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New Product From NASDAQ OMX Reduces Counterparty Risks In Trading Of Interest Swaps

Date 14/05/2009

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has launched a new futures contract intended to increase the ability to trade against the Swedish swap rate. The product, NASDAQ OMX Interest Rate Swap (NOIS), is a futures contract for interest-rate swaps that makes it possible to obtain exposure to the SEK swap curve. Trades are cleared centrally with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm's clearing house in order to reduce counterparty risks and simplify administration.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: The future Of regulation Reform - Scotland's Spring Lecture

Date 14/05/2009

Amanda [Harvie], Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here in Edinburgh, a beautiful city full of history and tradition. I am honoured to have been invited by Reform Scotland to deliver this spring lecture, and I congratulate Reform Scotland on its first anniversary. We need more independent think-tanks like this in Europe to feed ideas into our policy debates.
Changes To The Composition Of The Oslo Børs Benchmark Index (OSEBX)

Date 14/05/2009

Oslo Børs has revised the composition of the Benchmark Index (OSEBX). The revision has resulted in a reduction in the number of companies included in the index from 59 to 55.
SIX Swiss Exchange Sanction Commission Fines Global Natural Resources Holding Ltd.

Date 14/05/2009

http://www.six-swissexchange. com/admission/being_public/sanctions/integrated_publication/financial_reporting_en.html
Supporting Healthy Capital Markets - A Statement By NZX

Date 14/05/2009

Shareholders' Association chair Bruce Sheppard has contributed meaningfully to capital markets debate over the years. The broader interests of the market, and market confidence, would be best served at this time if he released his analysis at a very detailed level. Investors can then draw their own conclusions as to the health of the companies in which they are investing.

Markit And Bluenext To Form Strategic Environmental Index Partnership

Date 14/05/2009

Markit, a financial information services provider, and BlueNext, one of the leading environmental exchanges, today announced their intention to form a strategic partnership to create a range of indices and related products for the carbon and wider environmental markets. The alliance will combine the strengths of Markit's established global index business with BlueNext's leadership in the EU Emission Trading Scheme and Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) markets.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Revised Price Limits For Nikkei Futures And Nifty Futures Contracts

Date 14/05/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is inviting public comments on the proposed revised price limits for the following futures contracts listed and traded on SGX Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT): (a) The SGX Nikkei-related suite of futures contracts – namely, the Nikkei Stock Average Futures (SGX NK), the SGX Mini Nikkei Stock Average Futures (SGX NS) and the US dollar-denominated Nikkei Stock Average Futures contracts (SGX NU). These three contracts are collectively referr
ASX Review Of Compliance With The JORC Code

Date 14/05/2009

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has today released its first public review of disclosure by listed mining entities of their compliance with the JORC Code.
CFTC: Michigan Resident Ordered To Pay More Than $300,000 In Sanctions For Defrauding Clients

Date 13/05/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained an order against Steven G. Schroeder of Grand Rapids, Michigan, requiring Schroeder to pay a $130,000 civil monetary penalty and to repay nine investors a total of $187,703 that Schroeder lost when he managed their commodity futures trading accounts.
SIFMA Statement On Administration’s OTC Derivatives Proposal

Date 13/05/2009

Tim Ryan, President and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today released the following statement after the Obama Administration released its plan concerning over the counter (OTC) derivatives: “SIFMA welcomes the Administration's initiative with respect to regulatory reform of OTC derivatives. Our members continue to support efforts to reduce systemic risk, strengthen the infrastructure for derivatives transactions, and improve regulatory tra