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First Trade Of California Carbon Futures On GreenX

Date 29/08/2011

Green Exchange LLC (GreenX) today commenced trading of its California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures contract. The contract, which will serve as a compliance and risk management tool for market participants operating within the California Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), is currently the only California ETS product traded on an exchange regulated by the CFTC.
Bahamas International Securities Exchange Re-Opens From Hurricane Irene

Date 29/08/2011

Please be advised that The Bahamas International Securities Exchange is re-opened today, August 29, 2011 for normal operations after the passage of Hurricane Irene.
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.