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Independent Review Into British Offshore Financial Centres

Date 02/12/2008

The Government today announced that Michael Foot, currently Chairman of the UK office of Promontory Financial Group, will lead the independent review of British offshore financial centres announced at Pre-Budget Report 2008. The review will look at the immediate and long-term challenges facing British offshore financial centres in the current economic climate, including: financial supervision and transparency;
FORTS Trading Results: November 2008

Date 02/12/2008

Over the period November 1st – 28th 2008 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 342,2 billion roubles or 14,2 million contracts, including 89,1 bln. roubles in the evening trading session. At the end of the month the total open interest reached 94,8 billion roubles in money terms or 2,8 million contacts.
Federal Reserve Announces The Extension Of Three Liquidity Facilities Through April 30, 2009

Date 02/12/2008

In light of continuing strains in financial markets, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced the extension through April 30, 2009, of three liquidity facilities: the Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF), and the Term Securities Lending Facility (TSLF). These facilities had previously been authorized through January 30, 2009.
Thanks To “IBT” Web Application, Structured Products Now More Comparable And Transparent - SIX Swiss Exchange Introduces Universal Data Interface

Date 02/12/2008

In early November 2008, SIX Swiss Exchange introduced the "Internet Based Terms" (IBT) Web application for use by issuers. IBT is the world’s first comprehensive, centralised interface for termsheet data relating to structured products. This unique means of transmitting, automatically processing and afterwards disseminating the data simplifies the public offering process for issuers and makes it easier to administer the relevant data. Due to the standardised format and content of the informa
State Aid: European Commissioner Kroes Briefs Economics and Finance Ministers On Financial Crisis Measures

Date 02/12/2008

European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes briefed EU Economics and Finance Ministers at their breakfast discussion on the current financial crisis in Brussels on 2nd December. Commissioner Kroes underlined how the Commission had applied the EU competition rules to support financial stability by ensuring legal certainty of support measures whilst preventing national measures from making the crisis worse by

RTS Stock Market Trading Results: November 2008

Date 02/12/2008

In November the trading volume on RTS equaled 10,3 billion dollars (281,2 billion roubles*), including all types of trades.
CME Group to List Hardwood Pulp Index Futures And Options

Date 02/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that hardwood pulp index futures and options on futures will be listed exclusively on CME Globex(R), the exchange's electronic trading platform, scheduled to begin trading January 12, 2009. The hardwood pulp products will be a complement to the softwood pulp index futures contracts launched in September 2007.
NASDAQ OMX President To Keynote At The Japan Society Conference

Date 02/12/2008

WHAT: NASDAQ OMX President, Magnus Bocker will give the keynote address on the global capital markets at the Japan Society Conference titled "The Future of Global Capital Markets." Magnus Bocker will offer his perspective on the current economic landscape, including insight on consolidation among stock exchanges, the current capital raising environment, convergence of regulation, as well as
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – November 2008

Date 02/12/2008

Equity turnover for November was EUR 4,664.68 million; ETF turnover was EUR 9.96 million while that for bonds was EUR 3,748.72 million.
CME Group Volume Averaged 10.5 Million Contracts Per Day In November 2008 - OTC Volume On ClearPort Up 51 percent - E-Mini Equity Index Volume Up 11 Percent - Year-To-Date Average Daily Volume Through November Up 7 Percent On A Combined Basis

Date 02/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that November 2008 volume averaged 10.5 million contracts per day, down 29 percent from November 2007, assuming combined CME Group/NYMEX volumes. Total monthly volume exceeded 199 million contracts, 79 percent of which was traded electronically. On a combined basis, CME Group year-to-date volume through November averaged 13.4 million contracts per day, up seven percent from the same period in 2007.