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Minutes Of The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee, January 25-26, 2011

Date 10/03/2011

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 25-26, 2011. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the January 25-26, 2011 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

U.S. Regulators Encourage Comments On CPSS-IOSCO Consultative Report On Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures

Date 10/03/2011

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) today released for comment the consultative report on the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures. The CPSS and IOSCO expect these principles to play an important role in the future regulation of financial market infrastructures around the world.

TMX Group Statement Responding To Open Letter From A Select Group Of Financial Institutions

Date 10/03/2011

Click here to download a TMX Group statement tesponding to an open letter from a select group of financial institutions.

Nikko Asset Management And Tokyo Stock Exchange Announce Listing Of The "Listed Index Fund Nikkei China Related 50" Total Of 100 ETFs Are Listed On The Tokyo Market

Date 10/03/2011

Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nikko AM) and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) today announced that the "Listed Index Fund Nikkei China Related 50 (nickname: Listed China Related 50)" (code: 1556) began trading on the TSE market on Thursday, March 10.This ETF is the 20th ETF managed by Nikko AM, and is also the 100th ETF listed on TSE.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For March 2011 Rubber Contract

Date 10/03/2011

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the March 2011 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 March 2011 contract month shall be –3.0 yen/kg. 

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Comment On Media Reports Regarding Possible Merger Of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group And Osaka Securities Exchange

Date 10/03/2011

Today certain media reported on the management integration between Tokyo Stock Exchange Group (TSE Group), Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. However, TSE Group has not made any decision on the management integration described in the report at present.

Thai Bourse’s February Index Up 2.47% Over January, Opposing Region

Date 10/03/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed February at 987.91 points, up 2.47% from the preceding month and a contradiction of the decline in regional markets. This increase was due to the return of foreign investors, who posted a net buy of THB8.43 billion (approx. USD278 million) and the increase in investment weight of energy stocks when oil prices soared rapidly.  The index’s gains also drove SET’s market capitalization to THB8.00 trillion (approx. USD263.90 billion) and the market’s forward P/E ratio to rise to 11.79 times in February from 11.48 times in January.

RTS: Trading In Cash-Settled Futures Contract On Wheat To Be Launched On March 15, 2011

Date 10/03/2011

On March 15, 2011 within the framework of the joint project with RTS Group, Saint Petersburg Exchange will start trading in a new instrument, a cash-settled futures contract on wheat.  The contract will be quoted in rubles per ton with settlements in March, May, July, September and December. The code of the contract in the trading system is (GR).  The on-exchange indicator on wheat calculated on the basis of a price of Wheat futures traded on CBOT (the market of CME Group) will be used as a settlement price for the contract. 

UK's Financial Services Authority And Financial Services Authority Publish Feedback On The Role Of Auditors

Date 10/03/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and C (FRC) have today published a feedback statement summarising the responses to the joint discussion paper on enhancing the auditor’s contribution to prudential regulation.

Russell Investments Continues Expansion Of Global Index Business With Two Senior European Appointments

Date 10/03/2011

Russell Investments, creator of the most widely used equity benchmarks for institutional investment products, has hired two new associates to its EMEA index team. Gareth Parker is appointed as Director of Index Research and Design, andStephane Degroote joins Russell as Regional Director of Sales. These new roles were created to support the rapid expansion of Russell’s European index business following the appointment of Scott Stark to the role of Director of Russell Indexes Europe.