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  • Share Purchase Agreement Signed Between OMX And EV’s Owners

    Date 19/10/2006

    OMX and the owners of Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing (EV) have signed a share purchase agreement, meaning that the Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) and the Icelandic Securities Depository (ISD) will join the OMX Nordic Exchange.

  • TAIFEX MSCI Taiwan Index<SUP>SM</SUP> Futures Receives CFTC No-Action Letter

    Date 19/10/2006

    The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX), the only derivatives exchange in Taiwan, received the No-Action Letter from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dated Oct 11 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the US of TAIFEX futures contract based on the MSCI Taiwan IndexSM.

  • NZX Announces Result To End Of Third Quarter 2006

    Date 19/10/2006

    I. Q3 Performance Summary Operating EBITDA: $6.25 million year to date versus $5.35 million for the same period in 2005, a 17% increase. Operating revenue: $16.4 million year to date versus $14.2 million for the same period in 2005, a 16% increase. Operating expenses: $10.2 million year to date, versus $8.8 million for the same period in 2005, a 15% increase. EBIT: $5.18 million year to date versus $3.86 million for the same p

  • HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Cathay Pacific Futures

    Date 19/10/2006

    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 Thursday, 19 October 2006, 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 margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

  • SEC Amends Tender Offer Best-Price Rules To Benefit Investors

    Date 18/10/2006

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission gave unanimous final approval today to rules changes to its “best price” rule concerning tender offers. The “best price” rule requires that all shareholders are paid the same price in a tender offer. The changes, which were made necessary by conflicting court interpretations, make clear that compensation for services that might be paid to a shareholder doesn’t count as part of the price paid for his shares.