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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Cheung Kong Futures

Date 18/09/2008

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 Monday, 22 September 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining metho
Coordinated Central Bank Action To Improve US$ Liquidity

Date 18/09/2008

Today, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are announcing coordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in US dollar short-term funding markets. These measures, together with other actions taken in the last few days by individual central banks, are designed to improve the liquidity conditions in global financial markets. The central banks will continue to work toge
MSCI Singapore Index Futures Celebrates 10th Anniversary In 2008 With Two Records

Date 18/09/2008

MSCI Singapore Index Futures (SiMSCI) celebrates its 10th anniversary of its launch this month with two records in recent months.
Liffe To Launch Three New Equity Options In Amstersdam

Date 18/09/2008

Today Liffe announced the introduction of options on the shares of the Dutch companies Wavin, AMG and Arcadis on the Amsterdam market. The options on Wavin N.V. will be introduced on 31 October. The first day of trading of the AMG N.V. options will be 20 November and the launch date for the Arcadis N.V. options is 27 November. These new American style options (ticker symbols: WAV, AMG and ARC) will expire on the third Friday of the contract month and will have initial lifetimes ranging from 3
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Sep. 19, 2008

Date 18/09/2008

The daily price limits for Sep. 19, 2008 are the following: Corn 1,000 yen, Soybeans 2,700 yen and Non-GMO Soybeans 4,500 yen.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holiday

Date 18/09/2008

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that all its offices will be closed in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri public holiday as follows:-
UK’s Financial Services Authority: Bank Merger

Date 18/09/2008

As previously stated, the FSA is satisfied that HBOS is a well-capitalised bank that continues to fund its business in a satisfactory way. The announcement of the proposed merger with Lloyds TSB is a welcome move as it is likely to enhance stability within financial markets and improve confidence among customers and investors in the UK financial sector.
British Government Acts On HBOS - Lloyds TSB Merger Proposals

Date 18/09/2008

The Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise John Hutton today announced his intention to issue an intervention notice in the proposed merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB on public interest grounds to ensure the stability of the UK financial system.
Annual Classification Changes To FTSE Global Equity Index Series

Date 18/09/2008

South Korea to be promoted to Developed Status; Red Chip Stocks to be moved from Hong Kong (Developed market) to China (Emerging market); Watch List extended to include Frontier markets; FTSE updates on assessment of markets will be increased to twice each year.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Comprehensive Monthly Statistics For August 2008

Date 18/09/2008

Click here to download the LJSE Monthly Statistics for August 2008.