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Five New Db X-Trackers ETFs Launched On Xetra - First ETF In FTSE 100 Short Index Listed In XTF Segment - Range Of Shariah-Compliant ETFs Expanded

Date 28/08/2008

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted five new ETFs issued by db-x-trackers to trading.
SII’s Senior Adviser Qualifications Show Sustained And Growing Demand

Date 28/08/2008

The Securities & Investment Institute (SII) announced that 585 candidates sat the units of its prestigious Diploma and SII Masters examinations, of which 396 passed. The overall pass rate was 68%. The numbers taking these examinations increased by 8% on those taking the examinations last summer.
Eurex Admits First Local Broker From Singapore - UOB Bullion And Futures Limited Has Been Connected Since Mid August

Date 28/08/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that it admitted the first local broker from the Republic of Singapore. UOB Bullion and Futures Limited, a subsidiary of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Limited, was connected on 18 August 2008 to the Singapore Access Point of Eurex.
SGX: Prolonged Suspension Not In Interest Of Shareholders And Market

Date 27/08/2008

SGX sets out its position on why further extensions may not be granted to long-suspended companies. A company should keep its suspension to the shortest period possible in the interests of shareholders. The longer a suspension, the more challenging it can be for the company to acquire suitable assets as viable alternatives would have been exhausted.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Roadmap For The Potential Use Of Financial Statements Prepared In Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards From U.S. Issuers

Date 27/08/2008

Open Meeting Washington, D.C. August 27, 2008 The IFRS proposal we have before us today is truly a momentous one. I would like to thank the staff for their tireless efforts on this release. I would also like to thank you for putting up with my passion with respect to this issue.

CME Group Announces Final Shareholder Election Results And Proration Factor In Connection With NYMEX Holdings Merger

Date 27/08/2008

CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) today announced the final results of the elections received in connection with its merger with NYMEX Holdings. As specified in the Merger Agreement, NYMEX Holdings shareholders were entitled to elect to receive consideration consisting of cash or shares of CME Group Class A common stock for each share outstanding at the effective time of the merger. Elections were subject to proration in order to distribute the mandatory cash consideration of approximately $3.4 billion. T
IFRS Roadmap Met With Industry Praise

Date 27/08/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today called the Securities and Exchange Commission’s vote on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Roadmap an important and essential first step.
SEC Proposes Roadmap Toward Global Accounting Standards to Help Investors Compare Financial Information More Easily

Date 27/08/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish for public comment a proposed Roadmap that could lead to the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. issuers beginning in 2014. Currently, U.S. issuers use U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). The Commission would make a decision in 2011 on whether adoption of IFRS is in the public interest and would benefit investors. The proposed multi-year plan sets out several milestones that, if ach
C-Com Change Of Trading Hours Of Rubber And Non-Ferrous Metal

Date 27/08/2008

The trading hours of the C-Com system line No. 2 [the Rubber Products (Natural rubber Index, RSS3 and TSR20), Aluminum and Nickel] are to be changed to the following new table also effective from September 1, 2008.
C-Com Nickel Futures Contract To Be Delisted

Date 27/08/2008

The current trial period for the Nickel futures contract expires on September 1, 2008 and C-Com has made a decision for not applying for another extension due to the current and past poor trading environment of the Japanese futures industry, which led the Exchange to believe that there was little hope for a recovery in the future, despite vigorous efforts in promoting the market made by the Exchange.