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SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Revised Requirements For Direct Business Trades

Date 20/01/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is inviting public comments on proposed revisions to the requirements for direct business trades (married trades). These include amended thresholds for direct business trades and reporting requirements for such trades executed after trading hours.
Eurex And Clearstream Launch New Basket To GC Pooling Market - GC Pooling Reached Record Results In 2008 - Central Counterparty Improves Market Liquidity And Efficiency

Date 20/01/2009

Eurex and Clearstream have launched a new collateral basket (EXTended Basket) on the GC Pooling market, Eurex Repo’s secured money market segment. This new basket extends the trading possibilities for the 28 market participants already active in this market.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For January 21, 2009

Date 20/01/2009

The daily price limits for the following contracts have reverted to the original level: corn 1,000 yen and raw sugar 1,000 yen.
Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - January 19, 2009

Date 20/01/2009

As of January 19 , 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, down 3.24 points, or 1.68%, to 189.72. The index down eight of the last nine trading sessions. This is the lowest closing value since November 21, 2008. The index is off 53.21% from its record closing high of 405.50, set on March 6, 2000. The index is off 38.56% from 52 weeks ago. Year-to-date, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 is down 3.65%.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Requires Listed Companies' Major Shareholders To Fulfill Information Disclosure Obligations

Date 20/01/2009

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently announced three cases of illegal information disclosure and reported the relevant measures regarding the consecutive irregularities in the shareholding increase and decrease by listed companies' major shareholders.

Smart Trade Technologies Names Neil James As Vice President, Sales And Business Development, UK - Former GL Trade Sales Manager Tapped To Lead Liquidity Management System (LMS) Firm’s Expansion Into City Of London

Date 19/01/2009

Smart Trade Technologies, a leader in liquidity management systems (LMS) for the financial markets, today announced it has appointed Neil James as vice-president, sales and business development, UK. Based in Smart Trade’s new London offices, James brings 18 years’ experience to the newly created position.
Peter Uhlmann To Step Down As SEC Chief Of Staff

Date 19/01/2009

Peter M. Uhlmann, Chief of Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, today announced that he will step down from his current position.
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holidays

Date 19/01/2009

Bursa Malaysia Group would like to announce that all its offices will be closed on the following dates in conjunction with: CHINESE NEW YEARMonday and Tuesday, 26 - 27 January 2009Bursa Malaysia Berhad will resume operations on Wednesday, 28 January 2009. FEDERAL TERRITORY DAY (Public holiday falls on the next day which is 2 February)Friday, 2 February 2009Bursa Malaysia Berhad will resume operations on Tuesday, 3
Changes In The Composition Of The FTSE/ATHEX INDEX Series

Date 19/01/2009

Due to the transfer of trading of the shares of the company «F.H.L. H. KYRIAKIDIS MARBLES - GRANITES S.A.» to the Low Dispersion, Low Liquidity & Special Features Category of the Athens Exchange and according to the Ground Rules for the Management of the FTSE/ATHEX Index Series the following changes will take place. More specifically: FTSE/ ATHEX SmallCap 80 The shares of the company are removed from the index and replaced by the shares of the company «INTERTECH
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Announces The Completion Of Singapore Dollar Sovereign-rated Sukuk

Date 19/01/2009

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the completion of its sukuk issuance facility to provide Shariah-compliant regulatory assets. The joint arrangers of the Sukuk Programme are Standard Chartered Bank and The Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) and the legal counsel advising on the transactions is Allen & Gledhill. This initiative was first announced at the 5th Islamic Financial Services Board Annual Summit held in Jordan in May 2008.