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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Warns Of Illegal Offer By Makko Securities To Advise On Facebook IPO

Date 29/02/2012

The Financial Markets Authority is warning the public of an illegal offer by Makko Securities and its Senior Account Manager, Roy Lochen, to provide broking services in relation to the proposed Initial Public Offering of Facebook and other securities. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Symposium On "Value Investing, Construction Of Blue Chip Market" Held

Date 29/02/2012

To promote the concept of value investing, push forward the practice of value investing and boost the construction of the blue chip market, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the symposium on "value investing and construction of blue chip market" yesterday. Presided over by SSE Vice President Huang Hongyuan, the symposium saw the participation of more than 30 representatives from securities companies and fund companies.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Launch Of RQFII Scheme Marks SFC’s Major Milestone In Third Financial Quarter

Date 29/02/2012

In its Quarterly Report released today, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) marked a major milestone during the quarter ended 31 December 2011; the launch of the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) scheme and authorizing 19 RQFII funds to date. The funds offer Hong Kong retail investors one of the most direct channels to participate in the Mainland equity and bond markets.

ASIC Calls For Better Executive Remuneration Disclosure

Date 29/02/2012

ASIC has called on companies to improve the disclosure of their remuneration arrangements for directors and executives.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Governor Geng Liang: Promote Value Investing Concept, Back Inflow Of Long-term Funds- Shanghai Stock Exchange Is Studying Issuance Of SME Private Placement Bonds

Date 29/02/2012

At the meeting of the Board of Governors held recently by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), SSE Governor Geng Liang pointed out that the SSE should promote the concept of value investing and support the investment of long-term funds into the market. The meeting discussed the 2012 SSE work plan and focused on the research in the issues related to the issuance of SME private placement bonds on the exchange and the further promotion of the SSE's innovation work.

RightScale And Equinix Partnership Delivers New Cloud Management Service For Private And Public Cloud Infrastructure - The RightScale And Equinix Cloud Package For Corporations And Service Providers Increases The Speed And Reliability Of Developing And Managing Automated Clouds

Date 28/02/2012

RightScale®, Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced a strategic global partnership to deliver a complete cloud solution to the corporate IT and service provider markets. With this partnership, the RightScale Cloud Management Platform will provide Platform Equinix™ customers with a comprehensive management offering for all cloud infrastructure ― including public, private and multi-cloud/hybrid clouds —managed and controlled through a single cloud service.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 28/02/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The unitholders of Whiterock REIT (TSX:WRK.UN) have accepted the cash and share takeover offer from Dundee REIT (TSX:D.UN). Whiterock REIT will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index after the close of Monday, March 5, 2012.

CFTC Charges IAG Capital Management, LLC And William Patrick Kelly, Of Conn., With Commodity Pool Fraud, Commingling Pool Funds, And Making False Statements To The NFA - IAG And Kelly Ordered To Pay $280,000 Monetary Penalty To Settle CFTC Anti-Fraud Action And Are Permanently Banned From The Commodities Industry

Date 28/02/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed and simultaneously settled charges that IAG Capital Management, LLC (IAG) and William Patrick Kelly of Weston, Conn., who operated a $6 million commodity pool called the IAG Multi Strategy Fund LP, wrongfully used more than $320,000 of pool participants’ funds for Kelly’s personal use, made false statements to the National Futures Association (NFA), and commingled pool participants’ funds with their own funds.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 28/02/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The Toronto Stock Exchange announced today in the Daily Bulletin that the shares of Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSXVN:QRM) will graduate to trade on TSX at the open of trading on Thursday, March 1, 2012. The ticker symbol will remain "QRM" and the CUSIP number will remain 74836T 10 1. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

ISDA Determinations Committee Accepts Question Related To A Potential Hellenic Republic Credit Event

Date 28/02/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), as secretary to the Determinations Committees (the DCs), today announced that a question relating to a potential credit event with respect to the Hellenic Republic has been submitted to, and subsequently accepted for consideration by, the EMEA Determinations Committee.