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TSX Group CEO Makes First Trip To China

Date 12/10/2007

TSX Group CEO Richard Nesbitt leads a business development group to China October 13-19, 2007. It’s the third trip to China by TSX officials this year and the first trip by Mr. Nesbitt. During his trip to China, Mr. Nesbitt will attend the World Federation of Exchanges annual meeting in Shanghai when he is expected to be appointed as a WFE Board member for a second term, meet top officials from various government offices and business associations and provide opening remarks at a Canadia
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Bank Of China Futures, Hang Seng Bank Futures And ICBC Futures

Date 12/10/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 16 October 2007, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining metho
Warsaw Stock Exchange Becomes A Shareholder Of The Sibiu Monetary Financial And Commodities Exchange

Date 12/10/2007

On 12 October 2007, the Warsaw Stock Exchange became a shareholder of the monetary and derivatives exchange Bursa Monetar Financiara si de Marfuri in Sibiu (Romania) following the WSE’s participation in an increase of the Sibiu Exchange capital and the allotment of shares representing 1.8% of the Sibiu Exchange share capital to the WSE.
MCX Weekly Market Report - Gold Dec Up 1.21% At Rs 9590/10gm, Crude Oct Up 2.03% At Rs 3269/Bbl

Date 12/10/2007

MCX – COMDEX Open: 2246.64 High: 2262.97
Trading Volume Of Futures Contracts On RTS Index Has Exceeded $1 Billion

Date 12/10/2007

On October 11, 2007 on FORTS (Futures and Options on RTS) there was registered a record trading volume of futures on RTS Index. By the trading results of the day, the trading volume made up 261 384 contracts or 28,5 billion rubles.

Deutsche Börse And Bank Sarasin Launch Sustainability Indices - DAXglobal Sarasin Sustainability Indices Track Companies In Germany And Switzerland

Date 12/10/2007

Deutsche Börse has launched two new indices in cooperation with Bank Sarasin: DAXglobal Sarasin Sustainability Germany Index tracks the performance of companies with sustainable performance registered in Germany, while DAXglobal Sarasin Sustainability Switzerland Index tracks Swiss companies with sustainable performance. The index for Germany currently comprises 34 companies; the Swiss index 27.
RTS Index Has Set A New Record

Date 12/10/2007

The main indicator of the Russian stock market has set a new record. On October 11, 2007 by the moment of trading close, it made up 2173.11 points. The maximum intra-day value on that day was 2174.45.
Clearstream’s Core Business Continues Its Growth In September 2007

Date 12/10/2007

Clearstream processed 2.02 million international transactions in September 2007, a 16 percent rise over September 2006 (1.75 million). Of these transactions, 81 percent were Over the Counter (OTC) transactions and 19 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany stood at 3.14 million compared to 2.63 million for the same month last year (a rise of 19 percent). Of these transactions 66 percent were stock exchange transactions and 34 percent
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To The Securities And Futures Act, Financial Advisers Act, Securities And Futures (Amendment) Bill 2007 And Financial Advisers (Amendment) Bill 2007

Date 12/10/2007

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released a policy consultation paper on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) and the Financial Advisers Act (FAA). This is the third in a series of policy consultations MAS is conducting following a review of the SFA and FAA that commenced in 2006.
FINRA Announces Small Firm Emergency Partner Program - Voluntary Initiative Designed To Help Firms Serve Customers During Disruptions

Date 11/10/2007

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) CEO Mary Schapiro today announced a new, voluntary emergency planning initiative aimed at helping small firms in times of crisis - the Small Firm Emergency Partner Program, which was developed in consultation with an industry working group and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). The program is designed to help two similar but geographically separated firms that use the same clearing firm establish a supportive partners