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New MEFF Members

Date 14/12/2005

The Board of Directors of MEFF, the Spanish Financial Futures and Options Exchange, has approved the incorporation of two new Members to the Spanish derivatives exchange:
Hong Kong Futures Exchange: Margin Rates Set For China Construction Bank Corporation Futures

Date 14/12/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has set margin rates for China Construction Bank Corporation Futures, which will be introduced on Monday, 19 December 2005.
European Commission - Football Clubs: France Warned Over Ban On Stock Market Listing

Date 14/12/2005

The European Commission has decided to ask France formally to modify its legislation preventing football and other sports clubs from being listed on stock markets. It views this as an unjustified barrier to the free movement of capital, in breach of the EC Treaty (Article 56). The Commission’s request is in the form of a reasoned opinion, the second stage of the infringement procedure under Article 226 of the Treaty. If France does not respond satisfactorily within two months, the Co
Deutsche Börse: Scenario Calculation For The Equity Indices - Changes In The Equity Indices Effective On 19 December

Date 14/12/2005

Effective on 19 December, new weights will apply for the companies in the equity indices of Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse released the preliminary weighting figures on Wednesday. The preliminary data can be downloaded from the Deutsche Börse website (www.deutsche-boerse.com). The final figures based on Friday’s Xetra closing prices will be published at the Deutsche Börse website on Saturday.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Selects New MidCap+ And SmallCap+ Portfolios

Date 14/12/2005

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has just selected the shares to be included in the future MidCap+ and SmallCap+ portfolios, which will be effective from January 1, 2006 until June 30, 2006. Compared with today’s portfolios, three more companies have qualified for the plus segments, which will then comprise 63 companies. Bavarian Nordic and Neurosearch are new members of the plus segments and will both enter MidCap+. Also new in MidCap+ is Nordicom, which moves from SmallCap+. Skælskør Bank is new

CESR Chairman Visits US CFTC Chairman And attends Global Markets Roundtable

Date 14/12/2005

The Chairmen of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) and of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) met in Washington, on December 13 as the CFTC held a Global Markets roundtable on cross-border derivatives issues involving the U.S. and Europe. Click here to view the press release.
Borsa Italiana's S&P/MIB Index Reached New All-Time High Over 35,000 Pts

Date 14/12/2005

Today the S&P/MIB index reached a new all-time high (since its introduction in June 2003) with 35,002 points.
BEL Indices

Date 14/12/2005

As a result of the quarterly review of 30 November 2005, the following changes for the BEL Mid index (BELM) and BEL Small index (BELS) will be effective as of Monday, 2 January 2006.
ASX Warns Of Index Expiry-Related Volatility

Date 14/12/2005

This Thursday (15 December 2005), ASX and SFE December 2005 equity index derivatives contracts expire. The settlement price for these contracts is calculated with reference to the opening price of the component stocks in the relevant indices on that day. The indices affected are the S&P/ASX 200, S&P/ASX 50, and the S&P/ASX 200 Property Trusts Index.
ASX Reinvigorates Market Supervision - Provides More Resources To Strengthen Investigation And Enforcement - New Supervisory Structure Is Demonstrably More Independent

Date 14/12/2005

ASX is committed to retaining its supervisory role. As part of that commitment, ASX conducted a review of its supervisory role, structure and processes. That review is now complete.