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South Asian Federation Of Exchanges (SAFE) Held The Third ‘Pakistan IPO Summit 2013’

Date 29/04/2013

South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) held the third ‘Pakistan IPO Summit 2013’ in the series of IPO Summit events on Monday 29th April 2013, at Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore. The summit was held under the auspices of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) as Lead Patron and in collaboration with all the capital market institutions of the country like Karachi Stock Exchange Limited (KSE), Lahore Stock Exchange Limited (LSE), National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL), Shajar Capital Pakistan (Private) Limited, AKD Securities Limited and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP).

Palestine Exchange (PEX) Holiday Announcement -Labor's Day

Date 29/04/2013

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) will be closed on Thursday  02/05/2013 celebrating the International Labor Day. The PEX will resume its business on Sunday 05/05/2013.

Thai Bourse’s First “TFEX Open House” Declared A Success

Date 29/04/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand group, wrapped up its first “TFEX Open House” with a success.  The event, aimed at helping expand the quality investor base and held during April 27-28 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, attracted more than 2,500 participants, of which 80% were first-time derivatives investors, who joined the event to gather information on derivatives to help them make investment decisions.

MCX-SX To Introduce Trading In Futures And Options On Its Flagship Index ‘SX40’ From May 15, 2013

Date 29/04/2013

• SX40, a free float-based index of 40 large cap and liquid stocks, has been designed to measure the economic performance of market representing all industries of our Economy
• MCX-SX is the first and only exchange in India to have adopted FTSE’s Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), a global benchmarking in industry classification for its index design and data dissemination purposes.
• SX40 has offered higher returns and risk adjusted returns in the past 3 years, as compared to other benchmark indices in the Indian market

HKEx Welcomes Government Appointment Of Howard Lee To Its Risk Management Committee

Date 29/04/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's appointment of Howard Lee as a member of HKEx's Risk Management Committee (RMC).

SmartStream Supports SWIFT’s Global Electronic Trade Confirmation (GETC) Solution

Date 29/04/2013

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist, today announced that its TLM Trade Process Management solution, which addresses the post-trade allocation, confirmation, clearing and settlement processes, now fully supports SWIFT’s Global Electronic Trade Communication (GETC) solution.

DMG & Partners Securities Joins SGX As Derivatives Clearing Member

Date 29/04/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes DMG & Partners Securities Pte Ltd as a Clearing Member of its derivatives market.

SpineGuard Lists On NYSE Alternext, Illustrating Uptick In Listings In Paris

Date 29/04/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the listing on NYSE Alternext in Paris of SpineGuard, a cutting-edge company that designs, develops and markets disposable medical devices intended to make spine surgery safer. The transaction illustrates the uptick in listings on the Paris market, with three more scheduled on NYSE Euronext by 7 May 2013.

IFDS Is First To Use Euroclear UK & Ireland’s Upgraded Fund Services - BNP Paribas Securities Services And IFDS Client M&G Investments Kick Off The Service

Date 29/04/2013

International Financial Data Services (IFDS), a leading international transfer agency service provider, is championing the recently upgraded investment fund processing services of Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI). IFDS client M&G Investments and BNP Paribas Securities Services as distributor are the first to use EUI’s new electronic ‘orderthrough-to-settlement’ service, which includes cash and custody processing.

Kepler Capital Markets Expands Its Use Of Sungard’s Valdi Solution For Access To UBS MTF

Date 29/04/2013

Kepler Capital Markets, a European financial services firm, has expanded its use of SunGard’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based Valdi solution to add access to UBS MTF, the multilateral trading facility operated by UBS Limited.