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NASDAQ OMX Signs Agreement With Tianjin, China Government - MoU Will Support Future Overseas Listings

Date 14/05/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tianjin Municipal People's Government for collaboration regarding overseas listings for companies in the Tianjin - Binhai new economic area. The agreement provides support for Tianjin companies wishing to list overseas and the exchange of information with regard to capital raising and support services for public companies domiciled in Tianjin.
CESR Launches A Consultation On Complex And Non-Complex Financial Instruments For The Purposes Of The MiFID Directive's Appropriateness Requirements

Date 14/05/2009

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) includes conduct of business requirements applying to a range of investment services. In certain respects, concerning investment firms’ obligations to their clients and the information they must ask of clients, the approach and detail of these requirements differs according to the nature of the service; in particular whether or not the firm is providing investment advice to the client or is managing the client’s portfolio on a discr
BME To Offer Trading To More Than 2 Decimals To Another Six Companies As Of May 18th

Date 14/05/2009

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) will on Monday offer trading to more than 2 decimals to another six companies:
New Product From NASDAQ OMX Reduces Counterparty Risks In Trading Of Interest Swaps

Date 14/05/2009

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) has launched a new futures contract intended to increase the ability to trade against the Swedish swap rate. The product, NASDAQ OMX Interest Rate Swap (NOIS), is a futures contract for interest-rate swaps that makes it possible to obtain exposure to the SEK swap curve. Trades are cleared centrally with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm's clearing house in order to reduce counterparty risks and simplify administration.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: The future Of regulation Reform - Scotland's Spring Lecture

Date 14/05/2009

Amanda [Harvie], Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here in Edinburgh, a beautiful city full of history and tradition. I am honoured to have been invited by Reform Scotland to deliver this spring lecture, and I congratulate Reform Scotland on its first anniversary. We need more independent think-tanks like this in Europe to feed ideas into our policy debates.

Changes To The Composition Of The Oslo Børs Benchmark Index (OSEBX)

Date 14/05/2009

Oslo Børs has revised the composition of the Benchmark Index (OSEBX). The revision has resulted in a reduction in the number of companies included in the index from 59 to 55.
SIX Swiss Exchange Sanction Commission Fines Global Natural Resources Holding Ltd.

Date 14/05/2009

http://www.six-swissexchange. com/admission/being_public/sanctions/integrated_publication/financial_reporting_en.html
Supporting Healthy Capital Markets - A Statement By NZX

Date 14/05/2009

Shareholders' Association chair Bruce Sheppard has contributed meaningfully to capital markets debate over the years. The broader interests of the market, and market confidence, would be best served at this time if he released his analysis at a very detailed level. Investors can then draw their own conclusions as to the health of the companies in which they are investing.
Markit And Bluenext To Form Strategic Environmental Index Partnership

Date 14/05/2009

Markit, a financial information services provider, and BlueNext, one of the leading environmental exchanges, today announced their intention to form a strategic partnership to create a range of indices and related products for the carbon and wider environmental markets. The alliance will combine the strengths of Markit's established global index business with BlueNext's leadership in the EU Emission Trading Scheme and Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) markets.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Revised Price Limits For Nikkei Futures And Nifty Futures Contracts

Date 14/05/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is inviting public comments on the proposed revised price limits for the following futures contracts listed and traded on SGX Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT): (a) The SGX Nikkei-related suite of futures contracts – namely, the Nikkei Stock Average Futures (SGX NK), the SGX Mini Nikkei Stock Average Futures (SGX NS) and the US dollar-denominated Nikkei Stock Average Futures contracts (SGX NU). These three contracts are collectively referr