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  • ICMA Publishes Legal Opinions On Standard Repo Agreement For 55 Countries

    Date 12/04/2007

    The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has announced the publication of new and updated legal opinions on the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA), the standard agreement used for international repo transactions. These legal opinions now cover 55 jurisdictions indicating both the extensive use of the GMRA and the increasing utilisation of repo as a funding tool.

  • Cantor Fitzgerald And Affiliates Reaffirm Commitment to Business Ethics - Paul M. Pion Is Named Chief Ethics Officer

    Date 12/04/2007

    Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliates, eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPD) and BGC Partners, have announced that Paul M. Pion, Senior Managing Director, has been appointed to the new role of Chief Ethics Officer, reaffirming the firms’ strong commitment to business ethics and integrity of the highest order. Mr. Pion will report directly to Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of eSpeed, Inc., and to Lee Amai

  • SGX Statement On CEO’s Dual Role Raises Conflict Concerns

    Date 12/04/2007

    We refer to today’s Dow Jones article on “Singapore Exchange CEO’s Dual Role Raises Conflict Concerns”.

  • ICE Acquires NGI Indexes, Exclusive Right To Clear And Settle Key North American Natural Gas Contracts

    Date 12/04/2007

    IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced that it has entered into a purchase and leaseback agreement with Intelligence Press, Inc. (IPI), to acquire the natural gas indexes published by IPI in its Natural Gas Intelligence (NGI) newsletters. IPI will continue to collect and aggregate prices in the wholesale natural gas market and publish the indexes, and ICE will have the exclusive right to license the in

  • Oslo Axess Will Open 2 May 2007

    Date 12/04/2007

    As reported earlier, Oslo Børs is establishing a new, authorised marketplace named Oslo Axess. Oslo Børs has decided that Oslo Axess will open Wednesday 2 May 2007.

  • MCX Copper Contracts Record Highest-Ever Turnover Of Rs 3,796.38 Crore

    Date 12/04/2007

    MCX copper contracts on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 recorded the highest-ever turnover since their launch on June 4, 2004. Turnover of all copper contracts on Wednesday was Rs 3,796.38 crore, which was 32.08 per cent of the total Exchange turnover of Rs 11,833.73 crore clocked on that day. Open interest was 13,877 metric tonnes (mt) and the turnover in volume terms was 1,12,362 mt. The previous highest turnover of Rs 2,937.31 crore was recorded a day earlier, on Tuesday, which was 27.84 per cen

  • SWX Swiss Exchange Fines OTI Energy AG

    Date 12/04/2007

    The Sanction Commission of the SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a fine against OTI Energy AG for violation of the IFRS accounting standards in connection with the company’s 2005 annual report. The deficiencies identified by the SWX Swiss Exchange relate on one hand to the failure to recognize a significant put option and, on the other, the measurement of the company’s most significant investment.

  • virt-x Board Appointments

    Date 12/04/2007

    virt-x is pleased to announce that Michael Blair QC, Heinrich Henckel and Keith Robinson were appointed today to the Board of virt-x Exchange Limited.

  • Hong Kong Futures Exchange: Margin Rates Set For Hang Seng China H-Financials Index Futures

    Date 12/04/2007

    Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for the Hang Seng China H-Financials Index Futures contract, which will be introduced on Monday, 16 April 2007.

  • China Europe Business Meeting Comes To Frankfurt - Chinese And European Business Leaders To Convene From 7-9 November

    Date 12/04/2007

    The next China Europe Business Meeting will be held in Frankfurt on 7-9 November 2007. The meeting is organized by Horasis and co-hosted by the China Federation of Industrial Economics, Deutsche Börse, the State of Hessen, and various Chinese organizations. Over 300 leaders will meet under the theme "Globalizing Chinese Firms". The theme reflects the increased emphasis of Chinese firms to build global and sustainable brands. The programme is structured to provide a maximum amount of knowledge ex