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  • Liffe To Launch Three New Equity Options In Amstersdam

    Date 18/09/2008

    Today Liffe announced the introduction of options on the shares of the Dutch companies Wavin, AMG and Arcadis on the Amsterdam market. The options on Wavin N.V. will be introduced on 31 October. The first day of trading of the AMG N.V. options will be 20 November and the launch date for the Arcadis N.V. options is 27 November. These new American style options (ticker symbols: WAV, AMG and ARC) will expire on the third Friday of the contract month and will have initial lifetimes ranging from 3

  • Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Sep. 19, 2008

    Date 18/09/2008

    The daily price limits for Sep. 19, 2008 are the following: Corn 1,000 yen, Soybeans 2,700 yen and Non-GMO Soybeans 4,500 yen.

  • Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holiday

    Date 18/09/2008

    Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that all its offices will be closed in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidil Fitri public holiday as follows:-

  • UK’s Financial Services Authority: Bank Merger

    Date 18/09/2008

    As previously stated, the FSA is satisfied that HBOS is a well-capitalised bank that continues to fund its business in a satisfactory way. The announcement of the proposed merger with Lloyds TSB is a welcome move as it is likely to enhance stability within financial markets and improve confidence among customers and investors in the UK financial sector.

  • British Government Acts On HBOS - Lloyds TSB Merger Proposals

    Date 18/09/2008

    The Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise John Hutton today announced his intention to issue an intervention notice in the proposed merger of HBOS and Lloyds TSB on public interest grounds to ensure the stability of the UK financial system.

  • Annual Classification Changes To FTSE Global Equity Index Series

    Date 18/09/2008

    South Korea to be promoted to Developed Status; Red Chip Stocks to be moved from Hong Kong (Developed market) to China (Emerging market); Watch List extended to include Frontier markets; FTSE updates on assessment of markets will be increased to twice each year.

  • Ljubljana Stock Exchange Comprehensive Monthly Statistics For August 2008

    Date 18/09/2008

    Click here to download the LJSE Monthly Statistics for August 2008.

  • FESE Publishes New Study – “Alternative” Markets/Segments In Equity

    Date 18/09/2008

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  • Clearstream Holds Its Global Securities Financing Summit

    Date 18/09/2008

    Clearstream, the International Central Securities Depository (ICSD) and part of Deutsche Boerse Group, will hold its annual Global Securities Financing Summit on October 1 and 2 in Luxembourg on the theme “Going Beyond Fragmentation" with Patrick Artus and Norbert Walter, respectively chief economists from Natixis and Deutsche Bank as keynote speakers.

  • Lloyds TSB Acquisition Of HBOS plc

    Date 18/09/2008

    Lloyds TSB and HBOS announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by Lloyds TSB of HBOS. Under the terms of the Acquisition, HBOS Shareholders will receive 0.83 Lloyds TSB Shares for every 1 HBOS Share. The offer values HBOS at £12.2 billion (based on Lloyds TSB’s closing price on 17 September 2008 of 279.75 pence). Existing Lloyds TSB Shareholders will own approximately 56 per cent. of the issued share capital of Lloyds TSB as enlarged by the Acquisiti