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Algirdas Šemeta, Commissioner Responsible For Taxation And Customs Union, Audit And Anti-Fraud: Speaking Points On Financial Transaction Tax

Date 22/01/2013

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Ladies and gentlemen,

Today's agreement to allow 11 Member States to move ahead with a harmonised Financial Transaction tax is a major milestone.

Banchile Builds For The Future With Fidessa’s Sell-Side Trading Platform And Connectivity Network - Fidessa Continues To Expand Client Footprint In Latin America

Date 22/01/2013

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has announced today that Banchile, Chile’s third largest brokerage house, has selected its Latin American sell-side trading platform to underpin its institutional trading activity. The scalable SaaS solution, which includes access to Fidessa’s extensive global connectivity network, will provide Banchile with a firm foundation from which to pursue its growth strategy. The decision followed an extensive due diligence process by Banchile.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Gold Price Renews All-Time High Again At 4,913 Yen/Gram

Date 22/01/2013

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc, announced that its December 2013 Gold futures contract (back contract month) temporarily reached 4,913 yen per gram during today’s session renewing the highest price recorded since the listing of gold futures contract at TOCOM on March 23, 1982.

Second Quarter Financial Year 2013 – Singapore Exchange Reports $76 Million Profit

Date 22/01/2013

Five Arrested In UK Financial Services Authority Insider Dealing Investigation

Date 22/01/2013

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) with the assistance of the Police Forces, in the City of London, the East Midlands and the North of England have this morning executed four search warrants in the City of London, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and North Yorkshire. Five individuals including two men aged 37 and 62 and three women aged 39, 51 and 63 have been arrested and are currently in custody to be questioned in connection with an investigation in to Insider Dealing and Market Abuse.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange: Oman Included In First Commodity Fund

Date 22/01/2013

For the first time the Dubai Mercantile Exchange’s flagship crude oil futures contract, DME Oman, is to be included in a new US-based commodities fund which will give investors exposure to Asia’s rapidly growing demand for raw materials. The inclusion of DME Oman in the United States Asian Commodities Basket Fund (“USACBF”) recognises the critical benchmarking role DME is playing in the expansion of the East of Suez markets, providing transparent price discovery and reflecting the economics of the Asian region like no other crude oil futures contract.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Quarterly Update

Date 22/01/2013

The following data is derived  from trading activity on Tradeweb’s European-listed ETFsplatform from 1 September to 31 December 2012.

Review Of 2012: “Transparency In Energy Markets” Continuously Expanded And On Track For REMIT

Date 22/01/2013

In the third year since its establishment, the EEX “Transparency in Energy Markets” platform (www.transparency.eex.com) was expanded further. It is particularly encouraging that further companies are now reporting data on the platform. After PCK Raffinerie GmbH (January 2012), the power plant operator Mark-E AG (February), Saarstahl AG (May), swb Erzeugung GmbH & Co. KG (June) and ČEZ Group (August), Wacker Chemie AG joined the platform as a new reporting company in September. This increase to 141 reporting power plants (16 more than at the end of 2011), means that a degree of coverage of 97.2 % was achieved for the statutory publications in the German market area. In the past year, the number of reporting power plant operators increased by 6 to 47 reporting companies in total.

ETF Securities Now Also Lists ETPs On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 22/01/2013

SIX Swiss is pleased to welcome ETF Securities as a new issuer of ETPs. Four months ago,ETF Securities launched the first products on SIX Swiss Exchange and entered the Swiss market with eight Equity ETFs. Now ETF Securities launches 28 ETPs on the Swiss stock exchange on various commodities such as aluminum, zinc, coffee, cotton or sugar – all with a CHF currency hedging.

ASX Board Renewal

Date 22/01/2013

The Board of ASX Limited (ASX) today announces the appointment of Dr Kenneth (Ken) Henry AC as a non-executive director of the company effective 1 February 2013.  This appointment is part of ASX’s continuing Board renewal process, as foreshadowed at ASX’s 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and outlined by the Chairman in the 2012 Annual Report.