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  • European Commission Sets Out Proposal To Increase Minimum Protection For Bank Deposits To €100,000

    Date 15/10/2008

    The European Commission has put forward a revision of EU rules on deposit guarantee schemes that puts into action the commitments made by EU Finance Ministers on 7 October. The new rules are designed to improve depositor protection and to maintain the confidence of depositors in the financial safety net. Under the new rules, the minimum level of coverage for deposits will be increased within one year from €20,000 to €100,000, and initially to €50,

  • ICE Clear Europe Sets November 3 For Clearing Transition

    Date 15/10/2008

    ICE Clear Europe(TM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced it plans to transition all of ICE Futures Europe(TM) and ICE over-the-counter (OTC) trading positions from LCH.Clearnet to ICE Clear Europe as of Monday, November 3, 2008.

  • SGX Business Remains Robust And Profitable, Bolstered By Derivatives Trading - SGX Results For 1Q FY2009 Ended 30 September 2008

    Date 15/10/2008

    Net profit: Down 35.0% from a record 1Q FY2008 to $84.5m Operating profit : Down 35.0% y-o-y but flat q-o-q at $104.8m Operating revenue: Down 28.0% to $158.2m Net derivatives clearing revenue: Up 23.6% to $46.1m Securities market revenue: Down 47.3% to $74.4m Stable revenue: Down 8.6% to $37.7m

  • HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Cheung Kong Futures And Sun Hung Kai Properties Futures

    Date 15/10/2008

    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 Friday, 17 October 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 stand

  • HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Esprit Holdings Futures And Options

    Date 15/10/2008

    Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Esprit Holdings Limited (ESP) futures and options contracts in existence after the market close on 25 November 2008, the business day immediately before the ex-date, which is 26 November 2008, to account for ESP's proposed special dividend of $2.10 per share.  

  • Chi-X Europe Extends Trading Services To Italian Stocks

    Date 15/10/2008

    Chi-X® Europe Limited, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), today announced that it is successfully trading, clearing and settling five of the top component stocks of the Italian S&P MIB40 index, and plans to introduce the remainder of the index’s components later in the month. The first stocks available for trading on Chi-X Europe are: Enel SpA ENI SpA Fiat SpA Intesa Sanpaolo SpA UniCredit SpA

  • RTS Stock Exchange: Procedure For Suspending And Resuming Trading Changed

    Date 15/10/2008

    In accordance with the instruction of Federal Financial Markets Service, trading on the RTS Stock Exchange shall be suspended for 1 hour in the following cases: if the technical index goes up by more than 10% as compared to its closing value of the previous trading day; if the technical index goes down by more than 5% as compared to its closing value of the previous trading day;

  • Comments By Monetary Authority of Singapore Spokesperson On Developments In Various Jurisdictions

    Date 15/10/2008

    Over the past week, various jurisdictions have announced extraordinary measures to bolster confidence in their financial systems. In Singapore, our financial system remains stable and robust. Financial institutions here are sound and are operating normally. Our domestic Singapore dollar money and foreign exchange market have been calm and banks have been able to obtain funding in the interbank market. Confidence in Singapore’s markets and financial institutions remains high. We have not had to t

  • US Treasury Requests Public Input On Establishment Of Guaranty Program For Troubled Assets

    Date 14/10/2008

    The Department of the Treasury released a request for public input today on an insurance program for troubled assets which is required by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). The purpose of this program is to restore liquidity and stability to the financial system, while minimizing any potential long term negative impact on taxpayers.

  • MGEX Board Of Directors Appoints Public Directors, Officers, Committee Chairpersons

    Date 14/10/2008

    At its October 14 organizational meeting, MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) Board of Directors named its 2008-2009 public directors, officers and committees. Four public directors were appointed by the Board to serve one-year terms. Curt Denisuik, Director of Commodity Risk Management, Canadian Wheat Board; James S. Ginsburg, Managing Partner at Vernon & Park Capital, L.P.; and William R. Power, long-time equities and futures investor, return to the Board. New to the Board of Dire