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Internal Market: European Commission Moves Against 16 Member States For Failure To Implement EU Legislation On Financial Services

Date 03/08/2005

The European Commission has decided to pursue infringement procedures against 16 Member States for failure to implement various Financial Services Directives. The Commission will formally ask Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxemburg, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom to implement quickly the necessary legislation in a total of 57 cases covering Directives on market abuse. These requests will take t
Industry Congratulates Cox - SEC Should Emphasize Elimination Of Burdensome Regulations, Balance Between Regulation And Competition

Date 03/08/2005

The Securities Industry Association today congratulated newly sworn-in Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox on the bipartisan support he received during the confirmation process and the start of his tenure as chairman.
Financial Insights Europe Predicts MiFID Regulation Will Increase Liquidity - The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive To Boost Demand For Outsourcing And ASPs

Date 03/08/2005

Global independent research and advisory firm, Financial Insights, an IDC company, today announced the release of a new report focusing on the recent European regulation, the MiFID (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive), that will create a single European capital market and is scheduled to apply in 25 EU Member States, through April 2007. Financial Insights predicts that under the directive, new technology investments and supply chain reconstructions are inevitable. All market participants
EEX Half-Yearly Balance Sheet Is In The Black For The First Time – Introduction Of The Physical Future In France - Strong Growth In All Segments Confirms Arrangements For IT Integration And Product Enlargement – Revenues 30 Percent Above Last Year´S Perio

Date 03/08/2005

The European Energy Exchange has increased its growth rate. In the first six month of 2005, continental Europe´s leading energy exchange was able to gain in trading volume as well as in turnover compared to last year´s figures and is in the black for the first time. In the first half year of 2005, the turnover of 10.85m Euro was about 30 percent higher than in the same period of last year (8.36m Euro). Strongly increased Spot Market revenues have as well accounted for this as signifi-cantly impr
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Connects To WCE Markets

Date 03/08/2005

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) is pleased to announce that Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. has been approved as a Direct Access Trading Participant.

Christopher Cox Sworn In As SEC Chairman

Date 03/08/2005

With his wife Rebecca standing at his side, Christopher Cox took the oath of office to become the 28th Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
CBOT Fed Watch - August 3 Market Close

Date 03/08/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 9, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOT Commends The U.S. Treasury Department's Decision

Date 03/08/2005

Below please find a statement from Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) Chairman Charles P. Carey regarding today’s announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department that it will resume regular issuance of 30-year Treasury bonds.
$3.0 Million NYSE Seat Sale Marks New Historic Record High - Breaks Previous All-Time Record Set Six Years Ago On Aug. 23, 1999

Date 03/08/2005

A seat sold today on the New York Stock Exchange for $3,000,000, marking a new historic high over the previous record sale of $2,650,000 set nearly six years ago on Aug. 23, 1999. Today’s sale also represents an increase of $400,000 from the previous last sale of July 25, 2005 when two seats sold for $2,600,000.
Warsaw Exchange Announces The WIG Index New All-Time High

Date 02/08/2005

The WIG, all-share index, closed at its highest ever level since its launch in April 1991. The market benchmark reached yesterday the new all time high with 30,665.36 points. The previous record was set on July 29, 2005 with 30,448.31.