Speculation

Date 17/09/2013

In order to further enhance the disclosure standard of public companies, and strengthen honest operation, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the 12th session of Qualification Training Course for Board Secretary of SME Board on September 12 and 13, 2013 in Shenzhen. About 1000 current or prospective board secretaries and securities affair representatives from companies listed on SME Board attended the training, which is held by means of remote video and on-site training.
Cass Report Identifies Challenges And Opportunities For Dubai As An International Financial Centre - SWIFT-Sponsored Research Identifies Opportunity For Dubai To Become The Financial Hub For Middle East And Whole Of Africa. However, Further Work Is Needed To Improve Maturity Of Financial Markets And Financial Infrastructure

Date 17/09/2013

Cass Business School, part of City University London, today published a report entitled Dubai as an International Financial Centre: Threats and Opportunities. The report, sponsored by SWIFT and published at Sibos, aims to contribute to the body of knowledge on Dubai as an IFC and to lay out a road map for what steps need to be taken in order for Dubai to continue developing towards this goal.
Adjustment Made To The Constituents Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Index

Date 17/09/2013

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. recently announced to make regular adjustment to the sample stocks for SZSE ChiNext Index. It is the fourth adjustment of the year and will come into effect as of the first trading day of October in 2013.
Equity Options Exercise Totals BRL 3.55 Billion On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 16/09/2013

The equity options exercise today in the BOVESPA segment totaled BRL 3.55 billion, of which BRL 2.95 billion in call options and BRL 0.60 billion in put options.
NZX: Independent Research On Meridian Energy

Date 16/09/2013

NZX has been working closely with the financial markets community to facilitate the availability of independent research on Meridian Energy.

U.S. Options Marts Suffer Another Systems Snafu - OPRA Data Issue

Date 16/09/2013

Options trading was halted sporadically across all U.S. markets today due to an OPRA data issue.
CFTC Announces Vincent A. McGonagle As Director Of The Division Of Market Oversight

Date 16/09/2013

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that Vincent A. McGonagle has been named the new Director of the Division of Market Oversight (DMO). Mr. McGonagle has served at the Commission for nearly 16 years in various management capacities in the Division of Enforcement (DOE). Mr. McGonagle will assume his new role effective October 7, 2013.
Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In MDAX - Adjustment For Kabel Deutschland Holding AG As Of 19. September 2013

Date 16/09/2013

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG in MDAX. Due to the takeover by Vodafone Vierte Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, the free float of Kabel Deutschland Holding AG has changed more than 10 percentage points. According to the Deutsche Börse Guide to the Equity Indices, the company’s free float will thus be reduced from the current 100 percent to 23.52 percent.
Statement From U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew On The Five-Year Anniversary Of The Financial Crisis

Date 16/09/2013

“Five years ago, a devastating crisis hit our financial system. The ensuing economic recession, unlike anything we had seen since the Great Depression, was not caused by a single firm or a single event. It was the culmination of many factors, including excessive risk taking, the accumulation of too much debt, and an outdated regulatory structure. "
IMF Completes First Review Under Extended Fund Facility Arrangement For Cyprus And Approves €84.7 Million Disbursement

Date 16/09/2013

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Cyprus’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, SDR 891 million (about €1 billion, or US$1.3 billion) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The completion of this review enables the disbursement of SDR 74.2 million (about €84.7 million, or US$113.1 million), which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 148.5 million (about €169.4 million, or US$226.2 million). The Executive Board also approved the authorities’ request for modification of performance criteria on September 2013 fiscal targets.