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Share Change For Randstad Holdings NV And FirstGroup Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 14/05/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 21 May 2008:
CBLC Signs MoUs With International Clearing And Depository Companies In Europe And The US

Date 14/05/2008

On February 1, 2008, Multilateral Instrument 61-101- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101”) was adopted by the Ontario Securities Commission and the Autorité des marchés financiers. The instrument introduces harmonized requirements in Ontario and Québec for enhanced disclosure, independent valuations and majority of minority security holder approvals for particular transactions. The requirements are substantially similar to those set out in existing Regulat
BOVESPA: Balance Of Foreign Investment Flows Through May 9

Date 14/05/2008

There was a net inflow of foreign investment to the Brazilian stock market of BRL 8,961,674,978.30 through May 9. This figure includes purchases of international investors in the public offerings, which amounted to BRL 5,019,927,049.30, and the net trading value at BOVESPA, which has also registered an inflow of BRL 2,373,104,131.00.
SEC Proposes New Way For Investors To Get Financial Information On Companies

Date 14/05/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to formally propose using new technology to get important information to investors faster, more reliably, and at a lower cost.
Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding: 7th Annual General Meeting Of HELEX

Date 14/05/2008

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding, Clearing, Settlement and Registry announces that today May 14th 2008 the seventh Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company was held at the historic trading floor of Athens Exchange. 232 shareholders representing 25,619,362 common registered shares, i.e. 36.35% of the 70,485,563 total common registered shares participated. The General Meeting took the following decisions: On the 1st item, shareholders approved the Reports of the Board of

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Deliverable Goods Of Precious Metals

Date 14/05/2008

The below Deliverable Good of gold has been added: Commodity: Gold Producer: LS-Nikko Copper Inc. Brand name: LS-NIKKO Applicable contract months: the addition applies to delivery from the June 2008 contract onward (except for early delivery in May 2008).
Shenzhen Stock Exchange: First-Aid To Ensure Market Safety

Date 14/05/2008

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) worked out a first-aid program and took effective actions to track the earthquake hit in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province on 12 May, 2008 with the aim to guarantee the proper running of securities market.
SIFMA Welcomes Steps Towards EU/US Financial Markets Integration - But Political Will Must Be Turned Into Action

Date 14/05/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today welcomed the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) statement on progress toward economic integration and regulatory convergence and continues to advocate for ongoing efforts to increase cross-border cooperation. SIFMA is also very supportive of the shared EU-US goal to promote higher standards of living by reducing barriers to international trade and investment.
Wombat Secures Deal With Equiduct For Onetick - Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading Selects Time Series Analysis Solution For Best Execution

Date 14/05/2008

Wombat, a world leader in market data management solutions and most recent member of NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions, closed a significant technology contract that will see One Tick deployed across Equiduct Trading. Börse Berlin Equiduct will soon launch this new trading platform, enabling investment firms to quickly and cost-effectively meet MiFID’s best execution requirements.
CFTC: New Study Finds Silver Futures Market Is Functioning Properly - Study Finds No Evidence Of Manipulation

Date 14/05/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today released a report that re-examines long-term and recent allegations of misconduct in the silver markets and finds that there is no evidence of manipulation in those markets for the trading period examined.