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ETF Securities : Commodities Outperform Equities By 40%During First Half 2008

Date 02/07/2008

Commodities were again the top performing asset class during the quarter, outperforming equities by 40% in 6 monthsCommodities outperform equities 4:1 over the past 10 yearsETFS All Commodities up 15.6% during 2Q08 and 26.8% during 1H0816 ETCs show performance above 50% for first 6 months of 2008Energy ETCs top performers in 2Q08 with ETFS Natural Gas up 29.5% in 2Q08 and 72.7% in 1H08ETF Securities' assets surge through $6 billion on the back of gold, platinum

BME's Report: An Overview Of European Household's Savings

Date 02/07/2008

The report has been coordinated by BME Consuting and an extensive summary will be published in the BOLSA magazine.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Contracts For Difference Policy Update

Date 02/07/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today publishes an update on disclosure for contracts for difference (CfDs).

Sun Microsystems And Intel Break Million-Messages-Per Second Barrier For Thomson Reuters Market Data System - Demand For Low-Latency, High-Speed Delivery Continues To Drive Technology Enhancements For Financial Institutions

Date 02/07/2008

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA) today announced new benchmark performance results for Thomson Reuters market data platform. The new benchmark demonstrates that running the platform, known as Reuters Market Data System 6.0.3 (RMDS), on Sun technology not only provides the best throughput performance to date by breaking the million-messages-per second barrier, but also the lowest available network latency on a 1Gb Ethernet.

Börse Berlin Now Officially A Member Of The Federation Of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)

Date 02/07/2008

Börse Berlin is now a member of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges, FESE. The membership was officially announced at the annual FESE Convention on 17 June. FESE provides an outstanding forum at the European level for discussing developments and formulating position papers in response to policy proposals and consultation documents.

HKEx To Reintroduce Trading Of Gold Futures On 20 October

Date 02/07/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will reintroduce trading of gold futures on the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (Futures Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEx, on 20 October this year.

SGX AsiaClear Posts Strong Growth In Value Of Trades Cleared And Number Of Counterparty Accounts In First Half Of 2008

Date 02/07/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that the value of over-the-counter (OTC) trades cleared by SGX AsiaClear® in Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) and Oil Swaps from January to June 2008 nearly tripled to US$3.8 billion from US$1.3 billion in the first half of 2007.

Study Shows EuroCCP Has Lowest Clearing Costs In Europe - Scale For Sale Delivers Competitive Avantage For MTFs & Exchanges

Date 02/07/2008

A study published today by European Central Counterparty Limited (EuroCCP) has found it offers the lowest costs for clearing in Europe based on tariffs disclosed by all service providers, as required under the European Code of Conduct for Clearing and Settlement.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Trading And Clearing Timetable On Wednesday, July 2nd 2008

Date 02/07/2008

Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Bonds And Certificates 2008

Date 02/07/2008

Turnover per sector and new issues for last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.