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Hedge Fund Standards Board Appoints Antonio Borges As Chairman

Date 26/06/2008

The Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB) has appointed Antonio Borges as its first permanent chairman. A former Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs and Dean of Insead, Mr Borges will take up the new post on 1st July 2008.
RTS Procedure On RTS Index And RTS Index – Electric Utilities To Be Changed

Date 26/06/2008

On June 25th, 2008 the price for ordinary shares of Moscow City Electricity Distribution Company (Classic Market ticker – MGRS), employed in calculation of RTS-2 Index and RTS Index - Electric Utilities, will be fixed as of the last trading day, due to suspension of trading in the above-mentioned shares in the result of the company’s reorganization in form of joining Moscow Integrated Electricity Distribution Company.
Markit Appoints Industry Expert To Lead New Bespoke Index Service

Date 26/06/2008

Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced the appointment of Scott Stark as a Director in its index division, based in London.
NASDAQ OMX And Clean Edge Introduce The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index - Invesco PowerShares To Launch Exchange Traded Fund Based On New Index

Date 26/06/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc. announced today the introduction of the NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Global Wind Energy Index(sm) (Nasdaq:QWND), a new benchmark for the global wind energy sector. The NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Global Wind Energy Index is a modified market-capitalization index and includes companies that are primarily manufacturers, developers, distributors, install
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 26/06/2008

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 Wednesday, 2 July 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodo

No. Of ETFs Listed On The Tokyo Stock Exchange Increases To 54 Issues –Tokyo Stock Exchange Lists Brazilian ETF, More sector ETFs

Date 26/06/2008

ETFs are funds listed and traded on stock exchanges, which are commonly referred to as "listed investment trusts" in Japanese. Like stocks, investors can trade ETFs on stock exchanges through securities companies.
NASDAQ OMX Launches Proximity Services For Its Pan-European Market - Trading Customers Can Enhance Speed By Locating Their Trading Engines In NASDAQ OMX London Trading Centre

Date 26/06/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announces the launch of its proximity services which provide high-speed connectivity in the NASDAQ OMX data centre in the city of London. Proximity services, often known as "co-location," enables participants to locate their trading engines on-site with the NASDAQ OMX pan-European market in order to enhance trading speed. NASDAQ's pan European market, now known as NASDAQ
London Stock Exchange To Create Pan-European Non-Display Trading Platform In Partnership With Lehman Brothers

Date 26/06/2008

The London Stock Exchange and Lehman Brothers today announced plans to create a pan-European MTF (multilateral trading facility) for the execution of non-display orders. The MTF, to be named Baikal, will provide market participants with an unrivalled trading service for European equities, being the first to combine an innovative dark liquidity pool with sophisticated algorithmic trading functionality.
Speech By CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, “The Most Important Thing”, Finance IQ, Second Carbon Trading Conference

Date 25/06/2008

Click here to download the speech by CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, “The Most Important Thing”, Finance IQ, Second Carbon Trading Conference.
SEC Decision To Revisit Rule 15a-6 Praised By SIFMA

Date 25/06/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today applauded the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its decision to open rule 15a-6 for comments and revision. The rule governs both how overseas investment professionals may approach potential U.S. clients and how those parties conduct business.