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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/12/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 2, 2008:
Mercado Alternativo Bursátil Approves The Incorporation Of 4 New Registered Advisers - A Total Of 20 Registered Advisers Will Assess The Companies’ Eligibility To List On MAB And Help Them With Preparing The Information Requested By The Market

Date 04/12/2008

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of the following firms as Registered Advisers of the MAB market for growth companies:
RTS Offers Access To NASDAQ OMX Europe

Date 04/12/2008

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider, announced that it will offer connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Europe.
European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 04/12/2008

At today’s meeting, which was held in Brussels, the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions: The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 75 basis points to 2.50%, starting from the operation to be settled on 10 December 2008. The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 75 basis point
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Announcement Of Participants In Remote Membership Program

Date 04/12/2008

In order to facilitate market access and increase liquidity in its flagship products 3 month Euroyen futures and options, Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has initiated a remote membership program and collocation services. TFX is pleased to announce the first trading firms to apply for remote membership.

New Rules For Sukuk And Debt Securities Listing On Bursa Malaysia To Boost Standing As A Premier Islamic Investment Centre

Date 04/12/2008

Bursa Malaysia today introduced new rules under the Listing Requirements for the listing of Islamic securities or sukuk, and debt securities on the Exchange. Under the new framework, sukuk or debt securities denominated in ringgit and foreign currencies issued by local and international listed and non-listed entities will be allowed to be listed on the Exchange. The requirements under the framework are also comparable with practices in other exchanges that provide similar listing facilities,
British Bankers’ Association Issues Customer Factsheet On Base Rates

Date 04/12/2008

The economic factors which govern high street bank interest rates are summarised in a new factsheet published by the British Bankers’ Association following today’s Bank of England decision on interest rates.
Tokyo Financial Exchange To Launch The New Stock Index Futures

Date 04/12/2008

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Bank Of England Reduces Bank Rate By 1.0 Percentage Points To 2.0%

Date 04/12/2008

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to reduce the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves by 1.0 percentage points to 2.0%.
Bank Of England Cuts Rates To 2% - Charles Stanley Commentary

Date 04/12/2008

“In a widely predicted move, the Monetary Policy Committee has reduced UK base rates to 2% from 3%, a level last seen in 1951,” comments Chief Economist of Charles Stanley, Edward Menashy.