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MCX Weekly Market Report

Date 28/03/2008

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Australian Securities Exchange: Public Consultation On Short Selling

Date 28/03/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) welcomes the decision of the Treasurer, the Hon Wayne Swan MP, to pursue legislative change to remove the ambiguity in the Corporations Act around the disclosure of ‘covered’ short sales.
Australian Securities Exchange: Opes Prime Participant Status Suspended - Receivers And Managers Appointed

Date 28/03/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) was advised yesterday evening that the Deloitte Corporate Reorganisation Group (Deloitte) was appointed as Receivers and Managers to Opes Prime Stockbroking Ltd (Opes Prime), an ASX trading, clearing and settlement Participant.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen): Swedish Banks Tackling Current Market Turmoil

Date 28/03/2008

The Swedish banks have managed relatively well in the turbulence prevailing on the financial markets, according to the report on the risks and threats to stability in the Swedish banking sector that FI is publishing yesterday.
SIFMA: Visa Reforms Vital To U.S. Financial Industry Competitiveness

Date 27/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today called for changes to the visa allocation system. The U.S. is quickly approaching the April 1, 2008 filing date for firms to request H-1B visas for potential employees for fiscal year 2009. For the second year in a row, the 65,000 H-1B visa cap is expected to be reached April 1, the first day applications are accepted.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, March 27, 2008: Invicta Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXVN:IGG) will change its name to LNG Energy Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "LNG" and the new CUSIP number 50212K 10 4. There will be no consolidation of capital.
CHX Hires Financial Technology Partners LP As Exclusive Strategic And Financial Advisor

Date 27/03/2008

CHX today announced that it has hired San Francisco-based Financial Technology Partners LP ("FT Partners") as it considers its financial and strategic alternatives. FT Partners is a leading independent investment bank focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. Steve McLaughlin, Founder and Managing Partner, will be the lead investment banker for FT Partners.
Beiersdorf AG Replaces Biffa Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008: Beiersdorf AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5107401, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30302010) will replace Biffa Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B129PL7, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201050) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the acquis
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two New Options On Friday, March 28

Date 27/03/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade two new options on March 28, 2008.
IWF Change For Compagnie De Saint-Gobain In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008: Saint-Gobain (France, SEDOL: 7380482, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, IWF will change to 0.7940, following the acquisition of a 20.6 p.c. stake by Wendel, a French investment firm.