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Estonian Securities Market In The Third Quarter Of 2008

Date 09/10/2008

Slowed economic growth and more pessimistic forecasts have also affected the securities markets of Tallinn and the Baltic states. By the end of 3Q 2008, the NASDAQ OMX Tallinn stock exchange index (OMX Tallinn) had dropped to 471.39 points and the Baltic Benchmark index to 362.57 points. Compared to the same period last year, both indexes have lost nearly one-half of their value.
Based On New Legislation, The Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) Proceeds To Take Control Of Kaupþing To Ensure Continued Commercial Bank Operations In Iceland

Date 09/10/2008

Domestic deposits are fully guaranteed, as declared by the Government Kaupþing´s domestic branches, call centres, cash machines (ATMs) and internet operations will be open for business as usual The objective of the FME´s action is to guarantee a functioning domestic banking system
Brent Crude Oil Futures Launched In Moscow

Date 09/10/2008

On October 8, 2008 a futures contract on Brent crude oil was launched on Futures and Options on RTS – FORTS market. The contract code on the trading system is BR. RTS is the Russian Trading System, Moscow’s leading international exchange.
Change In Senior Management At The European Central Bank

Date 09/10/2008

The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has recently appointed the following persons: Mr. Frank Smets as Director General Research. Mr. Smets took up his duties on 15 September 2008. He succeeded Ms. Lucrezia Reichlin, who resigned from her position with effect from that date. Mr. Smets has held the position as Deputy Director General Research since 2005. Before joining the ECB in 1998, he held assignm
CHX Establishes Share And Trade Count Highs

Date 08/10/2008

CHX today announced that during September the Exchange established several new post Regulation NMS implementation volume records. The Exchange set both daily and monthly count highs and continues to see high activity in October establishing a new daily trade high on October 6th with 100,175 trades. September monthly trades totaled 1,300,139, surpassing the old high set in March of this year.

ETF And ETP Industry Highlights Q3 2008

Date 08/10/2008

Click here to download highlights from a report on ETFs and ETPs by Barclays Global Investors.
TMX Group Inc. To announce Financial Results For 2008 Q3 On Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Date 08/10/2008

TMX Group Inc. will release its financial results for the third quarter 2008 on Wednesday, October 29, 2008, followed by a conference call at 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) to review the results.
BM&FBOVESPA Releases Monthly Financial Statement For September

Date 08/10/2008

In September, the total number of trades in BM&FBOVESPA’s variable and fixed income markets reached 6.46 million, with a financial volume of BRL120.96 billion, compared to 4.5 million trades and a financial volume of BRL101.04 billion in August. The Company’s derivatives markets (both financial and agricultural) ended September with a total trading volume of 35.39 million contracts, and a notional financial volume of BRL2.55 trillion, compared to 28.77 million trades and BR1.9
Statement By IMF Managing Director Strauss-Kahn On Coordinated Interest Rate Cuts And Further Policy Action

Date 08/10/2008

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today: "We welcome the coordinated reduction of interest rates undertaken today by major central banks, as well as the unprecedented joint actions they have taken to reduce strains in the financial markets. This is the right course of action in the face of the deflationary impact of the major financial shock in mature markets and against a background of declining
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend, Dow Jones Select Dividend And Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Indexes

Date 08/10/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced several changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend, Dow Jones Select Dividend and Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 indexes.