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NASDAQ OMX Introduces Listing And Trading Service For Investment Funds In The Baltic Market

Date 16/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced that as of today the three NASDAQ OMX Baltic stock exchanges will provide new services for existing and newly created investment funds in the Baltic countries. The new market segment and new Baltic Funds list were launched in order to enable investment funds to become listed and traded on these stock exchanges. The new market segments are available in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Processing Outstanding Options and Futures Positions For Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Date 16/09/2008

In accordance with Rule 76, Paragraphs 1 and 5 of its business rules, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), has taken steps to suspend debt assumption related to trades in which Lehman Brothers, Inc. (Lehman Brothers) is a counterparty. In response to this, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has suspended trading of Lehman Brothers, and is now announcing the following decision on the handling of margins and outstanding positions for Lehman Brothers' futures and options contracts.
SWX Swiss Exchange Ltd Opens Investigation Against Zwahlen & Mayr SA

Date 16/09/2008

The SWX Swiss Exchange Ltd has instituted an investigation against Zwahlen & Mayr SA on the grounds of a possible breach of Art. 74a of the Listing Rules (disclosure of management transactions).
CEE Stock Exchanges Together With The Vienna Stock Exchange Visit Data Vendors In London

Date 16/09/2008

Today the Vienna Stock Exchange and the Bucharest Stock Exchange are making their second data presentation to vendors in London. The purpose of the visit is to provide an update on recent developments in the regional markets and inform about the larger range of data available from the Vienna Stock Exchange. The data of the Banja Luka and Sarajevo exchanges will also be presented for the first time. The two exchanges signed data distribution agreements with the Vienna Stock Exchange in April
ICAP Announces First EBS Spot Metals Trader Live In The Middle East

Date 16/09/2008

ICAP plc (IAP.L), the world’s premier interdealer broker operator of the leading spot FX trading platform EBS, announced today that Swiss Gold DMCC has become the first non-bank EBS spot metals trader in the Middle East, operating from Dubai. Swiss Gold DMCC is part of Swiss Gold group, which is a leading bullion trader and jewellery wholesaler in Dubai.

CESR Responses To The Commission's Consultation On A Proposed Directive/Regulation On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 16/09/2008

CESR publised today the response it sent to the consultation document of the Commission services on a draft proposal for a Directive/ Regulation on Credit Rating Agencies. The response sent covers three points: the scope of the proposed regulation, the substantive provisions and the supervisory issues.
DIFC Report Outlines Proposed Structure For Gulf Central Bank - Institutional Structure, Voting Rights, Location Of The Headquarters And Implications For Global Markets Are Among Other Issues Addressed

Date 16/09/2008

The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority today released a report outlining options for the institutional structure and governance of a proposed Gulf Central Bank, a central requirement to meeting the January 2010 deadline for implementation of a GCC common currency.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Sep. 17, 2008

Date 16/09/2008

The daily price limits for Sept. 17, 2008 are the following: Corn 1,500 yen; Soybeans 2,700 yen; Non-GMO Soybean 4,500 yen and Raw Sugar 1.500 yen.
Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Actions On Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. (2)

Date 16/09/2008

When Financial Services Agency asked Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. [hereinafter referred to as "Lehman"] for reporting based on Article 56-2 (1) of Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, it reported that there are concerns about inability to pay from longer viewpoints. It is because that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the parent company of Lehman, applied to file under Chapter 11 of U.S. Bankruptcy Act. It can be regarded that Lehman's financial situations meet with Article 52 (1) vii of Finan
Dow Jones STOXX Supersector Indexes Licensed To ETF Securities Ltd. To Underlie Three Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 16/09/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, has licensed the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Basic Resources, Dow Jones STOXX 600 Oil & Gas and Dow Jones STOXX 600 Utilities indexes to ETF Securities Ltd. to underlie three exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The ETFs were listed today at the Irish Stock Exchange.