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Two New iShares ETFs Launched In The XTF Segment On Xetra

Date 20/11/2007

Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for listed index funds on the electronic trading platform Xetra. Since Tuesday, two more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) have been tradable in XTF.

Thai Bourse To Focus On Competitiveness And Efficiency In 2008

Date 20/11/2007

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Group will implement three major strategies to achieve its vision of being a prestigious and trustworthy market with a pool of liquidity and a competent team promoting innovative products and services to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

X-Trade Brokers Starts Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 20/11/2007

The brokerage house X-Trade Brokers began to operate on the WSE as an Exchange Member on 20 November 2007.

NASDAQ Unveils Select Market Maker Program For New York Stock Exchange-Listed Companies - Service Extends Market Intelligence And Proprietary NASDAQ-Listed Company Services To NYSE-Listed Companies Affected By Recent Specialist Closures - Program Leverage

Date 20/11/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today unveiled the expansion of its Select Market Maker Program for issuers to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed companies. The program will bring NYSE-listed companies and the NASDAQ market making community together, while providing companies access to utilize NASDAQ's Market Intelligence Desk(r) (MID) and proprietary NASDAQ Online(r) (NOL) at no cost. The Select Market Maker Program, which was launched in July, is focused on providing issuers

Top U.S., International Investors Urge SEC To Table Proposed Rollback Of Shareowner Rights

Date 19/11/2007

Eight leading U.S. and international pension funds, owning more than $300 billion in U.S. stocks, urged federal regulators today to withdraw a proposed take-away of shareowners’ use of corporate ballots to nominate directors.

CBOE Seat Sells For New High Of $3.05 Million - Tops Record Set Earlier This Month

Date 19/11/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE seat, or membership, traded for a new all-time high of $3,050,000 earlier today. Today's new record surpassed the previous high price of $3,000,000 for a CBOE seat, which was set on Friday, November 2, 2007.

TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes Alberta-based Issuers

Date 19/11/2007

TSX Venture Exchange is taking the opportunity to celebrate the listing of the newest issuers from Alberta. This reception on Tuesday, November 20, will welcome the 20 emerging companies who have listed on Canada's junior exchange through the Calgary office since June 2007.

BOVESPA Stock Options Turn Over BRL 4.6 Billion In November

Date 19/11/2007

The exercise of stock options on BOVESPA added up to BRL 4,634,879,689.00 on November 19. Call options totaled BRL 4,630,333,089.00 while put options amounted to BRL 4,546,600.00.

FSA Fines Two Firms And Bans A Third For Sub-Prime Failings

Date 19/11/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has penalised three firms found failing to meet its requirements during its sub-prime investigations published in July. All three had inadequate mortgage sales and advice procedures which exposed their customers to the risk of receiving unsuitable advice.

Financial Services Agency Government Of Japan: To Those Who Operate Fund Related Businesses In Japan (Guidelines On Registration And Filing Requirements)

Date 19/11/2007