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Thomson Reuters Unveils Direct Feed To Singapore Exchange

Date 28/05/2008

Thomson Reuters (NYSE: TRI; TSX: TRI; LSE: TRIL; Nasdaq: TRIN), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has joined its global portfolio of ultra-low latency direct exchange interfaces.
Congratulatory Remarks By Mr Heng Swee Keat, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, Launch Of Daiwa FTSE Shariah Japan 100 ETF At SGX Centre

Date 28/05/2008

President and CEO, Daiwa Asset Management, Mr Michihito Higuchi Vice-President and Head of Listings, Singapore Exchange, Mr Lawrence Wong Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. 1 I am pleased to join you at this ceremony to mark the debut of the Daiwa FTSE Shariah Japan 100 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the first Shariah-compliant exchange traded fund to be launched in Singapore.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Price Limit And Margin For June 2008

Date 28/05/2008

Margins and Price Limits to be applied for the trades in June 2008 are as follows (Unit: JPY): Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2 Extra-ordinary*3
HKMA And The DIFC Authority Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Co-Operate In The Areas Of Islamic Finance And Financial Infrastructure

Date 28/05/2008

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC Authority) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 20 May 2008 aimed at fostering co-operation in the development of Sharia-compliant financial products and the financial infrastructures in their respective jurisdictions.
CalPERS Names Eric Baggesen Senior Investment Officer, Global Equity

Date 27/05/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced the appointment of Eric Baggesen as Senior Investment Officer for Global Equity.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/05/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, May 27, 2008: The shares of Vannessa Ventures Ltd. (TSXVN:VVV) will trade under the new name Infinito Gold Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "IG" and the new CUSIP number 45671C 10 6. There is no consolidation of capital.
NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index® Announces Change To Index Components

Date 27/05/2008

NYSE Euronext Inc., today announced that the NYSE Arca Tech 100 Index® will replace the following constituents in the index as a result of semiannual rebalance. The changes are effective as of market close on May 30, 2008 .
Share Change For Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/05/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Tuesday 2 June 2008: Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (Italy, SEDOL: 7128541, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, shares will increase to 5,492,986,000, following a rump placement of ordinary shares after the successful completion of its capital increase.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date May 28, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 27/05/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 28, 2008 (effective with the May 27 evening session).
NASDAQ OMX Announces Mid-month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ OMX Stocks As Of Settlement Date May 15, 2008

Date 27/05/2008

At the end of the settlement date of May 15, 2008, short interest in 2,641 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 9,500,539,527 shares compared with 9,427,457,178 shares in 2,653 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 30, 2008. The mid-May short interest represents 4.53 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.86 days for the prior reporting period.