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Recession Triggers 18% Drop In Global Pension Assets - International Financial Services London

Date 02/02/2009

Click here to download IFSL's latest report on the Pensions Markets. The end-2008 estimate of an 18% decline in global pension assets to $25 trillion is derived by IFSL from OECD data and does not appear elsewhere. Points to note include: the contributions to schemes running at less than half of defined benefit schemes, and growth in the numbers of people of pensionable age staying in employment to
New Eurex Gold Futures Started Trading Today

Date 02/02/2009

Eurex, the international derivatives exchange, today launched its new futures and options on gold. The US dollar denominated contracts are based on the benchmark gold fixing of the London Bullion Market Association, referenced to the largest gold spot market in the world. Trading hours are between 8 am and 10 pm CET.
EEX: Record Volumes On The Spot Market For Natural Gas - 60th Trading Participant Admitted To Natural Gas Trading

Date 02/02/2009

Spot trading in natural gas on European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) has reached a new record level in January. The highest volume for any month so far since the launch of trading was sold on the Spot Market with a volume of 237,126 MWh (GUD and NCG market areas) (same period during the previous year: 70,080 MWh). More than 350 trades were concluded. The highest daily volume during this period amounted to 17,760 MWh (20 January 2009).
Dow Jones Islamic Market India Index Licensed To Serve As Benchmark For The First Time

Date 02/02/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced today that the Dow Jones Islamic Market (DJIM) India Index has been licensed to HSBC Asset Management India Ltd, to serve as a benchmark of an actively managed portfolio. This is the first time the Dow Jones Islamic Market India Index has been licensed for this purpose.
Instinet Europe Set To Begin Trading On SmartPool - Completed Conformance Testing Ensures Instinet’s Participation On MTF’s 2 February Launch

Date 02/02/2009

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced that its European agency brokerage subsidiary, Instinet Europe Limited, has successfully completed conformance testing on SmartPool, a new non-displayed Multi-lateral Trading Facility (MTF) for block trading launched today by NYSE Euronext. As a result, Instinet Europe’s institutional clients will be able to have immediate access to it.

Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - January 30, 2009

Date 02/02/2009

As of January 30, 2009 This month, the Dow Jones STOXX 600, down 5.67 points, or -2.88% to 191.23. The index is down for the fifth straight month. The index is down 96.95 points, or -33.64%, over the last five months. Longest monthly losing streak since the five-month decline that ended in March 2008.
New Commodity Products For ASX AQUA Market

Date 02/02/2009

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today announces the start of trading of four Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) in the newly created AQUA market.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For January 2009 Contract

Date 02/02/2009

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for January 2009 contract is 25,180 yen.
NASDAQ Dubai And The Options Industry Council Sign Licensing Agreement To Promote Middle East Investor Education

Date 01/02/2009

NASDAQ Dubai and The Options Industry Council (OIC), a world leader in equity options education, have signed a licensing agreement to develop an equity options education program for Middle East investors and financial advisors.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Contracts Migrate To CME Group Platform - Transition Puts World's Three Crude Oil Benchmark Products Onto CME Globex

Date 01/02/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange based in the Middle East, announced today that they have successfully completed the migration of DME's contracts to the CME Globex(R) electronic trading platform.