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Thailand Futures Exchange’s 10-Baht Gold Futures Attract Significant Trading On First Day

Date 02/08/2010

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL officially launched its 10-baht gold futures today, August 2, with 1,089 contracts traded. Investors paid great attention to this instrument, showing promising signs for growth, as this new product helps fill different types of investor needs.

CESR Announces Next Steps On European Access To Financial Information Disclosed By Listed Companies

Date 02/08/2010

CESR announces today a series of proposed measures for developing pan-European access to financial information disclosed by listed entities. The purpose of the various measures is to harmonise and enhance pan-European search facilities for financial information and to investigate the possible introduction of XBRL reporting.

FTSE Group Invest In Growing Custom Index Business

Date 02/08/2010

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, today announces the appointment of Sudir Raju as Managing Director for its custom index business.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Conditions (Outlook & Initial Figures) July 2010

Date 02/08/2010

Highlights (1) Equity Market [Equities] -Though average daily trading value for July fell versus the preceding month, TOPIX rose for the first time since April.

Three New Royal Bank Of Scotland ETNs Launched On Xetra - RBS And Deutsche Börse Expand Offering In ETN Segment

Date 02/08/2010

Three new exchange traded notes (ETNs) issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland have been tradable throughout Europe on Xetra since Monday. Exchange traded notes track the performance of underlying reference indices outside of the commodities sector.

BFX Appoints Ratings Intelligence As Shari’ah Advisor - The BFX Will Benefit From The Guidance And Expertise Of The Leading And Well Respected Shariah Scholars - Dr. Muhammad Ali El-Gari, Dr. Abdul-Sattar Abu Ghuddah, Dr. Nazih Hammad, And Dr. Mohammed Am

Date 02/08/2010

The Bahrain Financial Exchange (BFX), the first multi-asset exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, today announced that it has appointed Ratings Intelligence Partners (RI) as its Shari’ah Advisor.

KRX To Lower Tick Size For Low Priced Stocks To 1 Won

Date 02/08/2010

KRX plans to lower the tick size for stocks priced less than 1,000 Won per share from current 5 Won to 1 Won starting from October 4, 2010.

Fidessa Group Plc: Interim Results For The Period Ended 30th June 2010 - The Company Reports Good Growth In Uncertain Markets

Date 02/08/2010

2010 2009  Change Revenue £128.5m

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In July 2010

Date 02/08/2010

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 1,004,957 decreasing4.6% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and increasing 13.5 % in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average daily volume was 47,855 .

Neptune Investment Management Limited Selects Calastone’s Order Routing And Messaging Settlement Service

Date 02/08/2010

Neptune, a boutique fund management group and one of the fastest growing investment firms in the UK, has today signed an agreement to use Calastone’s settlement and matching service.