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Acting Assistant US Treasury Secretary For Financial Markets Karthik Ramanathan - Statement On Treasury Market Conditions And Debt Management Actions

Date 08/10/2008

Treasury closely monitors conditions in the Treasury securities market as well as financing markets. Treasury realizes that the depth and liquidity of the Treasury market benefits investors both domestically and globally.
ISE FX Options Margin Levels

Date 08/10/2008

ISE has determined the applicable margin levels for each currency product pursuant to ISE Rule 1202(d), which requires the Exchange to review five-day price changes over the preceding three-year period. The margin level is set at a level that would have covered price movements during the review period at least 97.5% of the time (“confidence level”). ISE will review these margin levels each quarter, in January, April, July, and October.
United States Remains On Top Of Competitiveness Rankings - Nordic Countries And Switzerland Also Among The Lead Countries - UK Drops Down From 9th To 12th Place - The Report Contains A Detailed Profile For 134 Global Economies

Date 08/10/2008

The United States tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009, released today by the World Economic Forum. Switzerland is in second position followed by Denmark, Sweden and Singapore. European economies continue to prevail in the top 10 with Finland, Germany and the Netherlands following suit. The United Kingdom, while remaining very competitive, has dropped by three places and out of the top 10,
RTS Stock Market: Trading For Transactions Based On Negotiated Orders Resumed

Date 08/10/2008

OJSC RTS informs its trading participant that in accordance with the Federal Financial Markets Service’s instruction, trading for transactions concluded on the basis of negotiated orders is resumed at 5.10pm Moscow time.
RTS Stock Market: Repo Trading Resumed

Date 08/10/2008

In accordance with the Federal Financial Markets Service’s instruction, Repo trading on the RTS Stock market was resumed at 4pm Moscow time.

Clearstream Rises Value Of Assets Under Custody By 1.2 Percent To €10.8 Trillion In September

Date 08/10/2008

In September 2008, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a 1.2 percent rise at € 10.8 trillion (compared to € 10.7 trillion in September 2007) despite a decrease in equities’ market value. Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 10.8 percent from € 4.9 to € 5.4 trillion and domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 6.8 percent from € 5.8 trillion to € 5.4 trillion.
NYSE Euronext Launches Pan-European MTF With Support From EuroCCP - Plan Is To Offer Multiple Clearing Solutions In 2009

Date 08/10/2008

NYSE Euronext, the world's leading and most diverse exchange group, today announced it has appointed EuroCCP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) based in London, as clearer from day one of the launch of its Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). EuroCCP will act as a Central Counterparty (CCP), enabling anonymous post-trade processing, providing netting and a full range of risk management services to NYSE Euronext’s new pan-European MTF. The MTF is s
UK's Financial Services Authority Welcomes Government Measures To Support Banking System

Date 08/10/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today welcomed the support package for banks announced by the Government this morning.
SGX Publishes Listing Rule Waivers With Reasons

Date 08/10/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today introduced a new initiative to enhance transparency in the markets by publishing the rule waivers and the basis for granting the waivers to listed companies. SGX has also included the reasons for the rule waivers to provide market participants with a better understanding of the basis of approvals. SGX will publish the waivers quarterly, beginning with the period from July 2008 to September 2008.
US Federal Reserve And Other Central Banks Announce Reductions In Policy Interest Rates

Date 08/10/2008

Joint Statement by Central Banks Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets.