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UK Market Wide Exercise 2006 Executive Summary

Date 05/01/2007

The Tripartite Authorities have published a report on the Financial Sector Market Wide Exercise which ran for six weeks from 13 October to 24 November during which 70 participants responded to the first wave of an influenza pandemic.
LME “2 By 2” Growth Strategy Announced

Date 05/01/2007

Martin Abbott, LME Chief Executive yesterday announced the “2 by 2” growth strategy for the LME. The “2 by 2” strategy will see the LME developing two swathes of organic growth from non-ferrous into ferrous and from Futures into OTC trading. It is designed to double the volume of business at the LME within the next three to five years.
Restructuring Of The SMI And SPI Families – Introduction Of A Capped Equity Index

Date 05/01/2007

This year, the SWX Swiss Exchange is restructuring its SMI and SPI families. The most important change is the stipulation that the SMI must comprise 20 constituent securities and the SMIM 30. The SWX will also introduce a capped equity index that will comprise the 30 largest securities of the Swiss equity market. The largest securities in the index will have a maximum weighting of 9 % or 4.5 %. The review dates will change as well: they will be moved to the trading days following the Eurex ex
Shanghai Stock Exchange 2006 Statistics

Date 05/01/2007

I. Index Open High Low
Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Of Interest Rate Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 15 January 2007

Date 05/01/2007

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 15 January 2007, responding to the release of statistics for Orders Received for Machinery at 8:50am.

Tokyo Stock Exchange President/CEO New Years Greeting

Date 05/01/2007

Warmest greetings for the New Year. As we head into 2007, I'd like to wish everybody health and further prosperity in the future. With factors such as businesses persistently setting new records in profit, the Japanese economy is continuing to maintain strength
David G. Downey Named CEO Of OneChicago

Date 04/01/2007

OneChicago, the all-electronic security futures exchange, yesterday announced that David G. Downey, a 23-year veteran of global securities and derivatives markets, has been named chief executive officer. He replaces Marty Doyle, who left the exchange in October.
ICE Announces January 19 Launch Date For Electronic Trading Of NYBOT Soft Commodities - Merger Expected To Close By Mid-January

Date 04/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that it expects to close on its planned merger with the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the leading soft commodity exchange, in mid-January and launch side-by-side trading of the NYBOT’s benchmark agricultural commodities on ICE’s electronic trading platform for the trade date January 19, 2007.
Statements Of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox And Division Of Investment Management Director Andrew Donohue Regarding The Investment Company Institute's Mutual Fund Interactive Data Taxonomy

Date 04/01/2007

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) today released for public review the draft taxonomy that it has developed for tagging the data in the risk/return summary that is at the front of every mutual fund prospectus. The risk/return summary contains information that is important to an investment decision, including investment objectives and strategies, costs, risks, and historical performance information.
Amendment To The Index Treatment Of The Rights Issue For Founder Technology Group In The S&P/CITIC 300 And 50 Indices

Date 04/01/2007

Pursuant to the updated result of rights issue of Founder Technology Group Corp. (Exchange Ticker: SH600601, GICS code: 45202010) released today, S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following adjustments to the S&P/CITIC 300 and 50 Indices effective on Thursday January 4, 2007. According to the release, 270,816,247 shares were subscribed at RMB 2.66 per share with the ratio as 2.7906335 for every 10 shares. The company also decided to trade shares ex-right effective on J