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New Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Service For International Investors: Weekly Short Sales Balance - Short Selling Balances Have Steadily Increased Over Recent Years, To A Peak Of More Than NIS 10 Billion

Date 12/04/2007

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange website offers a new service for international investors: a weekly short sales balance in English.
Shanghai Stock Exchange: System Secures Role of Independent Directors

Date 12/04/2007

Vice President Zhou Qinye of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) said recently at the fifth training course for independent directors of listed companies that marked progress has been made since the founding of the system of independent directors 5 years ago. At present, every listed company has an average of 3.5 independent directors, who assume a positive role in reinforcing the governance of listed companies. Nevertheless, the current system still needs to be improved, for the independent di
Bursa Malaysia: CMDF-Bursa Research Scheme Reports Show Impact On Trading Volumes

Date 12/04/2007

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today announced that a study conducted by Standard & Poor’s unveiled that the exchange’s initiated research scheme, CMDF-Bursa Research Scheme (CBRS), has shown significant impact on trading volumes. Studies conducted by Standard & Poor's between June 2005 to June 2006 have indicated 41% occurrences of increased trading volumes on average in the one-month period following the release of a research report on a given counter. The impact over a one year timefr
ICMA Publishes Legal Opinions On Standard Repo Agreement For 55 Countries

Date 12/04/2007

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has announced the publication of new and updated legal opinions on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), the standard agreement used for international repo transactions. These legal opinions now cover 55 jurisdictions indicating both the extensive use of the GMRA and the increasing utilisation of repo as a funding tool.
Cantor Fitzgerald And Affiliates Reaffirm Commitment to Business Ethics - Paul M. Pion Is Named Chief Ethics Officer

Date 12/04/2007

Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates, eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPD) and BGC Partners, have announced that Paul M. Pion, Senior Managing Director, has been appointed to the new role of Chief Ethics Officer, reaffirming the firms’ strong commitment to business ethics and integrity of the highest order. Mr. Pion will report directly to Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of eSpeed, Inc., and to Lee Amai

SGX Statement On CEO’s Dual Role Raises Conflict Concerns

Date 12/04/2007

We refer to today’s Dow Jones article on “Singapore Exchange CEO’s Dual Role Raises Conflict Concerns”.
ICE Acquires NGI Indexes, Exclusive Right To Clear And Settle Key North American Natural Gas Contracts

Date 12/04/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced that it has entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with Intelligence Press, Inc. (IPI), to acquire the natural gas indexes published by IPI in its Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) newsletters. IPI will continue to collect and aggregate prices in the wholesale natural gas market and publish the indexes, and ICE will have the exclusive right to license the in
Oslo Axess Will Open 2 May 2007

Date 12/04/2007

As reported earlier, Oslo Børs is establishing a new, authorised marketplace named Oslo Axess. Oslo Børs has decided that Oslo Axess will open Wednesday 2 May 2007.
MCX Copper Contracts Record Highest-Ever Turnover Of Rs 3,796.38 Crore

Date 12/04/2007

MCX copper contracts on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 recorded the highest-ever turnover since their launch on June 4, 2004. Turnover of all copper contracts on Wednesday was Rs 3,796.38 crore, which was 32.08 per cent of the total Exchange turnover of Rs 11,833.73 crore clocked on that day. Open interest was 13,877 metric tonnes (mt) and the turnover in volume terms was 1,12,362 mt. The previous highest turnover of Rs 2,937.31 crore was recorded a day earlier, on Tuesday, which was 27.84 per cen
SWX Swiss Exchange Fines OTI Energy AG

Date 12/04/2007

The Sanction Commission of the SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a fine against OTI Energy AG for violation of the IFRS accounting standards in connection with the company’s 2005 annual report. The deficiencies identified by the SWX Swiss Exchange relate on one hand to the failure to recognize a significant put option and, on the other, the measurement of the company’s most significant investment.