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BT Radianz Launches Extended Reach To Increase Global Footprint

Date 04/05/2006

BT Radianz, a leading global provider of financial connectivity services, today announced the launch of Extended Reach to meet customer demand. Existing BT Radianz customers now have the ability to connect more economically and reliably to their clients in emerging financial centers worldwide, including parts of Latin America, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
UK’s Financial Services Authority To Delete The Annual Reporting Requirement On Senior Managers

Date 03/05/2006

The Financial Services Authority announced today that firms will no longer have to notify the FSA each year of the roles and responsibilities of their FSA-approved senior managers. This move contributes to the commitment made by the FSA to reduce the administrative burden they place on firms and also forms part of its better regulation agenda. Whilst this is a relatively small change, it is estimated that it will save the industry about £2 million a year in administration costs.
Thai Bourse Appoints Senior Vice President Responsible For Marketing

Date 03/05/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Mr. Kengkla Ruckphaopunt as Senior Vice President - Capital Market Opportunity Center, effective immediately. He oversees SET’s marketing efforts on both the investor and issuer marketing sides.
Sydney Futures Exchange: Record Electricity Volumes

Date 03/05/2006

A record 1,944,645MWhs of electricity were traded in the d-cypha SFE electricity futures and options contracts yesterday, exceeding the previous record of 1,401,600 MWhs set in April 2005.
Superderivatives Appoints Leor Jivotovsky As Product Specialist For Commodities

Date 03/05/2006

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, has appointed Leor Jivotovsky as a Product Specialist for Commodities. Jivotovsky, who will be based in the company’s New York office, has extensive experience in the energy industry. He will play a key role in continuing the successful deployment of SuperDerivatives’ innovative SD-CM™ commodity option pricing system.

Successful Flotation Of KKR Private Equity Investors - Largest IPO On Euronext Since The Beginning Of The Year

Date 03/05/2006

KKR Private Equity Investors ltd was admitted to listing on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam today, bringing the total number of new listings on all Euronext’s markets so far this year to 31. The listing of KKR is the largest IPO on Euronext since the beginning of the year in terms of capital raised.
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics Report - Derivatives Volumes January-April 2006

Date 03/05/2006

Click here to download Stockholmsbörsen's derivatives statistics report for January to April 2006.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/05/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Thursday, May 4, 2006: The shareholders of Western Silver Corporation (TSX:WTC) have accepted the plan of arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by Glamis Gold Ltd. (TSX:GLG). Western Silver Corporation will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX
Securities Industry Association Praises China And SEC On Enhanced Bilateral Dialogue

Date 03/05/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) yesterday met in Washington to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to further cooperation between the two regulatory bodies. The ongoing dialogue will focus on corporate governance reforms, convergence of national accounting standards with International Financial Reporting Standards, and the use of information technology to enhance the usefulness of reported of financial information, among other issues
SEC Announces Billion Dollar Fee Cut To Benefit Investors - FY 2007 Registration Fees To Be Reduced By 71%, Transaction Fees By Half

Date 03/05/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that fees on securities transactions and registrations will be reduced by $1 billion in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, 2006.