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MF Global Upgrades Retail Foreign Exchange Service With FFastFill

Date 04/11/2008

FFastFill plc, a leading provider of application services to the electronic financial community announces it is upgrading MF Global UK’s foreign exchange trading platform from the existing Crossfire system to FFastFill’s new FFastFill FX platform. MF Global UK will launch the upgrade with 21 interbank-derived currency pairs using the fully risk managed application for retail FX trading.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limit For Raw Sugar futures

Date 04/11/2008

Daily price limits for Raw Sugar futures will be expanded to 1,500 yen from Nov. 5, 2008.
European Central Bank Hosts Meeting On Establishing Central Counterparties For Credit Default Swaps

Date 04/11/2008

The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday hosted a meeting with European stakeholders concerning the establishment of central counterparties (CCPs) for credit default swaps. Participants included the potential providers of such CCPs, their regulators and the main users (dealers and buy-side). The meeting complemented initiatives by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the European Commission in this field.
NZX: Second Draft Of "Economy On The Edge: Swan Dive Or Belly Flop?"

Date 04/11/2008

The combined New Zealand Institute and NZX strategy, "Economy on the Edge: Swan Dive or Belly Flop?" has moved into its second phase with some robust analysis, some revisions and some new material based on substantial amounts of feedback, including postings to blog.nzx.com.
Lyxor AM To List 5 New ETFs On SGX

Date 04/11/2008

Lyxor International Asset Management (Lyxor AM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Société Générale, and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that Lyxor AM will list 5 Lyxor exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on SGX on 5 November 2008. Lyxor AM, already the most prolific ETF issuer in Singapore, will boost its total ETF offering to 13 with the new additions.

Seagate Technology To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning November 10, 2008

Date 03/11/2008

Seagate Technology (Nasdaq:STX) of the Cayman Islands, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, November 10, 2008. Seagate Technology will replace Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNST).
CFTC And The Japan Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Industry And The Japan Ministry Of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries Sign Arrangement For Enhanced Cooperation And Collaboration

Date 03/11/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) today announced that the agencies have agreed to enhance cooperation and collaboration and to consult on a regular basis. These measures are designed to promote investor protection and market integrity, and to enhance the supervision of physical commodity futures trading occurring on a cross-border basis between Jap
Temporary Relief For Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Issuers

Date 03/11/2008

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange today announced that they are introducing measures granting temporary relief from some of their requirements to assist listed issuers. These changes, which will remain in effect until March 31, 2009, are designed to assist issuers during the current extraordinary market conditions. “We are very aware of the difficult market environment currently facing many of the companies listed on our equity exchanges,” said Kevan Cowan, TMX Group Head of Equiti
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date November 4, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 03/11/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date November 4, 2008 (effective with the November 3 evening session).
New Company To Manage UK Government’s Shareholding In Banks

Date 03/11/2008

Arrangements for managing the Government’s shareholding in banks subscribing to its recapitalisation fund were announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.