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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Mobile Futures And ICBC Futures Contracts

Date 15/11/2007

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 Monday, 19 November 2007, 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 margining metho

SGX AsiaClear® Launches Half-Day OTC Forward Freight Agreement Contracts

Date 15/11/2007

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that SGX AsiaClear® will launch the clearing of Half-Day over-the-counter (OTC) Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) contracts on Wednesday, 28 November 2007 in response to Asian market demand.

London Stock Exchange Group: Announcement Of Results For The Six Months Ended 30 September 2007

Date 15/11/2007

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the “Exchange”) today reports results for the six months ended 30 September 2007. The merger with Borsa Italiana was completed after the half year-end and consequently the interim results do not include contributions from this business.

NZX Comment On Fonterra Capital Structure

Date 15/11/2007

Fonterra is New Zealand’s largest company, in New Zealand’s most important sector. As such, Fonterra is fundamental to New Zealand’s current and future economic health.

Mr Toshihiko Fukui Of Bank Of Japan To Deliver MAS Lecture

Date 15/11/2007

Mr Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, will deliver the MAS Lecture on Thursday, 15 November 2007 at the Raffles Ballroom, Raffles City Convention Centre. The topic of Mr Fukui’s lecture is “Central Banking under Globalisation”.

Dubai Financial Market: Adding Emirates NBD To DFM General Index And To Banking Index

Date 15/11/2007

Dubai Financial Market announced today 15/11/07 the addition of Emirates NBD (ENBD) Company to DFM general index, DFMGI, and to the banking index. ENBD total outstanding shares are 4.394 billion, out of which 2.197 billion shares are free float shares that represent the company in the mentioned indexes. Accordingly, and based on market closing prices of 14/11/07 trading session, ENBD market capitalization, listed in index, represents 14.5% of DFMGI total market capitalization.

IOSCO Statement On International Auditing Standards

Date 14/11/2007

As the global body of securities regulators representing the public interest, IOSCO is committed to protecting investors and enhancing the integrity and orderly operation of the international capital markets. One of IOSCO's many initiatives is to promote high quality audits of the financial statements issued by listed companies. Such audits contribute to the quality of global financial reporting and thereby support investor confidence and decision making.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Statistical Report For The 9 Months Ending 28 September 2007

Date 14/11/2007

NYSE Euronext To Present At The Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference

Date 14/11/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) announced today that Duncan Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext, will present at the Merrill Lynch Banking & Financial Services Conference in New York City on Thurs., Nov. 15th at 8:00 a.m. ET.

NYSE Euronext Board Appoints Duncan L. Niederauer As Chief Executive Officer - John A. Thain Accepts Position Of Chairman And CEO At Merrill Lynch

Date 14/11/2007

The NYSE Euronext (NYX) Board of Directors has appointed Duncan L. Niederauer to be Chief Executive Officer, effective Dec. 1, 2007 to fill the position vacated by John A. Thain, who has accepted the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Merrill Lynch.