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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Joint Investigation Results In Charges For Strategic Planning Group

Date 05/09/2013

Following a joint investigation into the activities of Auckland based company Strategic Planning Group Limited (SPG), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) have laid charges against former financial adviser Andrew Hrothgar Robinson (40).

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – August 2013

Date 05/09/2013

New listings for the month were Apollo Series 2013-1 Trust (AOR), Birch and Prestige Investment Group Limited (BOP), Fertoz Limited (FTZ), Steadfast Group Limited (SDF) and Z Energy Limited (ZNZ). 

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority AFA Update: Issue # 13 - Regulatory Reporting - Getting Ready To Report Online

Date 05/09/2013

Regulatory reporting is changing, so in the next few weeks we will be inviting you to give us feedback on our first Regulatory Reporting Guide (RRG) for Authorised Financial Advisers (AFAs).

Securities Information Processor Issues Statement On UTP SIP Committee Meeting

Date 04/09/2013

The Unlisted Trading Privileges Securities Information Processor met today with the UTP SIP committee to review the events of August 22, to better understand the causes of the regulatory halt and to consider a series of steps to strengthen the resiliency of the SIP.

CME Group Prices $750 Million Aggregate Principal Amount Of Senior Unsecured Notes

Date 04/09/2013

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced it priced an underwritten public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.300% notes due 2043. The offering is being made under CME Group's existing shelf registration statement and is expected to close on September 9, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes August Market Performance

Date 04/09/2013

BM&FBOVESPA publishes August market performance

• BOVESPA segment has record financial volume of BRL 187.09 billion and record 21,736,691 trades
• ETFs have record 134,294 trades

ISDA/AFME Response To EBA On Non-Delta Risk Of Options In Standardised Market Risk Approach

Date 04/09/2013

This letter contains the response of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and the Association forFinancial Markets in Europe (“AFME”) to the European Banking Authority’s (“EBA”) Consultation Paper on Draft RTS on non- delta risk of options in the standardised market risk approach under Articles 318(3), 341(6) and 347(4) of the draft Capital Requirements Regulation. The accompanying response is the result of a thorough three month industry consultation process involving a wide range of industry representatives. It is reflective of the industry consensus on this topic and aims at being asconstructive as possible in seeking a proportionate outcome.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Portfolios For Ibovespa And Other Indexes For Sep. 02, 2013 To Jan. 03 2014

Date 04/09/2013

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) theoretical portfolio valid for the period of September 02, 2013 to January 03, 2014, based on the closing of the August 30, 2013 session. The new portfolio contains the newcomers ANHAGUERA ON (AEDU3) and KROTON ON (KROT3), bringing its total to 73 stocks in 67 companies.

NASDAQ OMX Updates Statement On The Securities Information Processor

Date 04/09/2013

NASDAQ OMX issued the following statement:

Earlier today, the Securities Information Processor (SIP), which consolidates and disseminates prices for the industry, experienced a six-minute outage in one of six of the quote dissemination channels, specifically in symbols PC through SPZ. The issue was promptly resolved. Trading systems were not affected, and the market closed at the end of the trading day in an orderly manner.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – August 2013: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 04/09/2013

TMX Group today announced August 2013 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).