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Notice Of The Shenzhen Stock Exchange On Stamp Tax Rate Adjustments For Members

Date 24/04/2008

Upon approval of the State Council, the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration decide to lower the stamp tax rates on securities (stocks) trading from the current 3‰ to 1‰, starting from April 24, 2008. For all the stake transfer deeds regarding the trading, inheritance, bestowal of A- and B-shares, both signing parties of such deeds shall each pay the securities (stocks) stamp tax at the adjusted rate of 1‰.
SEC Charges Wall Street Short-Seller With Spreading False Rumors

Date 24/04/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Paul S. Berliner, a Wall Street trader formerly associated with Schottenfeld Group LLC, with securities fraud and market manipulation for intentionally spreading false rumors about The Blackstone Group's acquisition of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) while selling ADS short.
Program Trading Averaged 24.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Apr. 14-18

Date 24/04/2008

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Apr. 14-18.
BoE Special Liquidity Fund An Important Boost To Financial Markets - SIFMA And ESF Deem BoE Actions “Effective And Decisive”

Date 24/04/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and its affiliate, the European Securitisation Forum (ESF) today expressed support for the Bank of England’s Special Liquidity Scheme (SLS) to allow banks to swap high quality illiquid assets for Treasury Bills. Each swap is for a period of one year and may be renewed for a total of up to three years.
European Commission: Amendments To Settlement Finality Directive And Financial Collateral Directive: Frequently Asked Questions

Date 24/04/2008

What is the purpose of the Settlement Finality Directive and the Financial Collateral Directive? Directive 98/26/EC on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (SFD) and Directive 2002/47/EC on financial collateral arrangements (FCD) are the two main Community instruments in the area of clearing and settlement and financial collateral. The SFD provides protection to both payment and securities settlement systems in case of the default of a particip

FINRA Alert Cautions Investors On Speculating With Catastrophe Bonds And Other Event-Linked Securities

Date 24/04/2008

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert today warning investors about the risks of speculating on natural disasters with event-linked securities, such as catastrophe bonds or "cat bonds." Cat bonds offer high yields but can quickly lose most or all of their value if a triggering event, such as a hurricane, earthquake or pandemic, occurs in specified geographical regions.
Do More To Protect Customers' Personal Details, Warns UK’s Financial Services Authority

Date 24/04/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is urging firms to change their attitude to data security and do more to help prevent their customers falling victim to identity fraud and other types of financial crime.
HKEx: Poll Results At The 2008 Annual General Meeting And Re-Appointment Of Government Appointed Directors

Date 24/04/2008

Poll Results at the 2008 Annual General Meeting
Deutsche Börse Europe’s Market Leader In ETF Trading Highest Turnovers And Most Varied Offering Of All European exchanges - Deutsche Börse Awarded Prestigious ETF Prize For Fourth Time In A Row

Date 24/04/2008

Deutsche Börse is still European market leader in trading exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the first quarter of 2008. The XTF segment achieved a turnover volume of €31.9 billion in the first three month of 2008 and thus recorded the largest trading volume of all European ETF marketplaces, followed by NYSE Euronext, Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange. In addition, with currently 316 listed ETFs, Deutsche Börse offers investors and trading participants a broader variety of products tha
The NASDAQ Stock Market Wins Award As Largest Exchange For ETFs In The Americas For Fourth Consecutive Year - Plans Are Underway For Trading ETFs On the NASDAQ OMX Pan European Market

Date 24/04/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market(r) (NASDAQ(r)) has won the "Largest Exchange for ETFs" in the Americas award, as measured by dollar turnover, for the fourth consecutive year. NASDAQ is also the recipient of the "Largest Exchange for ETFs" in the Americas award, as measured by share volume. The awards were presented on April 17, 2008 by Exchangetradedfunds.co