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CESR Launches A Consultation On Trade Repositories In The European Union

Date 29/09/2009

The financial crisis, especially the default of Lehman Brothers, underlined the importance of a robust and adequately functioning post-trading infrastructure, highlighted the need for more transparency on exposures generated by the over-the counter (OTC) market, in particular for derivatives, notably credit default swaps (CDS), and demonstrated the need to safeguard the OTC market from abusive behavior. The CESR/ESCB Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems and Central Counterp
New Lord Mayor Elected For City Of London

Date 29/09/2009

THE City today elected Nick Anstee as the 682nd Lord Mayor of the City of London, to serve from Friday 13 November (Lord Mayor’s Show and fireworks Saturday 14 November).
CESR’s Response To EFRAG’s Draft Comment Letter On The IASB’s Exposure Draft Fair Value Measurement (Ref: CESR/09-780)

Date 29/09/2009

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International Securities Exchange Announces That Its Portfolio Of First Trust Advisors ETFs Now Exceeds $500 Million In Aggregate Assets Under Management

Date 29/09/2009

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that the First Trust Advisors portfolio of exchange traded funds (ETFs) based on ISE's proprietary indexes has reached over $500 million in aggregate assets under management. ISE's "pure play" indexes serve as benchmarks for the ETFs that target high growth sectors including natural gas, global wind energy, the emerging markets of China and India, global engineering and construction services and the water industry.&nb
CESR’s Response To The IASB’s Exposure Draft Fair Value Measurement (Ref: CESR/09-895)

Date 29/09/2009

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CISX Becomes First Exchange To Provide OEIC Settlement With Euroclear UK & Ireland

Date 29/09/2009

The Market Authority of the Channel Islands Stock Exchange (CISX) is pleased to announce the availability of transaction settlement at Euroclear UK & Ireland for CISX-traded Open Ended Investment Companies (OEIC) with effect from 30 November 2009. The CISX has been trading OEIC since March 2005, and will now be able to offer listed issuers in UK-domiciled (including Guernsey and Jersey) OEIC transaction settlement at Euroclear UK & Ireland for transactions on or outside dealing days.
CESR’s Response To EFRAG’s Draft Comment Letter On IFRIC’s Draft Interpretation D25 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities With Equity Instruments (Ref: CESR/09-903)

Date 29/09/2009

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/09/2009

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 2 October 2009, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margin
MEFF Expands Its Futures Range With A New Contract On The IBEX 35 Div Impact Index - The Contract’s Main Feature Is That It Allows A Futures Contract On The IBEX 35 To Be Stripped Of Its Dividend Component, In This Way Providing Or Eliminating The Exposur

Date 29/09/2009

MEFF, the Spanish Futures and Options Market operated by Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) is to expand its product range with a new Futures contract based on the total amount of dividends in index points, paid by the companies that make up the IBEX 35 in a predetermined annual period.
Baruch College Professor Robert A. Schwartz To Receive The First WFE Award For Excellence

Date 29/09/2009

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Secretariat is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual WFE Award for Excellence, Prof. Robert A. Schwartz of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY.