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EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Negotiations For An EU-Korea Trade Pact Must Be Concluded, Say UK Financial And Professional Services

Date 11/02/2009

The European Union’s negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Korea carry great potential for exports of UK services. Financial services businesses and related professions and services in the City of London and the United Kingdom as a whole look forward to an Agreement being signed. International Financial Services London (IFSL) sees good prospects of the Agreement being signed in the next few weeks, and welcomes the progress that has been made.&nbs
State Street Global Advisors Lists SPDR® Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF On NYSE Arca

Date 11/02/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, NYSE Arca, today began trading the SPDR® Barclays Capital Intermediate Term Credit Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: ITR), sponsored by State Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation.
The International Securities Exchange Establishes Alternative Primary Market Maker Program - Additional Liquidity Providers Will Support New Product Introductions

Date 11/02/2009

The International Securities Exchange (ISE ) announced today that it has established an Alternative Primary Market Maker program. Under this program, ISE's Competitive Market Makers (CMM) will be eligible to serve as the Primary Market Maker (PMM) in certain options products and will assume the associa
Battle For Marketshare Heats Up As Valuations Continue To Decline - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index drops 14.8 per cent

Date 11/02/2009

The value of the world’s listed exchanges began 2009 in decline amid continued international market turbulence, and increasing pressure to hold revenues as trading volumes decreased.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Statement Re: Sir James Crosby's Resignation

Date 11/02/2009

The Financial Services Authority can confirm that specific allegations made by Paul Moore in December 2004 regarding the regulatory risk function at HBOS were fully investigated by KPMG, which concluded that the changes made by HBOS were appropriate. The chairman of the FSA will write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer by the end of today, setting out the details.

Kx Expands Into Asia

Date 11/02/2009

Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and timeseries analysis, has opened an Asian office to be headed by Chris Burke.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Proposed Rules To Allow Listings Of Life Science Companies On Catalist

Date 11/02/2009

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) is inviting public comments on its proposed listing rules for *non-commercialised life science companies on Catalist, its sponsor-supervised board for fast-growing companies.
Norne Securities New Member On Oslo Børs, Oslo Axess And Oslo ABM

Date 11/02/2009

The Norwegian securities company Norne Securities AS will start direct trading in equities and bonds on Oslo Børs, Oslo Axess and Oslo ABM (Alternative Bond Market) from 12 February 2009.
ASX To Expand Its Energy And Environmental Product Offering

Date 11/02/2009

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announces that it intends to list Thermal Coal (Newcastle) futures and options as well as New Zealand Electricity and Victorian Wholesale Gas futures1 contracts on 21 April, 28 April and 5 May 2009 respectively2. 1ASX will announce intended listing dates for New Zealand Electricity options and Victorian Wholesale Gas options in due course. 2The Operating Rules of Sydney Futures Exchange to support
SIFMA Encouraged By Treasury’s Stability Plan Outline

Date 10/02/2009

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) president and CEO and a former manager of the savings & loan clean-up, Tim Ryan, today said the following:“We are encouraged by the creative and wide-reaching suite of programs outlined today which are designed to restart our frozen banking system. We look forward to seeing full details on each of the individual plans.