FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 163, 24 July 2007

Date 24/07/2007

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.
ASIC Seeks Comments On Competition For Market Services

Date 24/07/2007

ASIC has released a consultation package on competition for market services (trading in listed securities and market data).
ASX Welcomes Public Consultation On Competition For Market Services

Date 24/07/2007

ASX Limited (ASX) welcomes today’s release by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission of a discussion paper on competition for trading in ASX-listed securities and the sale of associated market data.
CME Group Issues Statement In Response To CBOE Rule Filing

Date 23/07/2007

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, issued the following statement in response to Chicago Board Options Exchange's (CBOE) "rule interpretation" terminating exerciser rights and creating a temporary trading permit program: "CME Group is committed to vigorously defending the rights of CBOT B-1 members in the Delaware litigation against CBOE. The action brought in Delaware by CBOT and two individua
CalPERS Assets Gain 19.1 Percent For Fiscal Year - Retirement Benefits Fully Funded After Best Returns In Nearly A Decade

Date 23/07/2007

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) earned an estimated 19.1 percent return on investments for the 12 months that ended June 30, 2007 – the highest gain in nearly a decade -- to total $247.7 billion.

New York Attorney General Cuomo Announces $115 Million Settlement With Hartford - Agreement Settles Investigation Into Market Timing And Fictitious Insurance Quotes - Hartford Apologizes And Promises To Reform

Date 23/07/2007

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Hartford Financial Services, Inc., one of the nation’s largest financial and insurance services companies, has agreed to pay $115 million to settle an investigation into illegal and fraudulent practices. Hartford also issued an apology and agreed to enact significant business reforms.
NYMEX To Introduce Steel Futures Contracts Based On World Steel Dynamics Steel Benchmarker Index

Date 23/07/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodity exchange and a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), signed a licensing agreement with World Steel Dynamics, Inc. (WSD), a leading steel industry information service, and will introduce a steel futures contract based on WSD's SteelBenchmarkerTM benchmark pricing system on the NYMEX ClearPort® electronic clearing and trading platforms later this year.
Share Changes For Accor SA In The S&P European Indices

Date 23/07/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Wednesday 25 July 2007: Accor SA (France, SEDOL: 5852842, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25301020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, shares will increase to 236,541,000 and the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) will remain 1, following a conversion of bonds.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Membership Record Rises To $180,000

Date 23/07/2007

For the second Monday in a row, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announces a record membership sale with a membership trading today at the new record of $180,000. This follows three trades last week at the previous record of $170,000. Membership values at the MGEX have increased 247 percent since January.
U.S. Futures Exchange To List Wind Power Futures Beginning August 24, 2007

Date 23/07/2007

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) announced today that it will list Wind Power futures, its first renewable energy contracts, on August 24. Seven contracts derived from NORDIX® Financial Wind Indexes will trade with monthly expiries.