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Press Conference By Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's Minister For Financial Services

Date 27/12/2012

[Questions & Answers]

Q.

Could you look back at and comment on the outgoing government’s policies, particularly in the field of financial administration, for which you are responsible?

What has been the greatest achievement, and what tasks have you failed to accomplish in the past three years and three months?

A.

I have the impression that various incidents have occurred in the past three years and three months. The Lehman Shock was a once-in-a-century incident and the Great East Japan Earthquake was a once-in-a-millennium disaster. The chances of two such incidents occurring simultaneously is once in 100,000 years. Such were the circumstances in which our government has navigated.

Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking Joins EurexOTC Clear For Interest Rate Swaps

Date 27/12/2012

One of the largest European banks, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking, has become a clearing member of EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). By joining this new CCP for OTC derivatives, Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking and its clients will thus be able to prepare for the start of the clearing obligation in Europe.

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 27/12/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Termination of Distribution Of CDS Reference Rate

Date 27/12/2012

Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) today announced the termination of distributing a benchmark rate for Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions ("CDS Reference Rate") on January 18, 2013.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Authorization Obtained For Providing Automated Trading Services From Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission - Relating To Remote Transaction Participant System

Date 27/12/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (“OSE”) is pleased to announce that it has obtained an authorization for providing automated trading services through its securities trading platform and derivatives trading platform (J-GATE) from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) in accordance with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance, with effect from December 19, 2012.

Novus Aviation Capital Announces Opening In DIFC

Date 27/12/2012

Novus Aviation Capital has announced the official opening of its new office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the financial and business hub connecting the region’s emerging markets with the developed markets of Europe, Asia and the Americas, and revealed its new corporate image. The new branding includes a revamped website and a secured platform offering Novus’ various stakeholders real-time data access.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/12/2012

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of December 14, 2012.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date December 14, 2012

Date 26/12/2012

At the end of the settlement date December 14, 2012, short interest in 2,156 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,226,471,989 shares compared with 7,417,693,054 shares in 2,157 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of November 30, 2012. The mid-December short interest represents 4.32 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.53 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/12/2012

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of December 14, 2012.

SEC Charges Research Analyst With Trading And Tipping Ahead Of IBM-SPSS Merger

Date 26/12/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced additional charges in an insider trading case against two brokers who traded on nonpublic information ahead of IBM Corporation’s acquisition of SPSS Inc.