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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.
Prague Stock Exchange: New Structure Of The Regulated Exchange Market

Date 27/06/2007

The Exchange Chamber of the Prague Stock Exchange adopted on 23 May, 2007 a new structure of the regulated exchange market that consists of merging the current main market and the secondary market.
ICE Sends Letter To CBOT Stockholders Urging Them To Reject CME Proposal - Says CME’s Supposedly Enhanced Offer Has Been Raised By Less Than The Increase In CBOT’s 2007 Earnings Outlook

Date 27/06/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) today sent a letter to Chicago Board of Trade (NYSE: BOT) stockholders and members urging them to reject the proposed sale to CME.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Publishes First Paper From The Retail Distribution Review

Date 27/06/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today published the first proposals for discussion from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR). The Discussion Paper (DP) represents ideas from the market and consumer representatives involved in the RDR and follows six months work to address the root causes of persistent problems in the retail investment market.
Admission Of Belle International Holdings Limited To List Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 27/06/2007

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 4 July 2007 (Wednesday), Belle International Holdings Limited (Stock code: 1880) will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.