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Securities & Investment Institute Response To FSA CP09/18 On Distribution Of Retail Investments (Delivering RDR)

Date 27/10/2009

Following consultation with its members, the Securities & Investment Institute has responded broadly positively to the FSA’s consultation document (CP 09/18) on its proposals to raise standards of professionalism.
The PLUS Primary Market Continues To Attract Support

Date 27/10/2009

September saw a flurry of activity on the PLUS stock exchange. Although market conditions remain very challenging, the primary market enjoyed its busiest month since January.
CESR Calls For Evidence On The Use Of A Standard Reporting Format For Financial Reporting

Date 27/10/2009

CESR issued today a call for evidence on the use of a standard reporting format for financial reporting of issuers having securities admitted to trading on regulated markets.
UK's Financial Services Authority Takes Action To Help Investors With Lehman-Backed Structured Products

Date 27/10/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today announced tough and wide-ranging action to help investors who received unsuitable advice or misleading promotional material when they bought a Lehman-backed structured product, as well as measures to address issues in the wider structured products market.
October 2009 “Islamic Market’s Measure” – Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 27/10/2009

Based on the close of trading on October 26, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, gained 2.17% month-to-date, closing at 2025.76. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a gain of 1.96%, closing at 168.03.

Trayport And Percival Systems Share Expertise On Clearing And Settlement

Date 27/10/2009

Trayport Exchange Systems and Percival Software Limited today announced the integration of Percival’s Depend with Trayport’s Exchange Trading System. Depend is a clearing, settlement, depository, and registry system for equities and bonds.
TAIFEX - AsiaRisk Derivatives Exchange 2009

Date 27/10/2009

AsiaRisk magazine on October 26th named the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) the Derivatives Exchange of the Year 2009. This is the second time that TAIFEX has been singled out for this distinction, the first coming in 2004. The award serves primarily as recognition of the fact that TAIFEX has set itself apart from other derivatives exchange in the Asia-Pacific region by virtue of its outstanding operating performance, innovation, and risk management.
ChiNext Market Kicks Off Trading In Shenzhen

Date 27/10/2009

China’s ChiNext market finally made its debut after the ten-year effort.
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Its Notice Of Intent To Determine Whether Five Contracts Offered For Trading On The IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions

Date 26/10/2009

On October 26, 2009, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Notice of Intent, pursuant to the authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), to undertake a determination whether five contracts offered for trading on the IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) perform significant price discovery functions.
Catherine Ashton EU Trade Commissioner The Transatlantic Challenge: Working Together To Shape The Rules Of Globalisation U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Washington D.C., 26 October 2009

Date 26/10/2009

The transatlantic economy I have been in this job for just over a year now and I've been struck by how often people talk about the growing importance of Asia in world trade. It is evident that Asia's –and particularly China's— role in the world economy is evolving fast. But when people talk about the dawning of a “Pacific Century”, they often forget that the transatlantic relationship is still the main