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The Options Industry Council Adds New Consultant To Support European Marketing And Education Efforts

Date 12/03/2009

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announces the addition of Gary Delany as a consultant in the role of Director, European Marketing and Education.
CESR Updates The List Of Measures Recently Taken By Members Regarding Short-Selling - This Document Will Be Updated On A Continous Basis

Date 12/03/2009

CESR published on 22 September 2008 a statement that facilitates an overview of actions taken by CESR Members in relation to short-selling. The statement paper includes either the statements or links to the statements published by CESR Members explaining the measures taken. This paper is not a comparison of the measures taken.
NYSE Liffe Announces 30th March Launch For Commodities On Bclear

Date 12/03/2009

NYSE Liffe, the global derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), announced today that it will launch a range of soft commodity products on its pioneering Bclear (OTC derivatives) service on 30 March. The move further develops Bclear, which was launched in 2005, into a multi-asset class platform. Individual equity and index contracts, and credit default swaps, are already available on Bclear.
Chi-X Global Names Tony Mackay Chairman And John Lowrey CEO

Date 12/03/2009

Chi-X® Global Inc., a holding company for the regional Chi-X market centers and the Chi-Tech technology solutions provider, today announced that Tony Mackay will become Chairman of the board of directors and that John Lowrey will succeed Mr. Mackay as Chief Executive Officer.
ComfortDelGro Corporation And SMRT Corporation To Join Straits Times Index After Half-Yearly Index Review

Date 12/03/2009

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and FTSE Group (FTSE) announced today the results of the half-yearly review of the Straits Times Index (STI) and FTSE ST Index Series. ComfortDelGro Corporation and SMRT Corporation will join the STI in place of Yanlord Land Group and Keppel Land.

HKEx Proposes To Suspend Securities Market's CAS From 23 March

Date 12/03/2009

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) aims to suspend the Closing Auction Session (CAS) in its securities market from Monday, 23 March 2009 subject to the approval of the necessary rule amendments by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and market readiness. The decision was made due to HKEx's concerns about any appearance of abuse during the CAS and the need to maintain public confidence in the orderliness, fairness and transparency of the market in light of recent price vo
FTSE4Good March Review – 23 Companies Added, 16 Companies Removed From Leading Global Responsible Investment Index Series

Date 12/03/2009

FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, today confirms the March results of the bi-annual FTSE4Good index series review. Globally, 23 companies will be added and 16 companies will be removed from the index series, which is designed to track the performance of companies that meet globally recognized corporate responsibility standards. Changes to the indexes are effective from start of trading on Monday 23rd March 2009.
Charles Stanley Latest To Sign Up For Settlement Via EMXCo

Date 12/03/2009

Following the launch of phase one of its settlement solution, Charles Stanley is delighted to announce that Charles Stanley & Co Ltd is the latest participant to sign up to settlement via the EMX Message System.
SIX Swiss Exchange Fines Dresdner Bank AG London Branch

Date 12/03/2009

The SIX Swiss Exchange participant Dresdner Bank AG London Branch violated SIX Swiss Exchange’s rules concerning reporting of off order book transactions. The Sanction Commission of SIX Swiss Exchange has therefore imposed a fine against Dresdner Bank AG London Branch in the amount of CHF 100,000 and ordered that the sanction should be published.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Hang Seng Bank Futures

Date 12/03/2009

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 Monday, 16 March 2009, 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 meth