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April 2008 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 28/04/2008

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was up 5.62% for the month of April. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Crude Oil, Unleaded Gas and Heating Oil had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 17.02%, 15.89%, and 15.71%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Wheat, Gold and Silver, which were down 13.47%, 3.45%, and 2.59% respectively, in April. Year to date, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index is up 15.12% with
MICEX AGM Reviews Successful 2007 - Agrees RUR245 Million Dividend Payout

Date 28/04/2008

The MICEX (“MICEX”), which integrates trading and settlement systems for Russia’s financial markets, has announced that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on April 24 were approved by the MICEX’s shareholders.<
ICMA Publishes 2008 Legal Opinions On Repo Agreement For 68 Jurisdictions

Date 28/04/2008

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has published the 2008 legal opinions on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), the standard agreement used for international repo transactions. The opinions now support the use of the GMRA in 68 jurisdictions.
Deutsche Börse: Scoach Now Trading On Fully Electronic Platform Xetra European Exchange For Certificates And Warrants Transfers Around 300,000 Securities - Over 100 New Foreign Trading Participants - Private Investors From Across Europe Set To Benefit Fr

Date 28/04/2008

Scoach, the European exchange for certificates and warrants, has been offering trading in around 300,000 products on a new version of the fully electronic trading platform, Xetra, since Monday. This means that, with immediate effect, over 260 banks and brokerage firms – 100 of which are based abroad – have direct access to the world's broadest range of structured products. In the past, these products were traded on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Main Board And GEM Listed Issuer Corporate Documents 2007 On DVD

Date 28/04/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has released listed issuer corporate document archives for year 2007 on digital video disks (DVD) for public subscription.

SGX MSCI Asia APEX 50 Index Futures To List On 21 May 2008

Date 28/04/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that it will list the SGX MSCI Asia APEX 50 Index futures for trading on 21 May 2008. This is the first internationally available pan-Asian futures contract based on the MSCI Asia APEX 50 Index.
Sandvik Fined By The Disciplinary Committee Of The OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm

Date 28/04/2008

The exchange-listed company Sandvik contravened generally acceptable practices in the securities market by circumventing the Swedish Companies Act's so-called Lex Leo rules. According to these rules, an exchange-listed company may not transfer the shares of a subsidiary to its president without the approval of a general meeting of shareholders. In the case in question, Sandvik transferred the shares in the subsidiary to a holding company owned by the president's daughter. The Exc
PLUS Markets Calls For Clarity And Competition From Listings Review

Date 28/04/2008

PLUS Markets Group (“PLUS”) is responding to the FSA’s review of the listings regime with a call for greater clarity and a better understanding of the choices and associated risks available to companies and funds seeking a full listing in the UK. In particular, PLUS encourages the FSA to re-affirm its position as the recognisable owner of the Official List to promote competition for listings across the exchanges.
UK A Leading Contributor To Emerging Markets’ External Finance

Date 28/04/2008

Inflows of external finance to emerging markets rose again in 2006 to $1065bn from $802bn in 2005. A new edition of IFSL’s report External Finance to Emerging Markets notes that inflows have recovered steadily from a low point of $183bn in 2002. Asia is the biggest destination for such external finance, followed by central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Apart f
LCH.Clearnet Launch Innovative New RepoClear €GC Service

Date 28/04/2008

LCH.Clearnet is pleased to announce the launch today of an exciting and innovative new repo clearing service called RepoClear €GC.