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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Cathay Pacific Airways Futures

Date 13/08/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 15 August 2007, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodol

A New Record In Trading Volume Is Registered On FORTS

Date 13/08/2007

On August 10, 2007 on the Futures and Options on RTS market (FORTS) the trading volume made up 1, 84 billion rubles, which is equal to 884 051 contracts. This is an absolute record in a daily trading volume on the Derivatives market FORTS. The previous record trading volume was registered on June 15, 2007 and made up 45,590 billion rubles.

HKEx To Introduce Additional Stock Option Classes With H Shares As Underlying Assets

Date 13/08/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce China CITIC Bank, China Coal and Jiangxi Coal options on Friday, 3 September this year.

FORTS: A New Record In Trading Volume Of Futures On MosIBOR Overnight Rate

Date 13/08/2007

On August 10, 2007 on the Futures and Options on RTS market (FORTS) the trading volume on futures contracts on ruble overnight credit (deposit) rate MosIBOR (Moscow Inter-Bank Offered Rate) made up 1,56 billion rubles, which is equal to 1604 contracts. It is a record on the daily trading volume on futures on a short-term interest rate.

DIFC: Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Launched To Offer Specialized Corporate Finance Services Under One Brand

Date 13/08/2007

Ernst & Young, one of the world’s pre-eminent professional services firms, today announced the formation of Ernst & Young Corporate Finance (EYCF), a region-wide network of dedicated corporate finance professionals under one brand. The move follows the issuance of a Category 4 license to Ernst & Young by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

Dubai Financial Services Authority Enters Into Memoranda Of Understanding With Counterpart In Iceland

Date 12/08/2007

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the integrated banking, insurance and securities regulator of Iceland.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Holiday Notice

Date 10/08/2007

Friday, August 31, 2007 Regular Trading Hours Monday, September 03, 2007 WCE Markets Closed - for Labour Day Tuesday, September 04, 2007 Regular Trading Hours

CalPERS Taps Terry Bridges To Lead Development Of Pension Technology Platform

Date 10/08/2007

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced it has appointed Terry C. Bridges as the project manager for the development of the pension fund’s consolidated pension information system - the engine used to manage member and employer pension enrollment, contribution and benefit information.

NYSE Euronext Reports Record Transaction Volumes For The Week Ending Aug. 10 - NYSE Euronext Cash Equities Exchanges Reached All-Time Daily Volume Records Aug. 9 - NYSE Group And Euronext Cash Equities Markets Have Busiest Weeks Ever

Date 10/08/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), the world's largest and most liquid exchange group, today reported record transaction[1] volumes in its U.S. and European cash equities trading operations for the week-ended August 10, 2007. The company's U.S. equities trading operations, the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Arca, reported a combined volume of over 23 billion

MSCI Barra August Index Review Announcement Scheduled For August 16, 2007

Date 10/08/2007

On August 16, 2007, MSCI Barra will announce the results of the August 2007 Quarterly Index Review for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, the MSCI Global Standard Indices, the MSCI Global Small Cap Indices, the MSCI Global Value and Growth Indices, the MSCI High Dividend Yield Indices, the MSCI Pan-Euro and Euro Indices, the MSCI KOKUNAI Japan Equity Indices the MSCI US Equity Indices, the MSCI US REIT Index, the MSCI Global Islamic Indices as well as the MSCI China A Index and the M