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Shanghai Stock Exchange: Notice Of Special Market Closure For Three Minutes

Date 19/05/2008

According to the decision by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, to mourn for the victims in the massive earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will close the market for three minutes from 14:28 on May 19, 2008. All securities trading will be suspended during the period, and will be resumed from 14:31.
CESR Proposes That Canadian And South Korean GAAPs Be Accepted In The EU Until The End Of 2011

Date 19/05/2008

CESR publishes today its advice to the European Commission “CESR’s advice on Canadian and South Korean GAAPs” (Ref. CESR/08-293).
ICE Futures U.S. Announces Introduction Of Serial Options On Russell Index Futures; Achieves New Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 19/05/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., today announced the introduction of floor-based mini options, including serial options, on the mini Russell 1000(R) and mini Russell 2000(R) Index futures contracts. Beginning today, May 19, the mini Russell 1000 and mini Russell 2000 Index options will be available in open-outcry trading on the ICE Futures U.S. trading floor in New York. Serial option contract months for both of the mini index contracts have
CESR Publishes The 3rd Extract From EECS’s Database Of Enforcement Decisions

Date 19/05/2008

Today, as a further contribution to the promotion of market confidence and supervisory convergence in the European Union, CESR is publishing extracts from its database of enforcement decisions taken by EU National Enforcers participating in European Enforcers Co-Ordination Sessions (EECS).
CME Group Lists Weather Contracts On Seven New Cities

Date 19/05/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that it is expanding its suite of temperature-based products and is offering weather contracts on six U.S. cities and one European city. Cooling Degree Day contracts are available for trading starting today with Heating Degree Day and Weekly contracts to start in June and July, respectively. <

ICE Futures U.S. Announces Memorial Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 19/05/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a wholly- owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced today its 2008 Memorial Day holiday trading schedules:
Tehran Stock Exchange IPOed 2.5 Percent Of Islamic Republic Of Iran Shipping Lines

Date 19/05/2008

On 18 May, in compliance with the privatization scheme, about 2.5 percent of the equity shares of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Co. IPOed by the government on Tehran Stock Exchange.
S&P Launches Global Agribusiness Composite Index - Combines Equities And Commodities To Offer Comprehensive Sector Exposure

Date 19/05/2008

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, today announced the launch of the first index to offer exposure to both equities and commodities across the entire agribusiness industry.
UK, USA And Germany Lead The Way In Intellectual Property

Date 19/05/2008

New research ranks 22 of the world's leading jurisdictions for intellectual property (IP). The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI), launched earlier this month by European law firm Taylor Wessing, and created by Z/Yen Group, presents a statistical comparison of how jurisdictions are viewed in terms of ‘IP competitiveness’. Jurisdictions are rated as places in which to obtain, exploit, enforce & attack the three main types of IP: trademarks, patents and copyright.
NASDAQ OMX Appoints EMCF To Handle Clearing For Its Pan-European Market

Date 19/05/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has selected European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), a wholly-owned Fortis subsidiary, to deliver clearing services for the NASDAQ OMX Pan European Market.