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MetaBit Opens Hong Kong Office

Date 18/05/2010

Specialist DMA and exchange connectivity solution provider MetaBit opens its Hong Kong office in May 2010 as part of its business expansion in Asia.
Redmayne-Bentley LLP Selects Calastone’s Automated Messaging Network And Settlement Service

Date 18/05/2010

Redmayne-Bentley, one of the UK’s oldest and largest independent stockbroking and investment management firms has today connected to Calastone’s independent cross-border transaction network. Calastone offers electronic order routing between fund buyers and fund managers whatever their preferred format and provides automated net settlement services through trade order matching.
China Securities Regulatory Commission Signed MOU With Kuwait Stock Exchange Committee

Date 18/05/2010

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding（MOU） Regarding Securities and Futures Regulatory Cooperation with Kuwait Stock Exchange Committee (Market Committee) recently in Kuwait City. The MOU was signed in advance by CSRC Chairman Shang Fulin and H.E. Ahmed R. Al Haroun, Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry and President of Market Committee. On 5 May, 2010, Mr. Liu Xinhua, Vice Chairman of CSRC and H.E. Rasheed Al-Tabtabaei, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Member of Market Committee held formal talks after a simple ceremony on which they exchanged the MOU documents as witnesses. To date, CSRC has concluded 47 MOUs with securities and futures regulators in 43 jurisdictions around the world.
Number Of Trades On RTS Standard Exceeds 58 Thousand

Date 18/05/2010

May 17, 2010 saw a new trading activity record on RTS Standard.
SGX And Chongqing State-Owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Sign Listing Collaboration

Date 18/05/2010

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (“SASAC”) of the Chongqing Municipal Government in China. This is SGX’s first MOU with a provincial SASAC.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: New Japanese Bond Income Tax Exemption Scheme

Date 18/05/2010

A new Japanese bond income tax exemption scheme (exempting tax on interest and profits from redemption of corporate bonds, etc. in book-entry form (issued on or before March 31, 2013) received by non-residents, etc., simplification of current procedures for tax exemption for interest, etc. on bonds in book-entry form, etc.) was developed in the fiscal 2010 tax system reform (related to the Act on Special Measures Concerning Taxation, Articles 5-2 and 5-
Chi-X Australia Hires Senior Market Figures As Launch Buildup Intensifies

Date 18/05/2010

Chi-X® Australia Pty. Limited today announced the appointment of Mike Aikins as Chief Technology Officer and Andrew Walton as Business Development Manager.
US Equity Hedge Fund Volume Is Up: TABB Group Says 2010 Equity Commission Revenue Will Hit $4 Billion - Fifth Annual Study Highlights Commissions, Volumes And Traders, Idea-Driven Vs. Model-Driven Fund Strategies And Services That Funds Expect From Sell-S

Date 17/05/2010

Moving beyond the negative impact of the markets during 2008 and 2009, there is ample evidence that the US equity hedge fund industry and sell-side brokers serving those funds are in the initial stages of a comeback. Head traders at hedge funds expect their trading volumes to increase in 2010 as asset bases are rebuilt and leverage increases. As a result, TABB Group estimates that hedge fund equity commission revenue is expected to grow by 9% in 2010, rising to $4 billion.
Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee On Emerging Regulatory Issues To Meet On May 24 - Professor Joseph Stiglitz Named To Joint Committee

Date 17/05/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the first meeting of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues will be held on Monday, May 24.
NASDAQ OMX Welcomes Charm Communications Inc. (CHRM), The Largest Domestic Television Advertising Agency In China, To The NASDAQ Stock Market

Date 17/05/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's largest exchange company, announced that the trading of Charm Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:CHRM) commenced May 5 on The NASDAQ Stock Market. Charm Communications Inc. trades under the ticker symbol (CHRM). Charm Communications Inc. raised more than $74 million from its initial public offering.