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MSCI Launches New Indices For Australia - Bringing Greater Choice And Targeted Equity Coverage For The Local Market

Date 20/09/2010

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today the launch of two new indices for the Australian market: the MSCI Australia Select High Dividend Yield Index and the MSCI Australia 200 Index. These launches come as MSCI looks to expand its presence in Australia by providing specialised indices based on domestic equities.
S&P 500 Leaders Seizing Climate Change Opportunities, But, Overall, Still Behind Global Peers - Cisco Systems, Consolidated Edison, News Corporation, Praxair And Spectra Energy Among US Corporations Leading Efforts To Tackle Climate Change

Date 20/09/2010

While leading companies are forging ahead to cut emissions and seize business opportunities, US companies still lag their global peers in the numbers and types of actions they are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, some 70 percent of firms surveyed believe they can seize new commercial opportunities and improve relations with customers, employees and other stakeholders by addressing sustainability and climate change issues. These were a few of the findings in the 2010 Carbo
Climate Change Climbs Boardroom Agenda Among Leading Global Firms - Carbon Management Initiatives And ‘Green’ Investments Embedded Into Company-Wide Business Strategy - Top Five Global Leaders For Carbon Disclosure And Performance Revealed: Siemens,

Date 20/09/2010

Carbon management is becoming a strategic business priority and competitive driver for the largest global companies, despite the lack of global agreement on climate change. These are among the findings of the 2010 Global 5001 report and leadership index released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), produced by PwC and sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Global Financial Centres Index 8 Published Today -"Now We Are Three"

Date 20/09/2010

Today the Z/Yen Group publishes the eighth Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 8) covering 75 financial centres. The big change from GFCI 7 in March 2010 is that Hong Kong has clearly joined London and New York as one of the 'Big Three' Global Financial Centres.
Market Closure Of The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) For National Day

Date 19/09/2010

Trading on Tadawul will be suspended for observance of Saudi National Day on Wednesday 22 September 2010.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Views - September 19, 2010

Date 19/09/2010

Welcome to the Weekly Market Views report from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what?s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.
Tehran Stock Exchange's First Seminar On Single Stock Futures Market

Date 18/09/2010

A few months after the launching of its single stock futures market, Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) plans to hold its first seminar on the investment opportunities in futures contracts.
CFTC Issues Orders Permitting The Transfer Of Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s Contract Market Designation And Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration

Date 17/09/2010

On September 16, 2010, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved and issued orders permitting the transfer of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s (MGEX’s) (1) Contract Market Designation, (2) Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration, (3) listed contracts, and (4) positions comprising the open interest in those contracts to a newly-formed Delaware corporation, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. The Commission also approved proposed changes to the MGEX’s bylaws and the addition of
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 17/09/2010

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Red Back Mining Inc. (TSX:RBI) and Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K) have approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the companies will merge. Shareholders of Red Back Mining will receive 1.778 common shares of Kinross Gold and 0.11 of a Kinross warrant for each common share held. Red Back Mining will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and
SWIFT To Reduce Message Prices By An Average 20 Percent - Customers Will Save EUR 70 Million In 2011 - Largest Price Decrease Since 1995

Date 17/09/2010

SWIFT, the provider of global financial messaging services, announced yesterday that it is reducing the price of messages on its core FIN service by an average of 20 percent. This will represent an estimated saving of EUR 70 million for SWIFT customers in 2011. The new pricing plan takes effect on 1 January 2011.