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DIFC Ideal Platform To Reach Out Into The Region, Says Fortis Chief - Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman And Rob Ten Heggeler Discuss Regional Strategy

Date 21/05/2006

The Chief Executive Officer of Fortis Private Banking, Mr. Rob Ten Heggeler recently met with Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Director General of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority and discussed future plans and strategies for the DIFC and Fortis Private Banking operations in the region.
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited To launch Aluminum, Nickel And Zinc Futures Contracts

Date 20/05/2006

National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX), India’s premium commodity exchange, is to launch futures contracts on nickel cathode, aluminum ingots and zinc ingots on Monday, May 22nd 2006.
WSE Changes Its Fees

Date 19/05/2006

Starting from July 1, 2006, the transaction fees charged to the WSE members will be reduced for a second time this year – new price list was accepted by the WSE Supervisory Board on May 17, 2006. The benefits for the market, resulting from the reduction in fees, are estimated for PLN 3.8 million in 2006 and PLN 8.7 million in 2007 (provided the value of turnover will be of the same level as the value of turnover forecasted for the current year).
U.S. White House Nominations Sent To The Senate - Kathleen L. Casey To Be SEC Commissioner

Date 19/05/2006

Kathleen L. Casey, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2011, vice Cynthia A. Glassman, resigned.
Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 26 May 2006

Date 19/05/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 26 May 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.

The MICEX Stockholders Discuss The Results Of The MICEX’s Work In 2005, Decide To Raise The Exchange’s Authorized Capital To 1154 Million Rubles And Pay Dividends

Date 19/05/2006

The meeting of stockholders of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), held today, has discussed and adopted the results of the Exchange’s financial and economic performance in 2005 and made decisions regarding the distribution of the Exchange’s net profit and the increase of the Exchange’s authorized capital. According to the MICEX President Alexander Potemkin, the increase of the MICEX Group’s capitalization and the size of its reserve funds and the launch of new exchange procedures an
SuperDerivatives Adds Special Functionality For Corporate Treasurers

Date 19/05/2006

SuperDerivatives, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, has added an array of impressive new functionality to its award winning SD-FX™ currency option platform. The new features have been incorporated following extensive feedback from its rapidly growing buy-side client base.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 19/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday May 19, 2006: Coalcorp Mining Inc. (TSXVN:CCJ) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol. Hawk Energy Corp. cl A (TSXVN:HK.A) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange resulting from an offer to purchase from Flagship Energy Inc.
SGX-DC Releases Consultation Paper On Proposed Amendments To SGX-DC Clearing Rules

Date 19/05/2006

Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC) is inviting public comments on its proposed amendments to the SGX-DC Clearing Rules.
SGX Asiaclear<SUP>™ </SUP>Clears First Wet FFA Trade

Date 19/05/2006

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) announces that its first wet/tanker forward freight agreement (“FFA”) trade was cleared today by SGX AsiaClear™ .