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UK's Financial Services Authority Statement: Financial Services Authority Makes Initial Response To The Treasury Committee Report

Date 28/01/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made the following statement in response to the report of the Treasury Committee of the House of Commons entitled "The Run on the Rock".
Raising The Standards Of Corporate Governance Of Listed Companies And Enhancing Investor Confidence Through Bursa Malaysia Rule Changes

Date 28/01/2008

Bursa Malaysia today announced key amendments to the corporate governance (CG) framework under the Listing Requirements (LR) and MESDAQ Market Listing Requirements (MMLR). The amendments are aimed at raising the standards of corporate governance for companies listed on Main Board, Second Board and MESDAQ Market and increasing investor confidence.
Dubai International Financial Centre Courts Appoint New Judges

Date 28/01/2008

The Dubai International Financial Centre Courts ("DIFC Courts") today announced the appointment of six new judges to interpret laws and issue orders for the enforcement of laws in the Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC"): David A R Williams QC; Sir Anthony Colman; Tan Seri Dato Siti Norma Yaakob; Sir John Chadwick; Omar Juma Mohamed Saif Al Fajeer Al Muhairi; and Ali Shamis Mohamed Shamis Al Madhani.
UK Pension Assets Remain Second To US But Returns Slide In 2007

Date 28/01/2008

The total value of pension assets managed globally rose by 14% in 2006 to reach a new high of $26.0 trillion. Figures in IFSL’s Pension Markets report show that $2.9 trillion of pension fund assets in the UK make up 11% of total assets worldwide. UK assets are only exceeded by the dominant US market, where assets of $16 trillion make up 61% of global total.
Turquoise Selects Progress Apama And Detica For Real-Time Market Surveillance System - ‘Complex Event Processing’ To Be A Key Technology Within The Pan-European Equity Trading Facility

Date 28/01/2008

Turquoise, the multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) established by nine leading European investment banks today announced that it is partnering with Progress Software and Detica to deliver a real-time Market Surveillance System. The combination of the Progress® Apama® Complex Event Processing (CEP) Platform and Detica’s market surveillance and trading expertise will deliver a real-time and post-trade market surveillance system that will capture breaches of trading rules, root out market irreg

Market Holiday Bursa Malaysia 7 To 8 February 2008

Date 28/01/2008

p>Bursa Malaysia Group would like to announce that all its offices will be closed on the following public holidays: 1. FEDERAL TERRITORY DAY Friday, 1 February 2008 Bursa Malaysia Berhad willl resume operations on Monday, 4 February 2008 2. CHINESE NEW YEAR Thursday and Friday, 7 - 8 February 2008 Bursa Malaysia Berhad will resume operations on Monday, 11 Fe
China: Securities Information Management Regulation To Be Formulated

Date 28/01/2008

Cosponsored by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL), the "Symposium on Legal Protection of Securities Information Rights and Interests" was held on January 22, 2008 to discuss the legal protection of securities information rights and interests under the new development trend of securities market. Attending the meeting were leaders, experts and scholars from 10 units including the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, t
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/01/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, January 25, 2008: Rival Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:RGY) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from TSX Venture Exchange as a result of a Plan of Arrangement with Zargon.
NASDAQ Announces Mid-month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date January 15, 2008

Date 25/01/2008

At the end of the settlement date of January 15, 2008, short interest in 2,707 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 8,493,175,740 shares compared with 7,925,466,682 shares in 2,697 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of December 31, 2007. The mid-January short interest represents 4.49 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.40 days for the prior reporting period.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Gold Futures Contracts

Date 25/01/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for its gold, COMEX miNYTM gold, and Asian gold futures contracts, effective at the close of business on January 28.