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Private Equity Fundraising Reaches New Lows In 2010 - Just $225bn Raised Globally In 2010 - Lowest Annual Total Since 2004 - Just $32bn Raised In Q4 2010 – Lowest Total Dince Q3 2003

Date 06/01/2011

A total of 484 PE funds achieved a final close in 2010, raising just $225bn, the lowest aggregate amount for six years. Many predicted a fourth quarter recovery, but this did not transpire; just $32bn was raised by the 92 funds that reached a final close in the last three months of the year. We would expect this figure to rise slightly as extra information becomes available, but it will still represent the slowest quarter since Q3 2003.

International Centre For Financial Regulation - Slow Economic Growth Could Stall Progress On Financial Regulation In 2011

Date 06/01/2011

Last year's considerable progress on international regulatory reform has been recently overshadowed by East-West imbalances and the spectre of Eurozone uncertainty. The International Centre for Financial Regulation (ICFR) has predicted that the implementation of global financial regulatory reform in 2011 will depend heavily on whether the public begins to feel the benefits of economic growth.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces 2010 Market Performance

Date 06/01/2011

Bovespa Segment establishes all-time records in 2010 in terms of total financial volume, daily average volume, total number of trades and daily average number of trades Market capitalization reaches a record BRL 2.56 trillion Equity lending reached a record financial volume ETF trades grow threefold in 2010 Interest rate futures reach an all-time record in 2010, at almost double the 2009 figure

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange: Indian Rupee Volume Hits All-Time Daily High on January 5th

Date 06/01/2011

Trading activity on DGCX Indian Rupee / Dollar futures is growing rapidly, with daily volume touching 12,000 contracts for the first time on January 5th, 2010. 11,968 contracts traded and notional value of USD 525.21 million. This was the second record daily volume in a row.

Thai Bourse Licenses Classic Gold Futures Co.,Ltd. As Gold Broker

Date 06/01/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) has confirmed Classic Gold Futures Co., Ltd. as its sixth official gold broker. The firm will commence trading on January 10.

New European Financial Watchdogs On Duty

Date 06/01/2011

1 January saw the emergence of three new European financial supervisory authorities. The Euro-pean Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority will overlook the financial markets of EU member states with more coordination and more strictly than before.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – December 2010

Date 06/01/2011

Equity turnover for December was EUR 2,726.23 million; ETF turnover was EUR 1.28 million while that for Irish Government Bonds was EUR 4,729.54 million and Treasury Bills EUR 305.82 million.

UK's Financial Services Authority: Director Fined And Banned Over £2 Million Insurance Fraud

Date 06/01/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Barry Williams £25,000 and banned him from working in regulated financial services for his part in a scheme that defrauded leading London market insurers of more than £2 million.

HKEx Publishes On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics For December 2010

Date 06/01/2011

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor   Main Board + Trading Only Stocks    

Tradegate Exchange With New Records In 2010 - Germany’s Newest Exchange Continues To Grow - 33 Percent More Equity Transactions Than In 2009

Date 06/01/2011

Tradegate Exchange hit new record figures in 2010. A total of more than 3.2 million transactions in equities, funds, ETFs and bonds were concluded last year. This corresponds to 33 percent growth year-on-year (2009: 2.4 million trades).