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SIFMA Supports Retaining References To Credit Ratings In Regulations - Recommends SEC Focus On Improving Ratings Process

Date 04/09/2008

In a comment letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) cautions against proposals to remove references to credit ratings in regulations, which the SEC issued with the intention of avoiding overreliance on credit ratings and promoting independent analysis.
Barclays Lists Barclays GEMS Asia 8 ETN on NYSE Arca

Date 04/09/2008

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that Barclays Bank PLC (NYSE: BCS) listed the Barclays GEMS Asia 8 ETN (NYSE Arca: AYT) on NYSE Arca, the largest exchange in ETF and ETN listings and assets under management. As an industry leader in ETF and ETN listings and trading, exchange traded products listed on NYSE Arca represent 55% of ETF and ETN assets under management in the U.S., nearly $591 billion, the most of an
CME Group To Launch Euro Denominated E-mini S&P 500 Futures

Date 04/09/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today at the Burgenstock Derivatives conference that it will launch its popular E-mini S&P 500(R) futures denominated in euros beginning October 27. The contract will enable market participants to gain access to the widely watched U.S. large cap stock index combined with the exposure to the euro currency in a single trading vehicle.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT To Expand Indices Into Emerging Markets

Date 04/09/2008

Investors will soon be able to track the performance of the world’s emerging real estate markets using the leading global real estate benchmark, the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Series, which is set to extend its coverage with new indices encompassing listed property stocks from these dynamic economies.
HKEx Trading Statistics For August 2008 - On-Floor And Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 04/09/2008

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor Main Board + Trading Only Stocks Turnover (in HK$

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Sep. 5, 2008

Date 04/09/2008

The daily price limits for Sep. 5, 2008 are the following: Corn 1,500 yen, Soybeans 2,700 yen, Non-GMO Soybeans 4,500 yen and Raw Sugar 1,500 yen.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Exposures Of Japanese Deposit-Taking Institutions To Subprime-Related Products And Securitized Products Based On The Leading Practices Summarized In The FSF Report

Date 04/09/2008

The FSA published today the exposures of Japanese deposit-taking institutions (excluding Japan Agricultural Cooperatives) to subprime-related products and securitized products based on the leading practices summarized in the FSF report. Those figures are at the end-June 2008.
HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - August 2008

Date 04/09/2008

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Warsaw Stock Exchange: Derivative Instruments Market In August 2008

Date 04/09/2008

In August 2008, total trading volume in all derivative instruments was 700 thousand instruments. The number of open interest was 108 thousand contracts at the end of August.
Deutsche Börse: New db x-trackers ETF Launched On Xetra

Date 04/09/2008

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted a new ETF issued by db-x-trackers to trading.