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Norton Rose Closes US$200 Million Sukuk For Kuwait Finance House

Date 27/06/2007

International legal practice Norton Rose has acted for Kuwait Finance House ( Bahrain ) B.S.C.(c) as mandated lead arranger on the issue of US$200 million trust certificates by Diyaar Sukuk Company. Diyaar Sukuk Company is a Cayman incorporated special purpose vehicle. The Originator is Diyaar Al Muharraq W.L.L., a Bahraini incorporated company. The trust certificates are due 2011.
Establishment Of IOSCO Technical Committee Conference, Tokyo Website

Date 27/06/2007

The homepage for the ''IOSCO Technical Committee Conference, Tokyo'', which will be hosted by the Financial Services Agency (FAS) on November 8 and 9, has been established. Information on the conference such as the program, venue, etc. is available on the website. Additional information will be provided on it as well.
First Group Of Warsaw Stock Exchange Authorized Advisers For NewConnect Approved

Date 27/06/2007

The Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board has admitted the first group of WSE Authorized Advisers for NewConnect. The role of Authorized Advisers is to assist issuers in their IPO process on the NewConnect WSE stock market, and to advise them through the first period of listing on the Exchange.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Staff Promotions, Additions

Date 27/06/2007

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (“MGEX” or “Exchange”) announced recent changes to its personnel, including a number of staff promotions and additions.
June 2007 Preliminary IPO Report - A Monthly Report From STOXX Ltd. On European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Date 27/06/2007

Based on the close of trading on June 26, in June 2007, 44 companies went public in Europe. 16 companies were added to the Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes in June.

Institutional Shareholder Services Recommends CBOT Stockholders Vote For Merger With CME

Date 27/06/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that CBOT stockholders vote FOR the merger agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) at the Special Stockholders Meeting scheduled for July 9, 2007.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Launch Of New Sector Indexes

Date 27/06/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it launched four new sector indexes: PHLX Medical Device Index (MXZsm), PHLX Retail Index (XREsm), PHLX Chemicals Index (XCMsm), and PHLX Sports Index (SXPsm).
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - Challenges For EU Supervisory Arrangements In An Increasingly Global Financial Environment - Conference Organised By The European Commission, Brussels, 26 June 2007

Date 27/06/2007

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to welcome you all warmly to today's conference about supervisory arrangements. To have a world-class economy in the European Union, we need a world-class financial sector. And regulatory and supervisory structures in all sectors that allow our firms and markets to deliver world-class performance. I believe the quality of these structures; the way we work and cooperate; the outcomes of our regulatory processes are of critical importance for th
Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Affairs - Financial Services And The Euro - A Partnership Powering European Integration - FESE (Federation of European Securities Exchanges, Brussels, 26 June 2007

Date 27/06/2007

Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to join you this evening as we celebrate 50 years since the signing of the Treaty of Rome. Over this period, the European project has changed dramatically. It began as an embryonic community of six founding Member States and has evolved into a union of twenty seven countries and almost 500 million people.
Smart Regulation For The Global Marketplace By Walter Lukken, CFTC Commissioner - Remarks To The Federation Of European Securities Commissions, June 26, 2007

Date 27/06/2007

The theme of this conference is particularly timely. Without question, global competition is fierce. Each week brings news of merger activity in the financial services industry. I would argue that markets have evolved more in the last 5 years than over the last 25.