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Moscow Exchange Indices Weekly Review: May 13-17, 2013

Date 20/05/2013

Weekly review: May 13-17, 2013 (pdf, 625 Kb)

Thai Listed Firms’ Post Earnings Of THB 241 Bln In Q1/2013

Date 20/05/2013

• Q1 net profits of listed companies up 12.80 pct q-o-q to THB 241.60 billion (approx. USD 8.31 billion)
• Total sales up 4.88 pct q-o-q to THB 2.63 trillion (approx. USD 90.68 billion)
• PTT, PTTEP, SCB, PTTGC and KBANK are top five highest profit makers

SGX Enters Discussions On Sale Of Philippine Dealing System Stake

Date 20/05/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc (PSE) wishes to enter discussions with SGX on the sale of its 20% stake in Philippine Dealing System Holdings Corp (PDS).

HKEx Announces Founding Members For Its Mainland Market Data Hub

Date 20/05/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the companies that joined its Mainland Market Data Hub (MMDH) Founding Members Programme, which is designed to allow information vendors and other interested parties to participate in the early set-up of the market data hub HKEx will launch in Shanghai in the fourth quarter of this year.

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated - May 27, 2013 To May 31, 2013

Date 20/05/2013

SPAN Parameter is the fundamental data for calculating margin requirements and is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis.

HKEx To Introduce More Mainland-Related Futures

Date 20/05/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) plans to introduce new stock index futures and stock futures on three A-share Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as part of its continuing efforts to expand its suite of Mainland China-related products.

Bank Of London And The Middle East Opens First Overseas Representative Office In Dubai - BLME Opens Dubai Representative Office As The Emirate Looks To Become The "Capital Of The Islamic Economy”

Date 20/05/2013

Bank of London and The Middle East (BLME), the largest Islamic Bank in Europe, today announced the opening of its representative office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). This will be the Bank’s first overseas office and will allow the Bank to expand the reach and distribution of its established business capabilities in partnership with key stakeholders and clients.

Aquis Exchange Links With FixSpec - Agreement Aims To Facilitate FIX Testing For Members

Date 20/05/2013

Aquis Exchange Limited, the proposed pan-European stock exchange, and FixSpec, the FIX certification and connectivity specialist, have entered into an agreement which will facilitate Member testing for FIX order entry specifications and offer an automated certification platform for Aquis Exchange.

TOM (The Order Machine) Has Moved To London

Date 20/05/2013

TOM is pleased to announce that the matching engine has successfully migrated from Stockholm to the new standalone environment in London this weekend.

FIX Protocol Ltd. Publishes Updated Guidelines For Global Post-Trade Processing To Further Improve Market Efficiencies - Providing Buy And Sell-Side Firms With A Standardised Approach For More Effective Management Of Risk Issues, Enhanced Transparency, Reduced Costs And Greater Efficiencies For Equities Post-Trade Processing

Date 20/05/2013

FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of the global electronic trading community, today published updated recommended guidelines for the use of FIX for post-trade processing.