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Securities Commission Malaysia And Bursa Invite Comments On Proposed Best Practice Guide On Independent Advice Letters

Date 20/12/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Securities) today published a joint consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed Best Practice Guide on Independent Advice Letters (IAL Guide).

SGX Reports 2Q FY2013 Results On 22 January

Date 20/12/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will report second-quarter Financial Year 2013 (FY2013) results after the market closes on Tuesday, 22 January 2013.

ESMA Consults On Guidelines For CCPs’ Interoperability Arrangements

Date 20/12/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Consultation Paper on guidelines regarding the assessment of interoperability arrangements for central counterparty clearing (CCPs).  The guidelines, which relate to the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), clarify the obligations for national regulators on how to assess existing or new interoperability arrangements between CCPs.  CCPs enter into such agreements to allow their users to execute trades with a counterparty that has chosen another CCP. From 2013, CCPs will have to obtain authorisation under EMIR in order to do business in the European Union (EU).

Citigroup Takes Equity Stake In iSwap

Date 20/12/2012

ICAP (IAP.L), the world's leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade risk and information services, announces that Citigroup has taken an equity stake in iSwap Limited. i-Swap is the market leading trading platform for interest rate swaps.

ESMA Issues Statement On Forbearance Practices

Date 20/12/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a Public Statement on the Treatment of Forbearance Practices in IFRS Financial Statements of Financial Institutions.  The statement deals with the definition of forbearance practices, their impact on the impairment of financial assets and thespecific disclosures relating to forbearance activities that listed financial institutions should include in their IFRS financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2012.

Election Of Members To The Sanction Commission Of SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 20/12/2012

The Sanction Commission was founded at the end of 2006. As such, the six-year term of its members will expire at the end of 2012. At its meetings of 26 October and 14 December 2012, the responsible electoral bodies – the Regulatory Board of SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd and the SIX Board of Directors – carried out the necessary elections and re-elections.

Thai Bourse Market Report For November

Date 20/12/2012

• Daily average trading volume up 60 pct y-o-y to USD 1.16 bln
• Market cap at USD 357.79 bln, up 32 pct from end-2011
• Derivatives trading down 0.24 pct m-o-m at 44,322 contracts per day

Domestic And International Banks To Work With ASX On OTC Derivatives Clearing

Date 20/12/2012

ASX announces that seven domestic and international banks in Australia have signed non-binding commitments to help develop ASX’s new OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service. 

Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index To Be Renamed In February 2013

Date 20/12/2012

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) and Nikkei Inc. announced today a name change of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index as of February 12, 2013. This change only applies to the Japanese language name. The two companies have been jointly calculating and publishing the index since 2009.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Low Volatility, High Beta Series Indices Launched

Date 20/12/2012

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. jointly announced on December 20, 2012 to issue SZSE low volatility, high beta series indices, which include SZSE 300 Low Volatility Index(Abbreviation: S300 LV, Code: 399661), SZSE 300 High Beta Index (Abbreviation: S300 HB, Code: 399662), SME 300 Low Volatility Index(Abbreviation: SME LV, Code: 399663), SME 300 High Beta Index(Abbreviation: SME HB, Code: 399664), SME-ChiNext 500 Low Volatility Index(Abbreviation: SME-ChiNext LV, Code: 399665), SME-ChiNext 500 High Beta Index(Abbreviation: SME-ChiNext HB, Code: 399666).