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  • London Stock Exchange: Meridian Petroleum Plc Publicly Censured And Fined

    Date 19/06/2008

    Meridian Petroleum plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company, has today been publicly censured and fined £75,000 for breaches of the AIM Rules between August 2004 and February 2007.

  • Clearstream’s CFF Wins The Banker Technology Award 2008

    Date 19/06/2008

    Clearstream’s Central Facility for Funds (CFF), the innovative solution launched last year to streamline the post trade processes in the cross border investment funds industry has received the Technology Award for “clearing and settlement” granted by the UK based magazine, The Banker.

  • RTS Index Futures Is The Fastest Growing Derivative Contract Worldwide

    Date 19/06/2008

    Trading volume in the RTS Index future gained 511% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the similar period last year. This makes it the fastest growing derivatives contract worldwide. The US Futures Industry magazine, which tracks global industry statistics, also put the futures contract on RTS Index in 15th place in the trading volume rating (measured in contracts) among other 20 equity derivative instruments most actively traded worldwide. Over the first quarter of 2008 the trading volu

  • European Memorandum Of Understanding On Cross-border Financial Stability

    Date 19/06/2008

    This Memorandum of Understanding is to ensure cooperation in financial crisis between EU Financial Supervisory Authorities, Central Banks and Finance Ministries. The Memorandum applies both in normal times to enhance the preparedness of the parties to deal with a cross-border systemic financial crisis and in a crisis situation, regardless of its origin.

  • HKEx: Streamlining Admission And Registration Procedures For Exchange Participants

    Date 19/06/2008

    The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) jointly announced today (Thursday) a comprehensive streamlining of: (1) the admission procedures for Exchange Participants (EPs); and (2) the registration and approval procedures for their staff members and substantial shareholders, effective 20 June 2008 (tomorrow).

  • ASX: Continued Improvement In Corporate Governance Reporting

    Date 19/06/2008

    The latest review by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) of reporting against the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Principles and Recommendations shows that listed entities, both companies and trusts, continue to improve their corporate governance reporting.

  • The Total Open Interest of Futures Contracts On Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Hits A New High Again

    Date 19/06/2008

    On Jun. 17, 2008, the total open interest of futures contracts on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) hit a new high again at 1414270 contracts, exceeding the last record of 1408318 contracts set on Jun. 12, 2008.

  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    Date 18/06/2008

    Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Equigold NL (ASX:EQI) have approved the takeover offer from Lihir Gold Ltd. (NASDAQ:LIHR). The relative weight of Lihir Gold Ltd. ADR will increase in the S&P/TSX Global Gold and Global Mining indices after the close of trading on Friday, June 20, 2008, to reflect the issuance of new shares as part of the transaction.

  • SIFMA Welcomes China-U.S. Agreement To Negotiate Bilateral Investment Treaty

    Date 18/06/2008

    The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today praised the start of U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations for providing an excellent opportunity to increase market access while ensuring non-discriminatory and transparent treatment for financial services firms.

  • European Primary Markets Division Announces Its 2008 Board Of Directors - SIFMA Equity Product Focus Expands To Europe

    Date 18/06/2008

    The European Primary Markets Division (EPMD), a division of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today announced its Board of Directors. John Crompton, head of equity capital markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Merrill Lynch will chair the new equity-focused initiative and Christoph Stanger, co-head EMEA equity capital markets of Goldman Sachs, will be vice chair. Daniel Bushner, partner at Ashurst, will act as secretary.