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Indexchange With New Licenses For Asia/Pacific Select Dividend, China Offshore And Eurozone Sustainability Indexes

Date 10/04/2006

Indexchange, the German investment company that specializes in exchange-traded funds, has signed a licensing agreement with Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Ltd. and SAM Group to issue financial products on the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, the Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index, and the Dow Jones Euro STOXX Sustainability 40 Index. These three indexes will serve – for the first time - as underlying for exchange traded funds.
HKEx Publishes Trading Statistics For March 2006

Date 10/04/2006

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor
Further Information In Respect Of The Appointment Of Directors At The HKEx 2006 Annual General Meeting

Date 10/04/2006

HKEx has despatched to its shareholders (“Shareholders”) a circular dated 28 March 2006 (“Circular”) in respect of certain matters, including the appointment of Directors, to be dealt with at the 2006 annual general meeting of HKEx (“AGM”).
Deutsche Börse Launches New DAX Indicator Based On DAX Future Prices; X-DAX Offers Indicative DAX Calculation During Extended Eurex Trading Hours

Date 10/04/2006

Deutsche Börse introduced a new index on Monday, offering an indicative DAX® calculation from 5.45 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central European Time (CET). The new index is based on the futures contract on the DAX traded on the derivatives exchange Eurex. The X-DAX is calculated in addition to the existing L-DAX index, calculated from 5.45 p.m. to 8 p.m. CET on the basis of the floor prices on the FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Deutsche Börse Cancels 3.9 Million Own Shares

Date 10/04/2006

On 10 April 2006, Deutsche Börse cancelled 3.9 million own shares. This measure, which was announced in February, reduces the number of shares in the company to 102.0 million and the company’s share capital to €102.0 million. The cancelled shares had been bought back as part of the ongoing capital management program.

Agence France Trésor, The French Treasury, Chooses GL TRADE To Handle Its Back-Office Operations

Date 10/04/2006

GL TRADE, global provider of front-to-back office software solutions for international financial institutions, announces the rollout of the Tradix back-office module at the French Treasury (AFT). AFT uses the TRADIX solution to handle and administrate all market operations from trade capture to settlement.
9th SGF Conference, 7 April 2006 - SWX Best Paper Award 2006

Date 10/04/2006

At the annual conference of the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research (SGF), the SWX Swiss Exchange announced this year’s recipient of the SWX Best Paper Award. The jury’s vote for the winning paper went to „Analyst Hype in IPOs: Explaining the Popularity of Bookbuilding“ by François Degeorge, François Derrien and Kent L. Womack (University of Lugano, University of Toronto and Dartmouth College, respectively).
Warsaw SE Main Indices Set New Closing High

Date 07/04/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 41 823,15. The previous closing high was 41 216,45 on April 6, 2006.
UK's Financial Services Authority To Consult On Ending Audit Requirements For Small Firms

Date 07/04/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today issued a consultation paper outlining proposals to remove the statutory audit requirements under the Companies Act for small firms and Appointed Representatives (ARs). This is a further move in its ongoing commitment to challenge regulations whose costs outweigh the benefits they bring.
U.S. Soybean Groups And Chinese Delegation Sign Agreements At CBOT

Date 07/04/2006

The U.S. Soybean Export Council and the Illinois Soybean Association hosted a special delegation of Chinese soybean processors at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) on Thursday, April 6, 2006, to sign agreements between China and the U.S. soybean industry.