FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

STOXX Ltd. Launches Index Family To Track IPOS In Europe

Date 05/09/2006

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today launched three new indexes that cover Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in Europe. The Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes measure the performance of the European IPO market in three different time horizons — 3, 12 and 60 months — based on the duration a component remains in the respective index.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 05/09/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, September 5, 2006: Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSXVN:MGA) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol.
SEC Sues Oil And Gas Promoters, Issues Investor Alert - Commission Seeks Return Of Ill-Gotten Gains And Appointment Of Receiver

Date 05/09/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against two securities promoters who fraudulently raised $2.2 million through sales of oil and leases to at least 70 investors nationwide. In announcing the charges, the SEC also issued an investor alert available at http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/oilgasscams.htm warning investors to beware of solicitations that prey on fears of higher oil and gas prices.
Postbank Replaces Schering In DAX - Deutsche Börse Decides On Changes To Equity Indices - Changes Are Effective On 18 September

Date 05/09/2006

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse has decided on changes in its equity indices DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX®. The changes will be effective on 18 September. Postbank will be included in the DAX index replacing Schering. Schering will be taken out of DAX on the basis of the so-called fast-exit rule, which sets a 45th-place ranking in market capitalization or exchange turnover as the cutt-off for an index adjustment.
NYSE Member Firms Report Second-Quarter 2006 Results

Date 05/09/2006

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported second-quarter 2006 after-tax profits of $2.95 billion and revenues of $78.64 billion, compared to $1.13 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $53.32 billion in the second-quarter of 2005. For the second quarter of 2006, NYSE specialists reported after-tax profit of $26 million. During the same period last year, the specialists reported an after-tax profit of $33 million. Total specialist revenue in the s

NASD Fines Morgan Stanley Firms $2.9 Million For Widespread Violations Of NASD Rules - Number And Scope Of Violations Indicate Extensive Reporting Problems At Both Firms

Date 05/09/2006

NASD announced today that it has imposed fines totaling $2.9 million against Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (MSCO) and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (MSDW) for extensive violations dealing with reporting obligations, best execution, short sales, and a range of other NASD, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) rules.
Monthly Trading Report For ASX And SFE Markets

Date 05/09/2006

Click here to download the monthly trading information for August 2006 for ASX and SFE Markets.
Key Figures Of SWX And virt-x For August 2006

Date 05/09/2006

In August 2006, total turnover on SWX and virt-x amounted to CHF 115.9 billion. The 9.5 % decline versus July is attributable to the fact that trading volume in August is normally somewhat lower than in other months. Compared to last August, however, a 7.6 % increase was recorded: turnover not only developed in a pleasing manner in the International Bonds segment (+44.7 %), but also in shares (+10.6 %) and derivatives (+16.0 %). By contrast, though, trading in CHF bonds (-16.7 %) was less act
Japan's Securities And Exchange Surveillance Commission Chairman, Mr.Takahashi, Will Visit The Securities Regulatory Authorities Of Europe

Date 05/09/2006

Chairman of Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission of Japan (''SESC''), Mr.Takahashi, will visit, between September 7 and 13, 2006, the securities regulatory authorities of the United Kingdom, France and Germany to exchange views on various issues of common interests.
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - August 2006

Date 05/09/2006

Equity turnover for August was EUR 8,950.86 million; ETF turnover was EUR 4.75 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,011.49 million.