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Statement By The European Commission, ECB And IMF On The First Review Mission To Cyprus

Date 31/07/2013

Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Nicosia during July 17-31 for the first quarterly review of Cyprus’s economic program, which is supported by financial assistance from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the IMF. The program’s objectives are to restore financial sector stability, strengthen public finance sustainability, and adopt structural reforms so as to support long-run growth, while protecting the welfare of the population.

Jordan & Jordan Chooses NASDAQ OMX FinQloud To Host Their Execution Compliance & Surveillance Service - Optimizes Surveillance Reliability, Redundancy And Scalability While Lowering Expenses

Date 31/07/2013

Jordan & Jordan (J&J), which provides securities industry domain expertise in practices such as management consulting and compliance, market data, and other industry solutions, today announced that their Execution Compliance & Surveillance (ECS) service is now running on NASDAQ OMX FinQloud, a secure, cloud computing platform designed exclusively for the financial services sector and powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). J&J's ECS is an application used by broker-dealers to measure the effectiveness of their trading programs and execution strategies in meeting best execution obligations and rules.

NYSE Euronext launches The AEX® Ext Index

Date 31/07/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) is extending its successful range of indices with the addition of the AEX® Ext index. The new index tracks the market’s benchmark AEX-Index®, but with extended calculation and distribution hours, from 8.00 am to 6.30 pm CET compared with 9.00 am to 5.30 pm CET for the AEX-Index®.  The AEX® Ext index is calculated on the basis of the AEX-Index® future traded on NYSE Liffe (FTI), adjusted for dividends and interest payments.

EEX: Belgian And Dutch Power Futures To Be Launched In September

Date 31/07/2013

On 2 September 2013, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch trading in Belgian and Dutch futures which are settled physically with the delivery of power.

Activity Of WSE Group In H1 2013: Stable Business Growth Supported By Advanced Technology

Date 31/07/2013

• Revenue in H1 2013: PLN 143.9 million, the highest in history, up 7.4% YoY
• Net profit: PLN 59 million, down 2.0% YoY
• EBITDA: PLN 82.8 million, up 1.5%
• EBITDA margin: 57.5% v. 60.9% in H1 2012
• Revenue on the financial market: PLN 104.2 million, down 3.8%
• Revenue on the commodity market: PLN 38.4 million, up 60.5%
• Dividend for 2012 at 50% of the separate profit
• UTP, WSE’s advanced trading system, operational since 15 April

SGX Introduces New Rules On Poll Voting And General Meetings In Singapore

Date 31/07/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to introduce new listing rules to promote greater transparency in general meetings and support listed companies and trusts in enhancing their shareholder engagement. These new rules include (i) holding of general meetings in Singapore, (ii) voting by poll for all resolutions, and (iii) disclosures of relevant details on voting outcomes. Respondents from our earlier public consultation expressed strong support for the initiatives. The proposed rules were refined to take into consideration the constructive feedback received from the public as well as in consultation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The new rules apply to both Mainboard and Catalist companies and trusts.

HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions

Date 31/07/2013

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (As at 31 July 2013)

SunGard Enhances Asset Arena InvestOne To Help Buy-Side Firms Create Smarter Operations

Date 31/07/2013

SunGard has released an enhanced version of its Asset Arena InvestOne global accounting solution for asset managers, custodian banks and third party administrators. The latest version gives firms extended accounting automation and servicing capabilities to improve operational controls and productivity and ultimately ease the burden of meeting growing regulatory requirements.

Moscow Exchange: Results Of Auction For Placement Of The Russian Federation Government Bonds, Issue No26210RMFS

Date 31/07/2013

On July 31, 2013 the auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds, issue No 26210 RMFS, took place in the CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Seeks Disqualification Orders Against Former Senior Executives Of China Best Group Holding Limited

Date 31/07/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced legal proceedings in the Court of First Instance to disqualify three former senior executives of China Best Group Holding Limited (China Best).