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FTSEurofirst 80 Index Chosen By National Bank Of Greece

Date 23/03/2006

National Bank of Greece (NBG) has chosen FTSEurofirst 80 for its new structured retail product, Magnolia, making it the first FTSEurofirst product to be issued in Greece.
Clearstream Rated Best Tri-Partite Repo Service Provider In Europe

Date 23/03/2006

For the second consecutive year, Clearstream has been rated as Europe's best provider of Tri-Partite Repo services to the international securities market by the annual survey undertaken by Global Custodian magazine. Clearstream has now achieved this leading position in five of the last six years.
Change In BOVESPA Trading Hours

Date 23/03/2006

BOVESPA informs that as of April 03, the trading session will be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as follows: Regular trading session: Pre-opening fixing: from 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Closing call: from 4:55 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-Market trading session: Pre-opening: from 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. – period for cancellation of bids and asks of the regular trading session; Trading session: from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – limited by the spe
CBOT Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 23/03/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Good Friday holiday: Thursday, April 13 Open auction: Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) will close at their normal times. Electronic trading: Dow/AIG Commodity Index SM contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. Metals contracts w
CBOT Fed Watch - March 23 Market Close

Date 23/03/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

American Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Approves Demutualization Course Of Action

Date 23/03/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that the Amex Board of Governors approved a course of action that would begin the process to convert the Exchange from a not-for-profit corporation into a for-profit corporation. This is the initial step in the process of demutualization to position the Amex for future investment opportunities. Amex seat owners will have the opportunity to vote on the demutualization plan, which would convert their seats into shares.
Accounting Standards: European Commission And European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Agree Future Working Relationship

Date 23/03/2006

The European Commission and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), which is composed of accounting experts from the private sector in several Member States and provides the Commission with advice on the technical soundness of new accounting standards, have agreed their future working relationship. In particular, EFRAG will continue to provide the Commission with advice on the endorsement and interpretation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). It wi
Wiener Börse Breaks New Record In 2005

Date 22/03/2006

The results of Wiener Börse for the year 2005 were also announced at the Supervisory Board meeting on March 16. Wiener Börse can look back at a very successful business year once again. The operating profit (EBIT) was increased by 185% to EUR 15.8mn and the profit on ordinary business activity (POA) was up by 134% to EUR 19.0mn.
Wiener Börse And Sarajevo Stock Exchange Sign Cooperation Agreement

Date 22/03/2006

The members of the management board of the Sarajevo Stock Exchange, Zlatan Dedic, and of Wiener Börse, Michael Buhl, signed a memorandum of understanding today. This makes Bosnia – after Romania, Croatia and Belgrade – the fourth Southeast European stock exchange to enter into a cooperation agreement with the Budapest Stock Exchange and the Vienna Stock Exchange.
UK’s Financial Services Authority: Memorandum Of Understanding For Financial Stability

Date 22/03/2006

HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority have today jointly published an updated Memorandum of Understanding for Financial Stability.