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The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report May 2013

Date 10/06/2013

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 211 at the end of May 2013. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 24 at the end of the month.

Two companies were listed on Nilex this month, with a total capital of US$ 1.29 million (LE 9 million).

OECD Asian Roundtable Task Force On Enforcement To Produce Best Practices Report In 2014

Date 10/06/2013

Capital market regulators in Asia recently held the first formal meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Asian Roundtable Taskforce on Enforcement (the Taskforce), with the aim to produce a best practices report to improve public supervision and enforcement in the area of corporate governance requirements in the region. The report will serve as a guide to regulators in their efforts to enhance the effectiveness of public enforcement in Asia.

Mamadoo Participates In Custom Connect - Big Opportunities For International, Carrier-Neutral Connectivity Services

Date 10/06/2013

Mamadoo Ventures B.V., a niche investment company, announces to have taken a stake in Custom Connect B.V., the worldwide provider of advanced, carrier-neutral connectivity services as of 2 May 2013. This participation fits perfectly into Mamadoo’s strategy, to take interests in medium-sized organizations with a clear focus and the ambition for rapid growth. Custom Connect was founded in 2009 and focuses on developing and providing services in the field of designing, realizing and maintaining international communication connectivity. Custom Connect’s customers comprise of Fortune 500 companies, service providers, financial institutions and organizations in the business of modern media and technology. Custom Connect represents worldwide over 1,500 carriers, making itself the largest independent worldwide operating provider of data connections. Furthermore, Custom Connect also realizes and exploits its own wireless Ultra Low Latency Microwave connections. The very first connection, between the two most important European exchanges in London and Frankfurt, is already in place and being used.

Tradition Launches New Volatility Futures Platform - Streamlined Negotiation Of CME Group Futures With Variance Pay-Off

Date 10/06/2013

Tradition, one of the world's largest interdealer brokers in over-the-counter commodity and financial products, has today announced the launch of Volatis, a new hybrid platform designed to facilitate the negotiation, and subsequent trading of, realised volatility futures with a variance pay-off listed and cleared on CME Group exchanges.

Pierre Bornard Appointed Powernext’s Chairman Of The Board For A Fifth Consecutive Term

Date 10/06/2013

Powernext’s Management Board has appointed Pierre Bornard as its Chairman for a fifth consecutive term on 28th May 2013. Jean-François Conil-Lacoste is Powernext’s Chief Executive Officer since the creation of the company in 2001, while Mr. Bornard, also Vice-President of RTE’s Board of Directors (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité, the French TSO), is its non-executive President.

Thai Bourse Continues "Investment Nationwide" Campaign In The South On June 15

Date 10/06/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) continues its "Investment Nationwide” campaign to expand the quality retail investor base throughout the country. Under the bourse’s strategic plan for 2013, SET will join hands with financial specialists to host the "SET-TFEX connects regions for investment" event in Surat Thani to present financial knowledge and investment tips, covering equities, derivatives, and mutual funds to investors in the South, at the Diamond Plaza Hotel on Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  SET expects to boost the proportion of provincial investor accounts to 20 percent of all retail investor accounts over the next three years.

TMX Atrium Support Migration Of TOM (The Order Machine)

Date 10/06/2013

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced that The Order Machine (TOM) has migrated from its previous trading location in Stockholm to TMX Atrium’s new facilities in London.  From multiple trading sites, clients can now access TOM at its new production and back-up sites.  

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated - June 17, 2013 To June 21, 2013

Date 10/06/2013

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.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. : Notification About A Significant Change In The Number Of Voting Rights (Law 3556/2007)

Date 10/06/2013

Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC informed the Company in writing on 05.06.2013 that on 03.06.2013 it bought common registered shares with a voting right of Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding Clearing Settlement & Registry (HELEX). Following the above mentioned transaction, Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC indirectly holds 5.03% of the share capital of HELEX (from 4.87% before the transaction).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For June 2013 Rubber Contract

Date 10/06/2013

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the June 2013 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the June 2013 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.