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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Launch Of New Derivative Products & Introduction Of Evening Session For Index Derivatives

Date 25/03/2008

1. Launch of New Derivative Products (Scheduled for June 16th) The TSE will launch the following new derivatives: mini-TOPIX futures TOPIX Core30 futures TSE REIT Index futures ETF options & REIT options – expansion of the underlying securities for individual options
Deutsche Börse: Five New iShares ETFs Launched On Xetra - Product Range Expanded To Include Sharia-Compliant ETFs

Date 25/03/2008

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and is listing five additional ETFs issued by Barclays Global Investors.
IFSL's Latest Report On Securitisation: Global Securitisation Expected To Drop A Quarter In 2008 On Back Of Credit Crunch

Date 25/03/2008

The global market for securitisation has suffered a serious setback since September 2007, with issues falling away in the final months of the year. IFSL’s Securitisation report notes that strong issuance in the first half meant that global issuance in 2007 was down only 8% to $3,826bn from the previous year’s high of $4,138bn. In Europe issues which peaked at $225bn in the second quarter of 2007 more than halved to $101bn in the fourth quarter.
Lee Jung-Hwan Named New KRX Chairman & CEO (Mar 20, 2008)

Date 25/03/2008

As new Chairman & CEO of the Korea Exchange (KRX) for the 2nd term, Lee Jung-Hwan, the former President of Management Strategy Division, has been selected at the shareholders meeting held on Mar 20, 2008. Lee Chang-Ho, the former Chief of the National Statistical Office, was designated as President of the Management Strategy Division. LEE Kwang-Soo, the former Executive Director of the Management Strategy Division will succeed OK Chi-Jang, the head of Securities Market Division, in his post,
Policy Statement By Yoshimi Watanabe, Japan's Minister Of State For Financial Services, At The Committee On Financial Affairs Of The House Of Councillors, The 169th Ordinary Diet Session March 25, 2008

Date 25/03/2008

Thank you. I would like to give a few remarks on the current status of financial regulation in our country.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At $1.35

Date 24/03/2008

Daily price limit for trade date March 25, 2008 at $1.35
FINRA Hearing Panel Fines, Suspends Investprivate's Chairman And CEO For Failure To Disclose Tax Liens, Customer Complaints

Date 24/03/2008

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Hearing Panel issued a decision that imposed a 90-day suspension, a concurrent 10-day suspension, and a $12,500 fine against Scott Mathis, Chairman and CEO of New York's Investprivate, Inc. (now known as DPEC Capital, Inc.), for failing to disclose tax liens and two customer complaints on his Form U4s. Mathis and Investprivate were originally charged by FINRA with securities fraud, but those charges were later withdrawn.
SIFMA: SEC Should Reform Rule 15a-6 Immediately

Date 24/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its “Next Steps for Implementation of Mutual Recognition.”
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 24/03/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Heritage Oil Corporation (TSX:HOC) have approved the corporate reorganization whereby the company will redomicile to Jersey, Channel Islands. Heritage Oil will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap indices after the close on Wednesday, March 26, 2008.
ICE Futures Canada Non Par Price Differential Review

Date 24/03/2008

Click here to download details of the ICE Futures Canada non par price differential review.