Investors retracted US$13.9 billion from equity mutual funds invested in Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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Kenya to introduce derivatives.
Kenya stated plans to introduce derivatives into its market. Following Kenya's equity trading volume decline in its stock exchange, which is also the region's largest, Kenya announced plans to introduce real estate investment trusts and derivatives, Kenya's financial-markets regulator said.
ACE Group expands the ACE Worldview platfrom
ACE Group announced that they have expanded their ACE Worldview platform ACE USA announced that it has expanded its ACE Worldview® platform to ACE Risk Management (ARM) clients and brokers.
INTL FCStone backs out of plans to buy Cleartrade
INTL FCStone announced that they are cancelling plans to buy Cleartrade INTL FCStone Inc, a U. S. commodities brokerage announced that it has dropped plans to buy an online commodities exchange in Asia.
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In order to manage a currency crisis, selling off foreign currency to mop up local currency averts a long term crisis.
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Kenya's stock exchange, plans to introduce derivatives and real estate investment trusts after equity trading volumes declines
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