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Financial Markets: European Commission Presents A Review Of The Lamfalussy Process

Date 20/11/2007

The European Commission has published a Communication on the Review of the Lamfalussy Process, a four-level regulatory approach for the adoption, implementation and enforcement of legislation and implementing measures across the securities, banking and insurance sectors. Although the process has broadly met its overall objectives, there is a growing consensus that some important changes are required in order to make it more efficient. In particular, the f
Changes To The UK Financial Services Authority Board

Date 20/11/2007

It was announced today that Dame Deirdre Hutton will step down from the board of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) when her current term of appointment ends in December. She will be succeeded as Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the FSA's Committee of Non-executive Directors by Sir James Crosby.
SGX Introduces New Webpage Of Secondary Listings

Date 20/11/2007

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today introduces a new webpage on its home website to display a list of foreign companies that have a secondary listing on SGX-Securities Trading (SGX-ST). This will help the investing public and market participants to readily identify listed companies that comply with the listing rules of their home exchanges (primary listing), rather than SGX-ST’s continuing listing requirements.
Two New iShares ETFs Launched In The XTF Segment On Xetra

Date 20/11/2007

Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for listed index funds on the electronic trading platform Xetra. Since Tuesday, two more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) have been tradable in XTF.
Thai Bourse To Focus On Competitiveness And Efficiency In 2008

Date 20/11/2007

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Group will implement three major strategies to achieve its vision of being a prestigious and trustworthy market with a pool of liquidity and a competent team promoting innovative products and services to meet stakeholders’ expectations.

X-Trade Brokers Starts Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 20/11/2007

The brokerage house X-Trade Brokers began to operate on the WSE as an Exchange Member on 20 November 2007.
NASDAQ Unveils Select Market Maker Program For New York Stock Exchange-Listed Companies - Service Extends Market Intelligence And Proprietary NASDAQ-Listed Company Services To NYSE-Listed Companies Affected By Recent Specialist Closures - Program Leverage

Date 20/11/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today unveiled the expansion of its Select Market Maker Program for issuers to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)-listed companies. The program will bring NYSE-listed companies and the NASDAQ market making community together, while providing companies access to utilize NASDAQ's Market Intelligence Desk(r) (MID) and proprietary NASDAQ Online(r) (NOL) at no cost. The Select Market Maker Program, which was launched in July, is focused on providing issuers
Top U.S., International Investors Urge SEC To Table Proposed Rollback Of Shareowner Rights

Date 19/11/2007

Eight leading U.S. and international pension funds, owning more than $300 billion in U.S. stocks, urged federal regulators today to withdraw a proposed take-away of shareowners’ use of corporate ballots to nominate directors.
CBOE Seat Sells For New High Of $3.05 Million - Tops Record Set Earlier This Month

Date 19/11/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE seat, or membership, traded for a new all-time high of $3,050,000 earlier today. Today's new record surpassed the previous high price of $3,000,000 for a CBOE seat, which was set on Friday, November 2, 2007.
TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes Alberta-based Issuers

Date 19/11/2007

TSX Venture Exchange is taking the opportunity to celebrate the listing of the newest issuers from Alberta. This reception on Tuesday, November 20, will welcome the 20 emerging companies who have listed on Canada's junior exchange through the Calgary office since June 2007.