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LME Appeals Against The OFT's Interim Measures Direction

Date 27/04/2006

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has lodged an appeal against the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) challenging the Interim Measures Direction imposed on the LME on 27 February 2006. The LME had intended to extend the opening hours of its Electronic Trading Platform (ETP), LME Select, with effect from 1 March 2006 for Asian trading hours.
International Securities Exchange Reports Record Earnings - Net Income Up 40.1%, Average Daily Volume Up 37.6%

Date 27/04/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) First Quarter Financial Highlights GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.32 Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.33 which excludes expenses related to the ISE Stock Exchange Net income increases 40.1% to $12.4 million Average daily trading volume up 37.6% to 2.4 million equity and index options contracts Revenues up 28.9% to $47.5 million Pre-tax margin of
Interagency Report To US Congress On Financial System Resilience

Date 27/04/2006

Click here to download an interagency report to the US Congress on financial system resilience.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/04/2006

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 Tuesday, 2 May 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 adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
HKEx Revised Market-Maker Obligations In Stock Options Market To Take Effect On 3 July

Date 27/04/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Thursday) that revised Market-maker obligations in its stock options market would take effect on 3 July this year.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 27/04/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) today declared a second-quarter dividend of 63 cents per share, payable June 26, 2006, to shareholders of record as of June 9, 2006.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Board Unanimously Re-Elects Chairman Terrence A. Duffy - Exchange Also Confirms Re-Election Of Other Officers

Date 27/04/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) announced that its board of directors today re-elected the company's current chairman Terrence A. Duffy to serve another two-year term. Duffy has been chairman of CME since April 2002. The Board also re-elected the following officers, who will hold their positions on the boards of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. for a one-year term (through the April 2007 election): Vice Chairm
CESR: Summary Of The Self-Assessments Regarding The Implementation Of Standard N°1 On Financial Information

Date 27/04/2006

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CalPERS Backs United Nations Principles For Responsible Investment

Date 27/04/2006

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced support for the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, a menu of possible global actions on environmental, social, and corporate issues.
Bursa Malaysia Registers 34% Growth In Q1 2006 Operating Profit And Announces Headline KPIs

Date 27/04/2006

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today reported the financial results for the first quarter of 2006 and disclosed its headline Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) for the financial year ending 31 December 2006.