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HKEx Publishes Consultation Conclusions On Proposed Change To Minimum Number Of Shareholders For Market Capitalisation/Revenue Test

Date 21/01/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published consultation conclusions today (Friday) on a proposed change to the Market Capitalisation/Revenue Test under the Listing Rules for the Main Board.

Doron Ezickson Joins Cadwalader To Establish UK Energy And Commodities Practice - Cadwalader Launches New Global Practice Across London, Washington D.C. And Houston

Date 21/01/2011

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, a leading international law firm, today announced the addition of Doron Ezickson as a Partner in its London office, establishing the UK Energy and Commodities Practice.

Dow Jones Indexes Named Best Islamic Index Provider At Annual Islamic Business & Finance Awards

Date 21/01/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced it was named “Best Islamic Index Provider” at the fifth annual Islamic Business & Finance Awards.

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 21/01/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

MCX Weekly Market Report January 14 - January 20, 2011

Date 21/01/2011

Click here to download MCX's weekly market report.

New db x-trackers ETF Launched On Xetra - New ETF Tracks S&P 500 Index With Currency Hedging For First Time

Date 21/01/2011

An additional db x-trackers index fund from Deutsche Bank’s ETF offering has been tradable on Xetra since Thursday.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Extends Temporary Measures Regarding Restrictions On Short Selling And Purchase Of Own Stocks By Listed Companies

Date 21/01/2011

1.The following regulatory measures on short selling are currently in place, with regard to all listed stocks in Japan: 1) An "uptick rule requirement" which prohibits, in principle, short selling at prices no higher than the latest market price; 2) Requirements for traders to verify and flag whether or not the transactions in question are short selling; and

CalPERS Sees Double-Digit Gains In 2010

Date 20/01/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) said today that it earned a 12.5 percent net return on investments for the 2010 calendar year.

SIFMA Concerned With SEC Due Diligence Rules For Securitization

Date 20/01/2011

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Richard A. Dorfman, managing director and head of the SIFMA Securitization Group, on SEC Section 945: “SIFMA appreciates the efforts of the SEC to bring to a conclusion Section 945 rulemaking on due diligence. We remain concerned, however, with the expert liability issues which we raised in our comments to the SEC in November. Naming a third party conducting a due diligence review an ‘expert’ creates a liability associated with that

NYSE Euronext Global Index Group Announces 2010 Performance Of Indices - New Indices And Services Introduced

Date 20/01/2011

New Indices and Other Initiatives In Europe, the NYSE Euronext’s Global Index Group added seven new indices. These new indices included the NYSE Alternext OSEO Innovation Index®, which covers French small cap companies which have been identified as innovative. Several new indices were also introduced that support trading strategies around the main proprietary indices, CAC 40® Index; leverage and short offering three, four and five times exposure.