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Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 138, 11 July 2006

Date 11/07/2006

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. Axiss Australia is a division of Invest Australia, the national inward investment agency.
UK's Financial Services Authority International Regulatory Outlook - International Regulatory Outlook 2006

Date 10/07/2006

Click here to download the FSA's July 2006 update to the International Regulatory Outlook.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces June Volume - “PHLX Continues As The Third Largest Marketplace For Options”

Date 10/07/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume increased 77.96% when 19,862,026 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 11,160,829 contracts traded. Equity option volume in June declined 18.56% compared to the previous month when 24,387,765 contracts traded. The Exchange garnered 13.13 % equity options market share in June making it the third largest market center for options for the eighth month in a row. Market share without ex-dividend volume of 1
The Board Of Directors Of Borsa Italiana Met On July 7 To Discuss The Proposal Of The CEO, Massimo Capuano, Of A European Federal Exchange Project

Date 10/07/2006

The Board of Directors of Borsa Italiana SpA met on July 7 and discussed the proposal of the CEO, Massimo Capuano, of a European federal exchange project, based on an industrial model that takes into account the needs of all the markets potentially involved.
Southern Bank Exits FTSE Bursa Malaysia Indices

Date 10/07/2006

Southern Bank (1333) will be deleted from the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Large 30 Index following its acquisition by Bumiputra- Commerce Holdings from the start of trading on 12 July 2006.

SEC To Conduct First-Ever Seniors Summit July 17 To Protect Older Americans From Investment Fraud - New NASD Investor Education Foundation Fraud Study To Be Released

Date 10/07/2006

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the date and agenda for the SEC's first-ever Seniors Summit to examine how regulators and others can better coordinate efforts to protect older Americans from investment fraud and abusive sales practices. The July 17 summit will also include the unveiling of a study funded by the NASD Investor Education Foundation that explores why the elderly are victimized by fraud crimes.
Saudi Arabian Equity Market First Half Report 2006 - Total Value Of Shares Traded Has Reached Over SR 3.14 Trillion For First Six Months Of 2006

Date 10/07/2006

The All Share Index by the end of the first half of the year 2006 closed at 13145.26 points compared with 13455.24 for the same period of last year 2005 with a decrease of 2.30% .
NYSE Regulation, Inc. Fines Van der Moolen Specialists USA, LLC $3.5 Million For Stock Loan Violations

Date 10/07/2006

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today that it has censured and fined Van der Moolen Specialists USA, LLC (“VDM”), a member firm, $3.5 million for the misconduct of its stock loan department, which has since been closed, and for related supervisory deficiencies and books and records violations. During the relevant period, the stock loan department engaged in numerous transactions at away-from-market rebate rates, and made payments to finders who performed no legitimate business function.
NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter 2006 Results

Date 10/07/2006

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported first-quarter 2006 after-tax profits of $3.08 billion and revenues of $77.56 billion, compared to $1.70 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $49.22 billion in the first quarter of 2005.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records In NYMEX miNY<SUP>TM</SUP> Futures Contracts

Date 10/07/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set daily volume records for its NYMEX miNYTM crude oil and heating oil futures contracts on July 7.