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Hong Kong Tops Financial Development Index For The First Time

Date 13/12/2011

• Hong Kong overtakes the United States and the United Kingdom to take the top spot of the Financial Development Index for the first time.
• 90% of countries surveyed have not returned to pre-crisis levels in terms of access to capital
• Global challenges to finance economic growth remain, especially access to credit and financing through local equity markets
• Report analyses 60 financial systems and capital markets around the world
• The full report, rankings and country highlights can be downloaded at:http://www.weforum.org/FDR2011

UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints John Spence As Non-Executive Director Of The Money Advice Service

Date 13/12/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed John  Spence as a non-executive director to Board of the Money Advice Service with effect from 2 January 2012.

KDPW, Poland: Number Of Securities Accounts In November 2011

Date 13/12/2011

The number of securities accounts operated by KDPW Participants grew by almost 7  thousands in November 2011. Banks and brokerage houses operated 1,532,459 accounts at the end of last month.

EEX Executes First Lithuanian Primary Market Auction

Date 13/12/2011

This morning the European Energy Exchange (EEX) car-ried out successfully the first primary market auction of European emission allowances (EUA) for Lithuania.

Blackrock's Money Market Funds Now Available To Re-Invest Cash Collateral At Euroclear Bank

Date 13/12/2011

BlackRock has made its family of money market funds available to Euroclear Bank’s clients, enabling them to re-invest cash received as collateral in triparty transactions managed by Euroclear Bank. Re-investing cash collateral is a frequent challenge in this type of transaction.

More Issuers With Securities Listed In OJSC RTS Admitted To Trading On MICEX Stock Exchange

Date 13/12/2011

Within the framework of establishing single listing platform, specialists of MICEX Stock Exchange and OJSC RTS are making a combined list of securities admitted to trading. 21 more corporate issuers and one management company with securities admitted to trading only in OJSC RTS or with higher quotation level in OJSC RTS than in MICEX SE, have passed the listing procedure for their securities to trade on MICEX SE.

RTS Indices Monthly Review

Date 13/12/2011

Monthly review: November, 2011 (pdf, 169 Кб)

José Manuel Durão Barroso, President Of The European Commission - Speech By President Barroso At The EP Debate On The Conclusions Of The December European Council - European Parliament Plenary Session Strasbourg, 13 December 2011

Date 13/12/2011

Dear President Buzek,

Dear President van Rompuy,

Honourable Members,

The Commission's fundamental point of departure for last week's European Council was crystal clear: The European Union needed to give a comprehensive response to the current crisis, making a firm commitment to the Euro and to the irreversibility of our currency.

LME To Launch Swaps 23 January 2012

Date 13/12/2011

The London Metal Exchange (LME) will introduce financially settled swaps for all non-ferrouscontracts on 23 January 2012. The average-price contracts are the first of their type to be traded on- exchange in the world and are designed specifically for participants of the physical industry who need to hedge the monthly average price.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Extension Of Implementation Period For Partial Revision To Criteria For Market Capitalization Pertaining To Listed Stocks

Date 13/12/2011

With regard to the criteria for reassignment to the 2nd Section from the 1st Section and the delisting criteria, TSE partially revised the handling of the criteria for market capitalization and market capitalization of tradable shares and applied such handling during the period from the end of Jan. 2009 to the end of Dec. 2011. However, in light of current market conditions, TSE shall extend such implementation period to the end of Dec. 2012.