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Tehran Stock Exchange: Offers Bank Ansar To Public

Date 29/08/2011

On 28 August 2011, trading on Bank Ansar's equity shares was started on Tehran Stock Exchange for the first time after listing. At the first day, 111.7 Million equity shares of Bank Ansar (as TSE's 10th listed bank) were traded at the price of IRR 2,650 (USD 0.25) with the total value of IRR 300 billion (USD 28.3 million). This is the second bank, publicly offering its shares in August 2011.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Publishes 2010 Report On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 29/08/2011

The AMF's seventh annual report on credit rating agencies (CRAs) covers international regulatorydevelopments, the European registration procedure and credit ratings.
ESMA Letter To The IFRS Interpretations Committee On Its Recent Tentative Agenda Decisions And Particularly On The Issues Related To IFRS 8 – Operating Segments – Aggregation Of Operating Segments And Identification Of The Chief Operating Decision Maker (Ref: ESMA/2011/272)

Date 29/08/2011

Click here to download a letter to the EFRAG regarding its discussion paper "Considering the Effects of Accounting Standards" (Ref: ESMA/2011/276).
Thai Gold Futures’ Margins To Be Raised Again From Sept. 5

Date 29/08/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX), a subsidiary of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), announces the increase of margin rates on gold futures, effective from September 5, 2011, to cope with continued high market volatility.
ICE Announces First Trade Of California Emissions Contract

Date 29/08/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the first trade of the California Carbon Allowance forward contract. In addition to being the first trade of this cleared contract on ICE, it is the first ever exchange cleared trade based on California's new cap and trade program.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/08/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 September 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Taiwan Futures Exchange Closed On September 12, 2011 - Moon Festival

Date 29/08/2011

Taiwan Futures Exchange will be closed on September 12, 2011 (Moon Festival (August 15th of the Lunar Calendar)/ Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival).
Deutsche Börse: Ten New UBS ETFs Launched On Xetra - First ETFs Listed On MSCI Regional Indices With Focus On Sustainability

Date 29/08/2011

Ten exchange-traded index funds issued by UBS ETF SICAV are tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment as of today. All ten are based on the MSCI index family. These equity indices are weighted according to free-float market capitalisation.
Thai Bourse Supports Growth Of Alternative Energy Businesses

Date 29/08/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joins hands with three organizations to attract alternative energy businesses into the capital market, enhancing national energy stability and strengthening Thailand’s economy.
Clearstream And ASX Group In Exclusive Talks About Collateral Management Cooperation - Agreement Signed To Negotiate Terms For The Development Of A Collateral Management Service For Australia - ASX Clients Would Benefit From More Efficient Use Of Their Domestic And International Collateral - Australia Would Be Second Market After Brazil To Use Clearstream’s Real-Time Collateral Management Outsourcing Service

Date 29/08/2011

Clearstream and ASX have entered in exclusive negotiations to jointly develop a new collateral management offering for the Australian market. The collateral management service for Australia will target the collateralization of exposures in the Australian market managed via ASX. The service will enable ASX clients to handle their collateral holdings and exposures more efficiently, thus strengthening their risk profiles across their trading activities. ASX envisages outsourcing the allocation, optimization and substitution of local collateral – held in the central securities depository Austraclear and CHESS, the settlement system for equities trades – to Clearstream’s proven collateral management infrastructure, the Global Liqudity Hub, that operates on a fully automated basis and in real time.