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NASDAQ Is Recognized As The World's Best Exchange For Data Feeds For The Second Year

Date 24/07/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has been recognized as the world's premier stock exchange for data feeds for the second consecutive year. In the fifth annual Waters Rankings, readers of Waters magazine voted NASDAQ the winner of the "Best Exchange Data Feeds" award.
CME And CBOT Each Report Strong Second-Quarter Revenues And Profits

Date 24/07/2007

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today reported Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME) second quarter results. Total revenues increased 17 percent to $329 million and net income increased 15 percent to $126 million for second-quarter 2007 compared with second-quarter 2006. Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis rose 14 percent to $3.57 from $3.12. Excluding merger-related expenses of $7.0 million, diluted earnings per share would have been $3.69.
ETF Securities To Launch 6 New Oil ETCs Providing Investors With Access To Different Parts Of Oil Futures Curve

Date 24/07/2007

World first for listed access to the entire oil futures curve Response to strong demand for more choice ETCs accumulate more than $1 billion in assets with $200m linked to oil
Warsaw Stock Exchange: 39 IPOs In Less Than 7 Months

Date 24/07/2007

There have been 39 IPOs on the WSE (year to date), more than in the whole of 2006 (38 IPOs). Another 2 IPOs are expected later this month; 9 companies will have entered the WSE in July alone. This is a historical record: the hottest July ever was July 2005 with 6 IPOs on the WSE.
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.