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Euronext.liffe To Launch Final Part Of Its Wholesale Services Offering - Afirm - On 28 November

Date 24/11/2005

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, today announced that it will launch Afirm, its new ‘off-exchange’ OTC post-trade matching service for the wholesale equity derivatives market, on 28 November 2005. Afirm completes the trio of fully integrated transactional products announced by Euronext.liffe in April, which addressed various major challenges faced by the OTC market, and which was welcomed by the user community. The trio provide straight through processing (STP)
Euronext Reports Good Results For The First 9 Months Of 2005

Date 24/11/2005

Summary Revenues: € 695.5 million up 3.1 % (+4.1% compared to restated AEMS) Costs retained at € 469.8m or –1.3% EBITA: € 225.7 million up 13.8 % Net Profit: € 169.6 million up 65.6% EBITA forecast for the full year 2005 revised up from €275m to €300m (L.S.E. excluded)
CESR Publishes The Answers Received To Its Second Consultation On CESR’s Draft Advice On Clarification Of Definitions Concerning Eligible Assets For Investments Of UCITS

Date 24/11/2005

To view the answers, please click here.
CEBS, CEIOPS And CESR Enhance EU-wide Co-Operation, By Signing Today A Joint Protocol Destined To Further Improve Co-Operation And Coordination In The Areas Of Regulation, Policy And Information Exchange

Date 24/11/2005

This Joint Protocol is accompanied by a Press Release.
Actively Managed Canadian Equity Funds Lag Indices In 2005, Says S&P - Latest SPIVA Report For Canada Also Shows Small-Cap Equity Funds Outperforming Index

Date 24/11/2005

Actively managed mutual funds in the Canadian and U.S. equity categories lagged their respective benchmarks (the S&P/TSX Composite Index and S&P 500 Index) in the first three quarters of 2005, Standard & Poor’s said today. According to the Standard & Poor’s Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index outperformed 86.6% of actively managed Canadian equity funds through September, while the S&P 500 Index (measured in Canadian dollars) outperformed 62.4% of

Wiener Börse Enlarges Range Of Products By Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 23/11/2005

Starting November 21 for the first time, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be bought and sold on Wiener Börse. ETFs are funds that are traded directly on the stock exchange and are permanently tradable. They are just as flexible and liquid as stocks, but in contrast do not represent just one company, but an entire index (e.g. the ATX, the leading index of Wiener Börse). The principle is simple: When the ATX goes up, the value of the ETFs climbs as well and when the index drops the ETF declines ac
The Takeover Panel: Put Up Or Shut Up Deadline - London Stock Exchange Plc - (“LSE”) The Macquarie Group And Its Specialist Listed And Unlisted Funds (“Macquarie”)

Date 23/11/2005

Following recent representations made by the advisers to LSE, the Panel Executive has been considering the application of Rule 2.4(b) of the Code to the announcement made by Macquarie stating the possibility of Macquarie making an offer for LSE. Following discussions with both parties’ advisers, the Panel Executive has ruled that Macquarie must, by 5.00pm on 15 December 2005, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for LSE under Rule 2.5 of the Code or announce that it does not i
The 2nd Annual Caribbean Securities Regulators Conference: Challenges And Accomplishments

Date 23/11/2005

The 2nd Annual Caribbean Securities Regulators Conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on November 7 - 8, 2005 brought together a number of local, regional and international interests for dialogue on the challenges surrounding the development and regulation of securities markets across the Caribbean.<
Thai Exchange Relaxes Rules For REHABCO Firms With Positive Shareholders’ Equity

Date 23/11/2005

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Board approved extending the rehabilitation period for listed companies having positive shareholders’ equity. Nevertheless, this extension will be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the company’s will to recuperate, its financial standing and operational results.
Thai And Singaporean Exchanges Explore Derivatives Link

Date 23/11/2005

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) co-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore a derivatives link between the two markets. The first linkage will be the SET50 Index Futures.