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Russell And NASDAQ OMX To Launch RussellTick - NASDAQ OMX To Disseminate All Russell Index Values

Date 09/03/2010

Russell Investments and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NASDAQ OMX(R) has been selected as the primary source of real-time index values for all of Russell's equity indexes via RussellTick(TM), a new proprietary data service. Developed by NASDAQ OMX, RussellTick will offer investors and traders worldwide real-time access to Russell Index values, including the industry-leading U.S. small-cap Russell 2000(R) Index and U.S. broad-market Russell 3000(R) Index
European Parliament Economic Affairs Committee: Regulating The Derivatives Markets

Date 09/03/2010

The over-the-counter trade in derivatives must become much more transparent and better controlled, say Members of the EP Economic Affairs Committee. They argue that the risk element in derivatives should be expressed more clearly in their price, while a clear distinction should be made between the use of derivatives by companies and their use by financial institutions.
CESR Publishes An Update On The Assessment Of The Proposals For MiFID Pre-Trade Transparency Waivers

Date 09/03/2010

The MiFID compliance of these functionalities has been assessed at CESR level on the basis of the new joint process that CESR launched in February 2009. The table(Ref. CESR/09-324) includes information on a new assessments made at CESR level regarding an application for a waiver to be granted on the basis of the MiFID Implementing Regulation that CESR considered not to be compliant with MiFID.
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Concerning The Temporary Suspension Of Overnight Interest Rate Futures

Date 09/03/2010

TFX will change the contract specification of Over-Night Call Rate Futures and Spot-Next Repo Rate Futures (hereinafter collectively called Overnight Interest Rate Futures), as we mentioned in the news file dated 27 January 2010 .
Tokyo Stock Exchange: 14 Foreign Commodity ETFs To Be Listed (ETF Securities Limited)

Date 09/03/2010

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) approved today the listing of 14 foreign commodity ETFs. These foreign ETFs are managed by ETF Securities Limited and their main market is the London Stock Exchange. The 14 ETFs are scheduled to be listed on Friday, March 19, 2010.

Infobolsa To Offer Its Content To TV Channels - The Data Will Be Disseminated Through Their Teletext Services

Date 09/03/2010

Infobolsa, the information dissemination company jointly owned by BME and Deutsche Börse, has reached an agreement with MTG Modern Group España, a media group that has produced and distributed teletext services in Spain since 1995, to supply financial data to some of the major Spanish TV channels.
UBS Announces Intention To Launch European Multilateral Trading Facility

Date 09/03/2010

UBS Investment Bank today announced its intention to launch, pending regulatory approval from the UK Financial Services Authority, a new Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for crossing orders in European stocks.
ETF Exchange (ETFX) Is Granted Distributing Fund Status For All Of Its 3rd Generation ETFs

Date 09/03/2010

The ETF Exchange has been granted distributing fund status by HM Revenue & Customs for the accounting period 15 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. The status has been granted to all 21 ETFs on the ETF Exchange. The ETF Exchange is the world's first 3rd generation ETF platform which is supported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citi, and Rabobank International who are participants on the platform.
Clearstream’s February 2010 figures

Date 09/03/2010

In February 2010, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 7 percent to € 10.7 trillion (compared to € 9.9 trillion in February 2009). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 8 percent from € 5.3 trillion in February 2009 to € 5.7 trillion in February 2010 while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 7 percent from € 4.6 trillion in February 2009 to € 5.0 trillion in Fe
Welcome Address By Mr Tai Boon Leong, Executive Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, 5th Asian Takaful Conference, 9 March 2010, Singapore

Date 09/03/2010

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and a warm welcome to Singapore to our overseas guests. 1 The theme for this year’s conference - “Reality Check on Growth and Promise of Takaful as a Dynamic Force” is appropriate and timely in many ways. Given the upheavals in the international financial system and asset markets, a sober reality check is in order to assess the impact from recent developments. In general, the insurance industry in Asia h