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Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board And Exchange Members Confirm The First Day Of Availability Of UTP On 15 April 2013

Date 09/04/2013

• Following a review of preparations by brokerage houses, the Exchange Management Board and Exchange Members have confirmed readiness for migration to the new trading system UTP on 15 April 2013.
• As at 8 April 2013, 52 out of 57  Exchange Members declared readiness for migration to UTP.
• With a view to safety of market participants, there will be no trading session on 16 April 2013.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Releases Survey Findings On Module 9A Of The Capital Markets And Financial Advisory Services Examination

Date 09/04/2013

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) conducted a survey in February 2013 to gauge the progress made by financial advisory representatives in passing the Capital Markets and Financial Advisory Services (CMFAS) Module 9A¹. The survey found that 70% of the representatives² have passed.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: TOPIX Futures Open Interest Reaches A New Level

Date 09/04/2013

Open interest in active contract month of TOPIX futures is hovering at an all-time high level.

SGX Derivatives Market Opens For Trading

Date 09/04/2013

SGX derivatives market opens for trading

ASIC: Former Citigroup Broker Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading

Date 09/04/2013

A former Citigroup broker has pleaded guilty to tipping information about a biotech stock to a fellow broker.

SGX Addressing Derivatives Market Technical Issue

Date 09/04/2013

SGX’s derivatives market is experiencing technical issues and its opening has been delayed. We have identified the cause of the problem and are addressing it. We will keep the market updated on developments

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At The "Maintaining Financial Stability: Holding A Tiger By The Tail" Financial Markets Conference Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta, Stone Mountain, Georgia - Stress Testing Banks: What Have We Learned?

Date 09/04/2013

Let me begin by thanking President Lockhart and the organizers of the Financial Markets Conference for inviting me to speak here again this year. I have participated regularly in this conference and have always found it stimulating.

NASDAQ OMX March 2013 Volumes

Date 08/04/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for March 2013, and quarterly volumes and estimated revenue capture for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing the monthly volumes can be found at: http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/monthly-reporting/.

SIFMA Statement On Confirmation Of Mary Jo White As New SEC Chair

Date 08/04/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Acting President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. after the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Mary Jo White to be the next Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Additional Funding To Boost Capacity Development In Southern Africa By IMF Regional Technical Assistance Center

Date 08/04/2013

The Steering Committee of the International Monetary Fund’s Regional Technical Assistance Center for Southern Africa (AFRITAC South) met during April 5–6, 2013 in Windhoek, Namibia and agreed that the center, which was established in June 2011, has achieved good progress toward its result-oriented medium-term objectives for the financial year to April 30, 2013 (FY2013). The center is on course to broadly double its capacity development activities during the course of the year. The Steering Committee endorsed the center’s work program for the coming financial year starting May 2013 (FY2014) and welcomed additional financing recently secured from European Union regional funds for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), from Germany, and from European Union funds for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries. The center is set to further increase its capacity development activities in FY2014 thanks to the additional funding.