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CESR’s Response To EFRAG’s Draft Comment Letter On IFRIC’s Draft Interpretation D25 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities With Equity Instruments (Ref: CESR/09-903)

Date 29/09/2009

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/09/2009

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 Friday, 2 October 2009, 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 margin

MEFF Expands Its Futures Range With A New Contract On The IBEX 35 Div Impact Index - The Contract’s Main Feature Is That It Allows A Futures Contract On The IBEX 35 To Be Stripped Of Its Dividend Component, In This Way Providing Or Eliminating The Exposur

Date 29/09/2009

MEFF, the Spanish Futures and Options Market operated by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) is to expand its product range with a new Futures contract based on the total amount of dividends in index points, paid by the companies that make up the IBEX 35 in a predetermined annual period.

Baruch College Professor Robert A. Schwartz To Receive The First WFE Award For Excellence

Date 29/09/2009

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Secretariat is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual WFE Award for Excellence, Prof. Robert A. Schwartz of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY.

LCH.Clearnet And Euroclear To jointly Improve Post-Trade Processing

Date 29/09/2009

Patsystems Signs First Brazilian Customer, Flow Corretora

Date 29/09/2009

Patsystems is pleased to announce that it has signed a Software License Agreement with its first client in Brazil, Flow Corretora (Flow). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Flow is one of the largest BM&FBOVESPA brokerage firms.

SIX Exchange Regulation Fines Swissmetal Holding Ltd

Date 29/09/2009

SIX Exchange Regulation has imposed a fine on Swissmetal Holding Ltd as a result of errors in the preparation of the company’s 2008 annual financial statements under Swiss GAAP FER.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From September 30, 2009

Date 29/09/2009

The daily price limits will change from September 30, 2009. Raw sugar will be expanded to 1,500yen.

Component Changes Made To Several Dow Jones Country Titans, Select Dividend And Sector Titans Indexes

Date 28/09/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 indexes.

KCBT Lowers Minimum Margins For Wheat Futures Contract

Date 28/09/2009

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for the hard red winter wheat futures contract.