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NZX Listing Rule Changes – Positive For Companies And Shareholders

Date 23/04/2007

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) proposes to amend both the NZSX/NZDX and NZAX Listing Rules to ensure issuers are able to take full advantage of recent amendments to the Companies Act 1993, relating to annual report communications with shareholders.
Dubai International Financial Centre Launches DIFC Lighthouse Tower

Date 23/04/2007

400-metre luxury office tower to be constructed adjacent to ‘The Gate’ External lighting features to make tower a new Dubai landmark Environmentally sensitive design to set benchmark for energy conservation
DGCX Volumes Zoom Past 12500-Mark Setting A New Record

Date 23/04/2007

Traded volumes on DGCX established a new record for the highest number of contracts traded in a day since inception. Beating the earlier record of 9372 contract achieved on 17th April 2007 by miles, the Exchange clocked a traded volume of 12877 contracts valued at $853.93 million. The value of the contracts traded during the day was nearly four times the previous highest figure of $267.20 million recorded on April 17, 2007. The notable feature of today’s trading was that the currency market v
Dalian Commodity Exchange Volume And Turnover In January-February 2007

Date 23/04/2007

Latest statistics of China Futures Association indicated that China's futures trade from the January to February period was affected by the week-long Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday. Trading volume and turnover (calculated in yuan) in the two months were down 25.47% and 24.43% compared with the same period last year. However, Open interest continues to post gains.
Shanghai Stock Exchange: Business Units To Replace Trading Seats In May 2007

Date 23/04/2007

To reinforce business and technological management, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), according to the launch arrangement of the New Generation Trading System, worked out the "SSE Detailed Rules for Implementation of PBUs". Hereby it makes announcements on relevant issues to all member units, all SSE-seat institutions and fund management companies. The rules are to be implemented as of May 8, 2007. On May 8, seats and Participants Business Units (PBUs) will be switched. After that, trading unit

New Order Management System For SGX Securities Member Firms

Date 22/04/2007

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to announce that a new Order Management System (OMS) from GL TRADE will be adopted by SGX Securities member firms to replace the current SESOPS trading terminals.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 20/04/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100, S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Friday, April 27 2007.
Ibovespa Breaks New Record: 49,408 Points

Date 20/04/2007

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 1.32% at 49,408 points, the highest close since April 16, when it reached 48,921 points. The value traded in the session amounted to BRL 3.8 billion.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 20/04/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of UrAsia Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:UUU) have agreed to the plan of arrangement with SXR Uranium One Inc. (TSX:SXR) whereby each of their shares will be exchanged for 0.45 shares of SXR. The relative weight of SXR Uranium One Inc. will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Completion & Equity Completion and the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity indices to reflect t
Speech By SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins: Is Excessive Regulation And Litigation Eroding U.S. Financial Competitiveness? - Conference Co-sponsored By The American Enterprise Institute And The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2007

Date 20/04/2007

Thank you very much for the invitation to be here today with you and thanks to the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution for co-sponsoring today's event. In the past six months, several critical studies have been published regarding the competitiveness of the U.S. capital markets and suggesting recommendations to improve our competitiveness.