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ICAP plc - Half Year Results

Date 17/11/2010

Group highlights: Group revenues increased by 9% to £867 million (30 September 2009 – £794 million). Revenues on an underlying basis5 increased by 2% EPS (continuing adjusted basic)4 increased by 9% to 20.8p (30 September 2009 – 19.1p) Over 51% of ICAP operating profits now from non-voice broking activities Successful launch in September of electronic euro interest rate swap platform – close to €110 billion volume transacted and more than 1,000 trades
Thai Bourse Lists Leasehold Property Fund On November 19

Date 17/11/2010

Talaad Thai Leasehold Property Fund will list on The Stock Exchange of Thailand in Property Fund Sector, Property & Construction Industry Group on November 19, using “TTLPF” as its trading symbol, after offering its investment units to the general public at a total of THB1.80 billion (approx. USD60 million), revealed SET Group Head, Issuer & Listing Chanitr Charnchainarong.
ASIC Takes Action To Help Investors Understand OTC CFDs

Date 17/11/2010

ASIC today released a consultation paper setting out ways for issuers to improve product disclosure for people investing in over-the-counter contracts for difference (CFDs).
New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, NYSE Amex, NYSE Amex Options, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Options, NYSE Bonds And NYSE Liffe U.S. Market Holiday

Date 16/11/2010

The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, NYSE Amex, NYSE Amex Options, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Options, NYSE Bonds and NYSE Liffe U.S. will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2010 in observance of Thanksgiving Day. Each market will close at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 26, 2010 (the day after Thanksgiving). Crossing Session orders will be accepted beginning at 1:00 p.m. for continuous executions until 1:30 p.m. on this date.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 16/11/2010

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, November 17, 2010: Excelsior Energy Limited (TSXV:ELE) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp.

FR11/10 Private Equity Conflicts Of Interest, Report Of The Technical Committee Of IOSCO

Date 16/11/2010

Click here to download a report of the Technical Committee of IOSCO on private equity conflicts of interest which was published yesterday evening.
A New Regime For The Reporting Of Net Short Positions In Equities To The AMF And The Market

Date 16/11/2010

Amendments to Book II (Issuers and Financial Disclosure) of the AMF General Regulation were approved by the order of 28 October 2010, published in the Journal Officiel dated 6 November 2010.
BM&FBOVESPA Stock Options Exercise Turns Over BRL 2.85 Billion

Date 16/11/2010

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces that today’s exercise of stock options in the Bovespa segment turned over BRL 2.85 billion, of which BRL 2.04 billion in call options and BRL 806.7 million in put options. Below are the options that had the highest financial volumes in today’s exercise: VALE PNA at BRL 47.53 per share turned over BRL 361.3 million in call options; VALE PNA at BRL 45.53 per share turned over BRL 298.8 million in call options; CSNA ON at BRL 34.50 per s
SIFMA Supports Regulatory Changes For Securitization To Revive Market

Date 16/11/2010

In two comment letters filed yesterday, SIFMA expressed its support for regulatory changes in disclosure of repurchase requests and due diligence proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Dodd-Frank Act which will help revive the securitization market by enhancing transparency and rebuilding investor confidence. SIFMA is particularly supportive of proposed changes which will allow investors to make more informed investment decisions and facilitate the recovery of the se
KCBT HRW Wheat Futures Volume Sets New Annual Record With Six Weeks Remaining In Year - Total Exchange Volume 346,121 Contracts Shy Of Previous Annual Volume Record

Date 16/11/2010

The Kansas City Board of Trade has set a new annual trading volume record in the hard red winter wheat futures contract as of November 12. At the conclusion of Friday’s trade 4,798,488 contracts or 23.99 billion bushels had traded thus far in 2010. The previous record was set in 2006, at 4,763,168 contracts or 23.82 billion bushels. Six weeks remain in the year to add to the record. The KCBT hard red winter wheat futures contract is the world benchmark pricing mechanism for bread wheat.