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Deutsche Börse Plans Independent Segment And Indices For REITs - REIT Segment Offers Investor Attention And Transparency - Separate REIT indices Chart New Asset Class - Catalyst For New Asset Class In Germany

Date 17/04/2007

Following the promulgation of the REIT legislation in Germany, Deutsche Börse has unveiled its offering for real estate companies and investors. The stock exchange operator is to launch a separate segment for the asset class as soon as the first REIT is introduced. Deutsche Börse will also be calculating specific REIT indices. Deutsche Börse will be using the segment and the indices to raise the profile of REITs as an asset class in stock exchange trading. Investors will be provided with an easy
Amsteel Corporation Bhd Exits FTSE Bursa Malaysia Indices

Date 17/04/2007

Following the continued suspension of Amsteel, Bursa Malaysia and FTSE announce the following changes:
Gallaher Group To Leave FTSE 100, Punch Taverns To Enter

Date 17/04/2007

Gallaher Group, the tobacco manufacturing and wholesale company, is to leave the FTSE 100 from the close of trading today, after its takeover by Japan Tobacco Inc. It will be replaced in the index by the pub company Punch Taverns, which will move up from the FTSE 250.
Patsystems Plc Announces Connectivity To The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME)

Date 17/04/2007

Patsystems plc, the trading solutions provider to the derivatives industry, is pleased to announce that it has passed conformance testing for connectivity to Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME). Patsystems will be able to provide access to the DME’s electronic trading platform, DME Direct™, from May 1, 2007 on the DME’s first day of trading. Patsystems’ exchange specific adapter (ESA) will be available for member testing towards the end of April 2007.
NextVIEW And MetaBit Team Up To Offer Multilingual Market Data And FIX Trading Solutions Throughout Asia

Date 17/04/2007

NextVIEW Pte Ltd (NextVIEW), the leading Pan Asian financial information vendor and MetaBit Systems Co., Ltd. (MetaBit), specialist provider of FIX DMA trading solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Singapore’s Asian Traders and Investors Convention on April 14 – 15, to leverage their services and offer information data services with FIX compliant institutional DMA and algorithmic trading in Asian markets. With this strategic alliance, NextVIEW and MetaBit will cater to

Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 156, 17 April 2007

Date 17/04/2007

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.
CalPERS Adds Morocco To Permissible Equity Market List

Date 17/04/2007

The California Public Employees' Retirement System's (CalPERS) Board of Administration today added Morocco to its list of permissible emerging markets for public equity investments.
ASX Cash Market Fee Update

Date 17/04/2007

On 11 December 2006 ASX Limited foreshadowed a number of changes to its Cash Market (equities, warrants and interest rate securities) fees. These changes are designed to: address limitations of the current Volume Incentive Plan (VIP) and Supplementary Volume Incentive Plan (SVIP) rebate schemes; share with ASX Participants (“Participants”) some of the merger related benefits by reducing fees; share with Participants the benefits of increased market activity, through a gain s
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Friday, April 13

Date 16/04/2007

Daily: Wheat - Futures and Options Electronic Volume Record New Record: 87,791 Apr 13, 2007 Old Record: 83,763 Apr 9, 2007 Daily: Wheat - Futures Electronic Volume Record New Record: 87,791 Apr 13, 2007 Old Record: 83,711 Apr 9, 2007 Daily: Exchange - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 9,816,493 Apr 13, 2007 Old Record: 9,777,052 Apr 12, 2007 Daily: Agricult
BOX Rolls Out 97 New Classes

Date 16/04/2007

On Monday April 16, 2007, BOX continued its expansion program by rolling out 97 new classes, to reach a total of 840 classes currently traded on the Exchange. In addition, during coming weeks, BOX will add 74 additional classes for trading (subject to regulatory approval).