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NZX Salutes Lloyd Morrison

Date 10/02/2012

NZX salutes Lloyd Morrison - without whom New Zealand’s capital markets would likely be foreign owned.

Australian Securities And Investments Commission, Quebec Autorité Des Marchés Financiers, Ontario Securities Commission, Alberta Securities Commission And British Columbia Securities Commission Sign Regulatory Cooperation Arrangement

Date 10/02/2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Quebec Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced a comprehensive arrangement to facilitate their supervision of regulated entities that operate both in Australia and Canada.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Short Position Reporting Rules

Date 10/02/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today publishes the conclusions to the Further Consultation on the Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules (Rules) ended in November 2011 (Note 1). The proposed Rules attached to the conclusions will be submitted to the Legislative Council for consideration. Subject to the legislative process, the Rules will come into effect on 18 June 2012.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Ends 2011 With A Net Profit Of Approx. RON 17 Million

Date 10/02/2012

• Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ends 2011 with a turnover of RON 21.73 million, with a growth of 66.4%
• The net profit of BVB for 2011 increased compared to 2010 by 197% up to RON 16.96 million
• The operating result was 21 times higher than the one obtained in 2010

Trade Me To Replace Methven Limited In The NZX 50 Index

Date 10/02/2012

NZX Indices announces changes to the NZX 50 Index following the February Monthly Index Review. The changes below, and the monthly index rebalance, will be effective at market open on Monday 20 February 2012.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For February 2012 Rubber Contract

Date 10/02/2012

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the February 2012 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the February 2012 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

NZX Confirms Fonterra Appointment

Date 10/02/2012

NZX is pleased to advise that it has been notified by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited of Fonterra’s intention to appoint NZX to operate the Fonterra Shareholders’ Market as part of Trading Among Farmers.

Thai Bourse Sees Gold ETFs As Opportunity For Investment

Date 10/02/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) confirms that trading prices of all four gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) listed on SET are efficiently in line with gold prices in the global market and their net asset values, and the exchange also assures investors of its surveillance system.

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

Date 09/02/2012

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

The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) has announced the closing of a prospectus offering of common shares. As a result, the relative weight of Bank of Nova Scotia will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Financials, the S&P/TSX 60, Equity 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX MegaCap, the S&P/TSX Equity Income and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices to reflect this share issuance. There will be no weight changes effective in the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats, the S&P/TSX 60 130/30 Strategy, the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Diversified Banks, the S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight or the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight Indices. These changes will be effective after close on Thursday, February 16, 2012.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Votes To Establish A New Subcommittee Of The Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) To focus On High Frequency Trading - New Subcommittee On Automated And High Frequency Trading Is Seeking Nominations For Members

Date 09/02/2012

Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, the chairman of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), announces that the Commission has voted to establish a Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading tasked with developing recommendations regarding the definition of high frequency trading (“HFT”) in the context of the larger universe of automated trading. This definition of HFT is anticipated to serve as an initial step towards assessing the presence and impact of HFT in CFTC regulated markets for consideration of appropriate regulatory and policy responses.