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ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – January 2013

Date 05/02/2013

New listings for the month were Asia Pacific Data Centre Trust (AJD), Asia Pacific Data Centre Holdings Limited (AJD), Cott Oil and Gas Limited (CMT), Crusade ABS Series 2012-1 Trust (CRI), Ecosave Holdings Limited (ECV), Indoor Skydive Australia Group Limited (IDZ), Marengo Mining Canada Limited (to be renamed Marengo Mining Limited) (MMC), MGT Resources Limited (MGS), Oilfield Workforce Group Limited (OFW), Shinhan Bank (SHB) and Zeus Resources Limited (ZEU).
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Two More Directors Plead Guilty In Capital + Merchant Finance Case

Date 05/02/2013

Two more directors of Capital + Merchant Finance have today entered guilty pleas to three charges laid by the Financial Markets Authority under the Securities Act 1978.
NZX Monthly Metrics - January 2013

Date 05/02/2013

Please see the attached Monthly Shareholder Metrics for January 2013
Shanghai Stock Exchange: Business Rules Rationalized To Boost Public Regulation

Date 05/02/2013

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has completely sorted out and appraised the business rules of 2012, and released an announcement on abolishment of the 6th batch of business rules (involving 33 kinds of business rules) to the market. After the clean-up work, the SSE has had 189 kinds of valid business rules, which are divided into 7 categories of "Organization", "Issuance", "Listing", "Trading", "Membership", "Service", and "Fee", or 4 levels of "Basic Business Rule", "Detailed Rule (Measure) For Implementation", "Business Guideline", and "Business Notice". All the business rules are publicized on the "Business Rules" column of the SSE's website.
BM&FBOVESPA Foreign Investors: Exemption From Paying Financial Transactions Tax (IOF) On Real Estate Funds

Date 05/02/2013

The Real Estate Investment Trust (FII, in the Portuguese acronym) have been seen as a very attractive investment opportunity and achieving a growing piece of the market for local and international investors.

MIAX Options Exchange: Listing Alert: New Listings Planned For February 11th 2013

Date 04/02/2013

The option classes listed below are scheduled to begin trading on the MIAX Options Exchange on Monday February 11th, 2013.
CFTC: Federal Court In Florida Imposes Over $22.8 Million In A Monetary Sanction And Restitution Against Floridian David Merrick And His Company, Trader’s International Return Network - In A Parallel Criminal Action, Merrick Was Convicted On Fraud Charges And Sentenced To 97 Months Imprisonment

Date 04/02/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida entered an order requiring defendants David Merrick, previously of Apopka, Fla., and his company, Trader’s International Return Network (TIRN), to jointly pay a civil monetary penalty of over $11.4 million for fraud in connection with a foreign currency trading program that victimized more than 700 customers. The order also requires TIRN, a Panamanian corporation, to pay restitution of $11,437,573 to defrauded customers.
SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On February 11 For Trading Of US Dollar- Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In Japan In Observance Of The National Foundation Day Holiday

Date 04/02/2013

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, February 11 for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in Japan in observance of the National Foundation Day Holiday.
BATS 1000 Index Advances 0.5% Last Week

Date 04/02/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) gained 79.21 points, or 0.5%, last week to close at 17,092.24 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close on Friday 1 February.
CME Group Announces Treasury Options Trading Volume Record

Date 04/02/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a record in daily trading volume for its Treasury options complex on Friday, February 1, 2013. These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of CBOT.