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Post-Trading Markets: European Commission Encourages Applications For New CESAME II Group

Date 08/04/2008

The European Commission is to create CESAME II, a follow-up group to the successful Clearing and Settlement Advisory and Monitoring Experts' Group (CESAME; IP/04/935). The new group will, in particular, continue CESAME's work on dismantling the barriers to cross-border post-trading activities, continue co-ordinating the work on est

S&P Expands Africa Index Series

Date 08/04/2008

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, today announced the launch of three new benchmark and investable indices - S&P Pan Africa, S&P Africa Frontier and S&P Africa 40. The new indices are designed to provide investors with access to Africa’s developing equity markets, as well as being a complete measurement tool for the performance of these markets.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Trading And Clearing Timetable On Tuesday, 8th April 2008

Date 08/04/2008

Clearstream’s Activity Figures For March 2008

Date 08/04/2008

In March the value of assets under custody on behalf of customers rose to € 10.5 trillion, a 4 percent rise from March 2007 (€ 10.1 trillion). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 6 percent from €4.6 to €4.9 trillion and domestic German securities held under custody rose by 2 percent from €5.5 trillion to €5.6 trillion.

KRX Derivatives Monthly Report

Date 08/04/2008

Trading volumes of KOSPI200 options and 3-yr KTB futures rose to all time high of 30,853,759 contracts (on March 13) and 194,873 contracts (on March 17), respectively.

Message From The TOCOM Chairman

Date 08/04/2008

During the previous fiscal year, thanks to the understanding and cooperation of all members and other parties involved in our market, we were able to mostly implement our original business plan. We also were able to greatly move forward with our measures to enhance the competitiveness of the Exchange. Once again, we are deeply grateful for this support.

Singapore Exchange Limited: FY2008 Third Quarter Financial Results On 14 April 2008

Date 08/04/2008

SGX will be releasing its FY2008 Third Quarter Financial Results on 14 April 2008, after market closes at 5.00pm (Singapore Time).

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes ''Eleven Misunderstandings About The Internal Control Report System''

Date 08/04/2008

The Internal Control Report System, which is applied from fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2008, aims to strike a balance between efficiency and effectiveness so as to avoid imposing excessive cost burdens on relevant companies.

Bovespa Holding S.A. - Monthly Operational Figures Report – March 2008

Date 07/04/2008

Click here to download the Bovespa Holding S.A. monthly operational report for March 2008.

SEC Charges Five Former San Diego Officials With Securities Fraud

Date 07/04/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against five former San Diego city officials who played key roles in the city’s inadequate municipal securities disclosures in 2002 and 2003. The SEC charged the former officials for failing to disclose to the investing public buying the city’s municipal bonds that there were funding problems with its pension and retiree health care obligations and those liabilities had placed the city in serious financial jeopardy.