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Number Of ETFs Listed On Borsa Italiana Exceeds 300 - In 2008 Borsa Italiana Held The First Place Among European Exchanges For Electronic Trading In ETFs

Date 26/02/2009

Borsa Italiana reached a new milestone this month as the number of ETFs on the market exceeded 300 for the first time. The listing of seven new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on Monday 16 February took the number of ETFs on Borsa Italiana’s ETFplus market to over 300, in addition to 47 Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs).
ADX Closes Marina Mall Branch

Date 26/02/2009

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it will be closing its Marina Mall Branch on 30 June 2009.
Dubai International Financial Centre Hosts Event For Indian Business And Professional Council

Date 26/02/2009

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today hosted an event for members of the Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) in Dubai with the objective of boosting financial industry and investment ties between India and the UAE.
Insertion Of Rule 821 To SICOM Rules

Date 26/02/2009

Please see attached for the related circular. You may refer to an updated copy of SICOM Rules at the following Clean Copy and Marked-up Copy.
NYSE Euronext, Shanghai Stock Exchange Expand Memorandum Of Understanding - Exchanges Sign Agreement To Jointly Develop Indexes And ETFs Business In China

Date 26/02/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand their current relationship by establishing a partnership for the joint development of Indexes and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in China, the US and globally. The MOU signed today builds on the existing cooperation agreement between the former New York Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange from October 2003.

Exchanges Losing Out To European Trading Venues - New Trading Venues Cost Less Than A Fifth Of The Traditional Exchanges According To The Latest Research From TowerGroup

Date 26/02/2009

Multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) are considerably cheaper than traditional exchanges, according to the latest analysis from TowerGroup. For example, in a typical high- or low-volume trading scenario, Chi-X Europe charged a fifth of what the London Stock Exchange (LSE) charged for the same volume of trades and a tenth of the charges levied by Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext.
NYSE Liffe Organizational Changes, Effective May 1, 2009 - Hugh Freedberg To Succeed Andre Villeneuve As Chairman - Garry Jones To Become Head Of Global Derivatives

Date 26/02/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced that Hugh Freedberg will succeed Andre Villeneuve as Chairman1 of NYSE Liffe, the company’s global derivatives business, and Garry Jones, currently Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy of NYSE Liffe, will assume Mr. Freedberg’s role as Group Executive Vice President & Head of Global Derivatives, effective May 1, 2009. Mr. Villeneuve is to retire as Chairman following six years of service, representing two three-year terms.
Financial Reporting: European Commission Gets Rid Of Accounting Requirements For Micro Enterprises In Major Burden Reduction For The EU's Smallest Companies

Date 26/02/2009

The European Commission has put forward a new proposal which would allow Member States to completely abolish financial reporting obligations for the EU's smallest companies. In a deteriorating economic climate, the new rules are designed to alleviate the regulatory burden on micro entities. The aggregate administrative burden reduction potential is estimated at around € 6.3 billion. The proposal, which was flagged in the European Economic Recovery Plan i
Guotai Asset Management Signs Exclusive Agreement For NASDAQ-100 Index(r) In China - Guotai Asset Management Will License The NASDAQ-100 Index(r) And Launch An Exchange-Listed Product For Domestic Investors

Date 26/02/2009

Guotai Asset Management and The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that Guotai has executed an exclusive licensing agreement with NASDAQ OMX to use the NASDAQ-100 Index in the development of an exchange traded product in China. The announcement comes as demand for indexed overseas products in China is rapidly developing. Subject to regulatory approval, this NASDAQ-100 Index-linked product will be the first foreign index-linked financial product traded in China.
Detailed FSA Statement On The Capital Implications Of The UK's Government Asset Protection Scheme

Date 26/02/2009

This note complements the statement that the FSA has made today in conjunction with the Government's announcement about its Asset Protection Scheme ('the Scheme'). What follows is its assessment of the potential impact that a transaction of this nature would have on the capital position of a firm participating in the Scheme.