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Liffe Concludes Agreement To License Markit iTraxx Europe Indices For Its OTC Clearing Solution

Date 16/10/2008

Liffe, the global derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), announced today that it has signed a licence agreement with Markit, a financial information services company, to launch credit default swaps (CDS) based on Markit iTraxx Europe indices, bringing a cleared solution for CDS a step closer.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan Smallcap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 16/10/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Thursday, October 23, 2008:
Trading On The RTS Stock Market Halted

Date 16/10/2008

At 02:30 pm Moscow time equity trading on RTS was suspended for one hour, due to the drop of the technical index by more than 5% as compared to the closing value of the previous trading day.
Deutsche Börse Cooperates With Private Banking Prüfinstanz For This Year’s FUCHSBRIEFE Test - Deutsche Börse Market Data & Analytics Supplies Objective Key Indicators For Systematic Risk Measurement Of Selected Investment Recommendations

Date 16/10/2008

Deutsche Börse has agreed on a cooperation with Private Banking Prüfinstanz. For this year’s FUCHSBRIEFE test Tops 2009 – Die besten Vermögensmanager in A / CH / D / FL / L" ("Tops 2009 – The best asset managers in A / CH / D / FL / L“), Deutsche Börse Market Data & Analytics is to supply objective key indicators for the systematic risk measurement of selected investment recommendations made by banks and independent asset managers. These will be published for the first time on 25 Novem
The 3L3 Committees Publish A Common Understanding In Relation To The Information On The Payer Of Accompanying Fund Transfers To Payment Service Providers Of Payees

Date 16/10/2008

The three Level 3 Committees [the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions (CEIOPS)] - through the 3L3 Anti Money Laundering Task Force (AMLTF) - publish today their common understanding in relation to the information on the payer of accompanying fund transfers to payment service providers of payees, arising out of

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Hang Seng Index Futures And Mini-Hang Seng Index Futures

Date 16/10/2008

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 Monday, 20 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 standard margining methodol
CESR Publishes Responses Received To Its Consultation Paper On UCITS Management Company Passport

Date 16/10/2008

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HKEx Announces Liquidity Providers, Margin Rates And Information Vendors' Access Codes For Gold Futures

Date 16/10/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced liquidity providers, margin rates and information vendors' access codes for the gold futures contract that will begin trading in its derivatives market on Monday, 20 October 2008.
Dow Jones–AIG Commodity Indexes Licensed To Eurex To Underlie Futures And Options

Date 16/10/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the licensing of the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index and its nine sector sub-indexes to Eurex, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges and the leading clearing house in Europe, to underlie standardized exchange-traded futures and options contracts. Eurex plans to launch derivatives in the first quarter of 2009.
Athens Exchange: Margin Parameter Change

Date 16/10/2008

As of Friday 17/10/2008 the fixed volatility parameter that RIVA uses for the margin calculation for the derivative products on the indices FTSE/ASE-20 and FTSE/ASE Mid-40 is being adjusted from 44% to 50%.