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Tehran Stock Exchange: 50 percent Of Equity Shares Of Telecommunication Company Of Iran (TCI) Traded

Date 27/09/2009

Today, 27th September 2009, in compliance with the Privatization plan 22,936.8 million Shares of state-owned Telecommunication Company of Iran Co (Equivalent of 50 percent of outstanding shares of company) were sold through one block trading on Tehran stock exchange at a price of Rs 3,409 per share. The value of this deal totaled $7,819 million. This deal was the biggest trading in the history of Tehran Stock Exchange.
ADX Welcomes UAE Promotion To Secondary Emerging Market Status - ADX Commitment To Best Practice Enhanced By The FTSE Group Efforts To Ensure Its Benchmarks Remain An Up-To-Date, And Accurate Reflection Of The Investment Opportunity In Global Markets

Date 27/09/2009

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today announced that the Global index provider, FTSE Group (“FTSE”) has finalised its annual review of country classification for the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) and confirmed that the UAE is to be promoted to Secondary Emerging market.
Interview By Jean-Claude Trichet, President Of The European Central Bank Conducted On 23 September 2009 By Marika de Feo, Corriere della Sera

Date 27/09/2009

Is the improvement in the financial markets in line with the new data coming out of the economy? “There is a significant improvement in the functioning of the financial markets in comparison with a year ago. This was what we were aiming at, when we had to take very bold decisions after mid-September 08 (when Lehman collapsed), in order to permit the markets to function again. Back then, there was a systemic solvency issue, not only a systemic liquidity iss
World Leaders Agree: Put A Stop To Bonuses

Date 26/09/2009

At the conclusion of the meeting between the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies on Friday evening, it was clear that the sensitive issues of compensation levels and caps for bonuses were given a coordinated global answer. The discussion on how the world is to respond to the climate threat however still remains unresolved, with only 73 days to go until the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Financial Stability Board Reports On Improving Financial Regulation

Date 25/09/2009

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is publishing today two reports submitted to G20 Leaders for their Pittsburgh Summit, which cover: Policy measures for improving financial regulation; and Progress in implementing the London Summit recommendations for strengthening financial stability.

Financial Stability Board Issues Implementation Standards On Compensation

Date 25/09/2009

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) issued today Implementation Standards for the FSB Principles for Sound Compensation Practices.
BM&FBOVESPA Sets New Record Via DMA Order Routing With CME Globex

Date 25/09/2009

The Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange —BM&FBOVESPA set a new record of 127,328 contracts traded on September 24 through the CME Globex – GTS order routing system, surpassing the previous record of 112.717 contracts traded on September 1. The CME Globex electronic trading platform is owned and operated by the CME Group and the GTS electronic trading platform belongs to BM&FBOVESPA.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/09/2009

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, September 25, 2009: The shares of Mantra Mining Inc (TSXV:MAN) will trade under the new name Tintinagold Resources Inc. The new ticker symbol will be "TAU" and the new CUSIP number will be 887678 10 0. There is no consolidation of capital.
SEC Announces Panelists For Securities Lending And Short Sale Roundtable

Date 25/09/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the panelists for its September 29 and September 30 roundtable in Washington D.C. to discuss securities lending and short sale issues.
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Welcomes Historic Action By The G20

Date 25/09/2009

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today welcomed the actions of the Group of 20 nations to sustain the global recovery. He called their commitments to act together to generate strong, sustainable and balanced growth and to modernize global economic governance “historic decisions to adapt global economic cooperation to the needs of the 21st century. The commitment by the leaders of the G20 to a shift in representation is a groundbreaking step