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

Date 25/03/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The relative weight of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity 60, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped and the S&P/TSX Capped Financials indices after the close of trading on Friday, March 28, 2008, to reflect the issuance of new shares as part of the acquisition of Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:CBH).
TABB Group Says Europe’s Clearing And Settlement Infrastructure Faces Unprecedented Challenges In Supporting A Competitive, Pan-European Trading Market - Clearing And Settlement Remains Organized On Largely National Lines With Major Barriers To Harmonisat

Date 25/03/2008

The introduction of the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) and the creation of a pan-European securities market in 2007 launched a paradigm shift in Europe’s equities markets. However, says TABB Group in a new research report published today, “European Clearing and Settlement: Breaking Barriers – Building Alliances,” while MiFID clearly brings into view the development of a pan-European market at the trading level, the clearing and settlement structure remain
CalPERS Targets Five Companies On 2008 Focus List Of Underperformers

Date 25/03/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today named five companies to its 2008 Focus List to highlight the pension fund’s concerns about stock and financial underperformance, and corporate governance practices.
CME Group: Revised Details Of Hurricane Binary Options

Date 25/03/2008

Hurricane binary option contracts will pay the full contract value ($10,000) to the buyer if the combined CHI for all of the hurricanes during the season equals or exceeds a certain value (strike); otherwise, it pays nothing and the seller keeps the premium. The premium varies from $0 to $10,000, depending on the likelihood of the event.
Liffe To Create LiffeClear - New Central Clearing Counterparty

Date 25/03/2008

Liffe, the international derivatives market of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has announced that, following approval from the board of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd, it is to negotiate a new contract with LCH.Clearnet that will enable it to manage its London clearing operations directly.

NYSE Euronext’s Alternext Welcomes China Corn Oil - First Chinese Company On Alternext

Date 25/03/2008

NYSE Euronext’s Alternext today welcomed its first Chinese company with the initial listing in Paris of China Corn Oil, the largest specialist producer and exporter of edible corn oil in China. China Corn Oil raised €5 million through a private placement, allowing it to use the direct admission procedure on Alternext.
GL TRADE Rolled Out Its Reconciliation System At Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Date 25/03/2008

GL TRADE, global provider of front- to back office and multi-asset software solutions for international financial institutions, has successfully rolled out its business component of automated reconciliation processes at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise.
EEX: Spot Market For Power Exceeds 500,000 MWh level

Date 25/03/2008

A new trading record was set on the Power Spot Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX). In the hourly auction, a trading volume of 502,053.9 MWh was sold in the German/Austrian market area for the delivery day of Monday, 24 March 2008. The Phelix Day Base average price amounted to EUR 39.83 per MWh. In total, 121 trading participants contributed to the achievement of this new record level through their trading activities.
New DIFC Guide Explains The Intricacies Of Islamic Finance

Date 25/03/2008

The first comprehensive guide to Islamic finance has been produced by the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC), filling a long-felt need in one of the world's fastest growing economic sectors.
CME Group Inc. Announces Date Of First-Quarter 2008 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 25/03/2008

CME Group Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) will announce earnings for the first quarter of 2008 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).