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Emissions Trading: European Commission Sets Out Guidance On National Allocations For 2008-2012

Date 09/01/2006

The European Commission has published a Communication setting out guidance to help member states when they draw up national plans for allocating carbon dioxide emission allowances for 2008-2012 under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). This second trading period is significant because it coincides with the five-year period in which the EU and member states must meet their targets for limiting or reducing emissions of greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
December 2005 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 09/01/2006

December was an up month for all six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes. Five of the six strategies posted gains in 2005.
Convexity Capital Management LP Selects Asset Control's Turnkey Reference Data Management Solution - Asset Control's AC Plus Solution Is Deployed In Under Two Days

Date 09/01/2006

Asset Control, a leading provider of Centralized Data Management (CDM) solutions to the financial industry today announced that Convexity Capital Management LP, a newly launched Boston based investment manager, has selected Asset Control's AC Plus as a central repository for reference data in their integrated front-to-back office systems. The solution, implemented in under two days, will manage reference data for a variety of security types.
CME Enhances Corporate Development Team -- Appoints 25-Year Financial Services Industry Veteran As Chief Corporate Development Officer - Shuman And Vroman Promoted To Managing Directors, Corporate Development

Date 09/01/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the appointment of John P. Davidson III, most recently Managing Director & Operations Officer for Morgan Stanley's Global Operations and Services Division, as CME Managing Director & Chief Corporate Development Officer.
Clearstream Offers Settlement And Custody For Croatian Securities - Croatia Is Added To Clearstream’s Global Network For Customers

Date 09/01/2006

Clearstream, via its Austrian depository Erste Bank, offers with immediate effect settlement and custody service for Croatian securities.

CBOE And CFE Trading Schedule For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 09/01/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Friday, January 13: CBOE Interest Rate products close at 12:
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report December 2005

Date 09/01/2006

Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE in December 2005 decreased to 744 companies as opposed to 760 in the previous month. There were four new listed companies this month with total capitalization of LE 1,160 million.
Bovespa Promotes Improvements In The Listing Regulations Of The Novo Mercado And Levels 1 And 2

Date 09/01/2006

Bovespa implemented changes in the Listing Regulations of the Novo Mercado and Levels 1 and 2 of Differentiated Corporate Governance Practices. This is the first time Bovespa promotes changes in the Listing Regulations, since the launch of the Novo Mercado and Levels 1 and 2, in December 2000. Changes aim at adapting the rules to the evolution of the listed companies and the national and international markets, to the increasing requirements of the investors and changes in the regu
Boston Options Exchange Trades 100,000,000 Contracts Since Launch

Date 09/01/2006

BOX trading volume surpassed the 100 million mark today. Since its launch in February of 2004 BOX has traded 100,066,085 contracts.
Borsa Italiana: A Comparative Study Of Initial Public Offerings In Italy And In The United Kingdom

Date 09/01/2006

Anglo-Saxon financial systems are very different from those of Continental Europe, where equity markets appear less developed in relation to the scale of the economy. In this perspective, the comparison between Italy and the UK provides one of the most striking contrasts. Although the economies of the two countries are similar in scale, the Italian equity market, managed by Borsa Italiana, is quite small compared to the London Stock Exchange. This paper identifies some of the determinants of the