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John Tiner To Step Down As UK Financial Services Authority CEO In July 2007

Date 16/01/2007

John Tiner, chief executive officer of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), announced today that he intends to step down later this year.
ICE Extends Launch Date Of Electronic Trading Of NYBOT Soft Commodities To January 26

Date 16/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodities exchange, will extend the start date of side-by-side trading at its New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) subsidiary by one week to accommodate demand for electronic trading enrollment and training. Side-by-side trading of the NYBOT’s benchmark agricultural commodities on ICE’s electronic trading platform will commence the evening of January 25 for the trade date January 26.
Euroclear And The Clearing Corporation Of India Formalise Co-Operation

Date 16/01/2007

Euroclear and The Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding post-trade processing collaboration. Both companies have penned a non-binding agreement to explore the possibility of closer ties, aimed at building and nurturing a longterm, co-operative relationship.
New Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/01/2007

Five new products have been listed in the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 66 ETFs. The new funds are:
Lyxor AM Introduces Lyxor ETF Japan (Topix) For Trading On SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/01/2007

Lyxor Asset Management, Societe Generale's wholly owned subsidiary, announced today the listing on the SWX Swiss Exchange of the first and only Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in Europe based on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Price index (TOPIX).

Euronext.liffe To Launch Raw Sugar Contracts On LIFFE CONNECT® In February 2007

Date 16/01/2007

Euronext.liffe today announced that it will launch Raw Sugar futures and options contracts in February 2007. The Raw Sugar futures contract will be physically delivered and trade alongside the existing White Sugar contracts. The decision to launch the new contracts follows an in-depth consultation with sugar market participants worldwide.
GL TRADE Pursues Its Diversification Strategy Towards OTC And Risk Management Solutions And Strengthens Its Position In The US With The Acquisition Of FNX SOLUTIONS

Date 16/01/2007

GL TRADE, global provider of front to back office solutions for financial institutions, today announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in US Company FNX SOLUTIONS, which specialises in the management and processing of OTC products for Capital Markets and Hedge Funds. The deal will be closed in the course of February 2007.
European Commission Clears First UK Regional Stock Exchange

Date 16/01/2007

At the beginning of 2004 the Investbx project was completed intending to launch the first regional stock exchange in Britain for many decades. Appropriately enough, it was the West Midlands that had shouldered the burden of validating the demands for and the benefits of the new exchange, since the West Midlands had taken a key role in the industrial revolution some two hundred years before. Investbx was to be a stock exchange for smaller, local companies to have access to capital using local
Smartshares Hits $500 Million Record Today - A Vehicle For Kiwis To Save

Date 16/01/2007

Smartshares Limited announced today that funds under management (FUM) across the five Smartshares funds and wholesale funds hit a record of $500 million.
Prince Of Liechtenstein Visits DIFC

Date 16/01/2007

Ruling Prince of Liechtenstein, His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II, visited the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today and was received by Nasser Alshaali, Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority.