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Bucharest Stock Exchange And EBRD Launch A Joint Project On Corporate Governance In Romania

Date 27/12/2012

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) informs that, within the meeting of  December 21, 2012, the Board of Governors approved the launch of a joint BVB-EBRD project on corporate governance in Romania. The objective of the project is to enhance key corporate governance practices of listed companies and their disclosure in Romania, by improving the recommendations of the BVB Corporate Governance Code (CG Code), and to strengthen its monitoring and implementation.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-63: Market Holiday Reminder - New Year's Day

Date 27/12/2012

In observance of the New Year's Day holiday, EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX^®) will be closed on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Both exchanges will resume normal trading hours on Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

ISDA Response To EC Consultation On A Possible Recovery And Resolution Framework For Financial Institutions Other Than Banks

Date 27/12/2012

Click here to download a letter containing the response of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.(“ISDA”) to the European Commission (EC) Consultation on a possible recovery andresolution framework for financial institutions other than banks.

SunGard Named A Top Vendor In The 2012 Chartis RiskTech100® Rankings

Date 27/12/2012

SunGard has placed as a top vendor in the seventh annual RiskTech100® rankings compiled by Chartis Research, a leading provider of research and analysis on global risk technology markets. Chartis Research’s RiskTech100® report recognizes technology vendors in areas such as functionality, market presence, organizational strength, and innovation. SunGard has ranked in the top five each year since the annual RiskTech100® report was created seven years ago, and has placed first overall a total of four times.  The survey is available online athttp://www.risktech-forum.com.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Will Submit Under The Approval Of Shareholders A New Pricing Policy Meant To Stimulate The Increase Of Trading Volumes

Date 27/12/2012

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Board of Governors decided in the meeting of Friday, December 21, 2012, over a new pricing policy, which will be submitted under the approval of the company’s shareholders.

BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The First Half 2013 - The index Will Comprise 112 Stocks, After Two Exclusions And One Inclusion

Date 27/12/2012

The Indice General de la Bolsa de Madrid (IGBM) Management Committee has decided, in accordance with the technical provisions for the composition, calculation and sectoral division of the IGBM index family, to approve the composition of the IGBM and Indice Total indices for the first half of 2013.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/12/2012

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 2 January 2013, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

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.