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CESR Members Have The Task Of Maintaining Market Confidence, And A Key Element In This Is The Credibility Added By High Quality Audits Of Financial Statements. CESR Publishes Today A Survey Of The Role Of Its Members In The Oversight Of Auditors

Date 30/11/2006

To view this survey, please go to the section Operational groups/CESR-Fin, or click here.

UK's Financial Services Authority Response To Practitioner Panel Report

Date 30/11/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today responded to the latest survey of regulated firms by the independent Financial Services Practitioner Panel.

Changes In The Management of Vilnius Stock Exchange

Date 30/11/2006

Today, the Supervisory Board of the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE) formed a new Management Board of VSE. Arminta Saladziene was elected Chairman of the Management Board. On January 1, 2007 Arminta Saladziene will also succeed Dalia Jasulaityte as President of VSE. Dalia Jasulaityte will serve as Deputy to the President of Baltic Market business unit at OMX, as of January 1 2007.

HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings And Suspensions - As At 30 November 2006)

Date 30/11/2006

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FIA And Markit Announce Operational Efficiency Project

Date 30/11/2006

The Futures Industry Association and Markit Group Limited today announced that FIA would provide a global electronic give-up agreement system where executing brokers, clearing brokers and their customers can execute give-up agreements online. The electronic platform will be provided by Markit, a respected provider of trade processing, data and valuations to the financial industry. The system is expected to launch in February 2007.

SWX Swiss Exchange: Petroplus Holdings Ltd (PPHN) Opens At CHF 67.9

Date 30/11/2006

Today, the shares of Petroplus Holdings Ltd, an operator of oil refineries based in the canton of Zug, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Yesterday, i.e. on Wednesday, an issue price of CHF 63 was determined, which is in the middle of the previously specified price range of CHF 55 to CHF 68. The opening price on the SWX was CHF 67.9. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 3,961 million (excl. greenshoe). Petroplus Holdings Ltd belongs not

Delivering Better Regulation - UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Gordon Brown MP

Date 30/11/2006

Today (November 28), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown MP, announced progress to date in implementing Hampton, and a series of policies that will build on this, ensuring a risk-based approach to regulation.Speaking today at the Confederation of British Industry annual conference, Gordon Brown said:"The risk based approach of the future that Britain is now pioneering is founded on a different view of the world - trust in the responsible company, th

Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - Making The New EU financial Market Regulations Work On The Ground - Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Annual Symposium Paris, 30 November 2006

Date 30/11/2006

Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to speak at your annual meeting. It is a privilege for me to be here in Paris inside such an historical building. I would like to thank Michel Prada for all his major contributions to the process of European financial integration. And I would like to underline how much we value the excellent professional contributions of the AMF at all levels to our work. In the area of securities market, the last few years have been

The Nordic Exchange Welcomes Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service To First North

Date 30/11/2006

Trading in Danske Lægers Vaccinations Service (DLVS) shares will commence today on First North in Denmark. Including DLVS, First North now comprises 73 companies in Sweden and Denmark and DLVS is the 8th new company in Denmark this year.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 30/11/2006

We refer to (2) (c) of 11. In Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar of the contract month of March 2007 is US$3.77 per metric ton for each additional discharging port.