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SIFMA Pledges Support for EU Leaders’ Call For Greater Transparency

Date 30/01/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) this morning issued the following statement in response to the joint communiqué issued last night following EU leaders’ mini-summit on recent financial turbulence. The communiqué was made by Gordon Brown and the French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy's premier Romano Prodi and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. It called for greater transparency and the need for a “better” early warning
MGEX Daily Electronic Volume Record Falls Once More

Date 30/01/2008

For the third time this month, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) spring wheat futures market produced a top daily electronic volume record. MGEX volume on the CME Globex® electronic platform Tuesday, Jan. 29 was 6,623 contracts, exceeding the previous record set on Wednesday, Jan. 23 by 99 contracts.
Publication Of The Half-Yearly Report On The Activities Of The Committee Of European Securities Regulators To The European Commission, The European Parliament And The European Securities Committee

Date 30/01/2008

The present interim report complements CESR’s Annual Report for 2006, published in September 2007, and provides a half yearly update on the activities of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Securities Committee. This Report covers the period from 31 January 2007 until 31 August 2007.
OMX Nordic Exchange: Warning To Kaupthing Bank Oyj And Its Exchange Trader For Breaching Norex Member Rules

Date 30/01/2008

The Disciplinary Committee of the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki has issued Kaupthing Bank Oyj, Finland, and one of its exchange traders a warning for breaching the member rules.
UniCredit Group’s Structured Certificates Linked To Emerging Markets Will Be Available Soon For Polish Investors

Date 30/01/2008

The UniCredit Group introduces structured certificates into the Polish market. They will follow the stock indices of Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Polish index WIG20. Clients can subscribe these certificates from 21 January 2008 until 8 February 2008 at most of local brokerage houses. The first quotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) is scheduled for 13 February 2008.

Joint Communiqué On The Global Economy

Date 30/01/2008

World Economy The global economy has experienced a period of stable and sustained growth. However, recent financial turbulence has increased the risks for 2008. The fundamentals of the European economies remain strong with employment still rising. They are thus well placed to face the challenges presented by heightened global uncertainty. As the leaders of the major European economies we remain committed to cooperating closely to maintain economic stability, and to strengthening an
ISE And Eurex Announce Joint Technology Initiative

Date 30/01/2008

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Eurex today announced they will jointly de-velop a new Options Trading System for ISE. This step marks the first joint initiative following the merger of the two companies, which was completed on December 19, 2007.
Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 30/01/2008

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly report.
HM Treasury (UK): Appointment To The Monetary Policy Committee

Date 30/01/2008

The Chancellor has today written to the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee providing further details of the reforms to the MPC appointments process announced by the Government in the summer.
London Stock Exchange To Launch Netting Service And Trade Routing Arrangements To Facilitate Competitive Clearing

Date 30/01/2008

The London Stock Exchange today announced plans to introduce a post-trade router that will facilitate competition between clearing services. At least four Central Counterparties (CCPs) are expected to enter the UK market in addition to LCH Clearnet Ltd, the existing sole supplier of clearing, and the X-TRM router will support competition between them by eliminating the need to carry out reconciliation work between the CCPs on a bilateral basis. In addition, the router will provide exchange-le