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Qatar Exchange Hosts “Success In Digital IR” Workshop

Date 03/12/2012

Qatar Exchange (QE) today hosted the “Success in Digital IR” workshop and the 4th Annual KWD Webranking Survey Awards for the best websites in the MENA region.  The event was held at St. Regis Hotel in cooperation with M: Communications and with the support of the Middle East Investor Relations Society.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Consults On Plans For Temporary Product Intervention Rules

Date 03/12/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is consulting on the approach the future Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would take if it needed to exercise powers to make temporary rule changes, before consultation, relating to financial services products.

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

Date 03/12/2012

(Excerpt)
(Tuesday, November 27, 2012, from 10:32 a.m. to 10:47  a.m.)

[Questions & Answers]

Q.

I will ask you about the approval of Japan Post Insurance's new services,  regarding which you talked about in a door-step interview last Friday.

NYSE Liffe Expands Bclear Service To Include Fixed Income Products

Date 03/12/2012

NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, today announced  the expansion of Bclear, the Exchange’s trade confirmation, administration and  clearing service, with the introduction of Fixed Income products. The new  contracts available through Bclear will be Three Month Euro (Euribor) Futures,  Three Month Sterling (Short Sterling) Futures and Long Gilt Futures. The new  Bclear contracts will be available to NYSE Liffe members from 10 December  2012.

Oslo Børs Enters Into Agreement To Acquire Fish Pool

Date 03/12/2012

Oslo Børs has reached agreement with the shareholders of the fish and seafood derivatives exchange Fish Pool ASA to acquire approximately 71% of the shares in the company. The acquisition represents a further step in strengthening Oslo Børs’ commitment to the seafood sector in which it already has a world-leading position.

Peterevans’ Xanite Offers Growth For Broker Selftrade

Date 03/12/2012

Execution-only broker Selftrade, one of the UK’s largest stockbrokers, is implementing peterevans’ xanite platform to deliver straight-through processing efficiency and enhanced functionality to its back office.

SunGard Launches Apex Prime Solution To Help Improve Processing Efficiency And Client Service

Date 03/12/2012

SunGard has expanded its prime services offering with the launch of Apex Prime, a global solution that helps new and established prime services providers better manage their day-to-day client processing and improve client services by helping maximize transparency, control and efficiency.

FTSE And The African Securities Exchanges Association Launch Pan African Benchmark

Date 03/12/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider in partnership with the African Securities Exchanges Association (“ASEA”), today announced the launch of the FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series, an independently calculated, rules-based performance benchmark for Pan African equity portfolios.

Xetra/FWB: Homann Holzwerkstoffe Plans Bond In Entry Standard

Date 03/12/2012

Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH is planning a corporate bond in Deutsche Börse’s Entry Standard. The bond (ISIN: DE000A1R0VD4) has a volume of €50 million, runs until December 2017 and has an interest rate of 7.00 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1,000.

EU And Swiss Regulators To Co-Operate On Cross-Border Supervision Of Alternative Investment Funds

Date 03/12/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the co-operation arrangements between the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the EU securities regulators for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and real estate funds. ESMA has negotiated the agreement with FINMA on behalf of all 27 EU national competent authorities for securities markets regulation.