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DIFC Governor Hosts Top Swiss Government Advisor

Date 05/11/2007

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today welcomed Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor and Head of Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Switzerland along with a nine member strong delegation.
Neal Wolkoff, Chairman And CEO Of The American Stock Exchange, To Deliver Keynote Speech At Investor Growth Conference Hosted By Sanders Morris Harris

Date 05/11/2007

American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced today that Neal Wolkoff, Amex’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will deliver the keynote address at the Third Annual Investor Growth Conference on November 8 hosted by Sanders Morris Harris at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City.
19.1 Million Electronic Equity Trades On Borsa Italiana And London Stock Exchange In October

Date 05/11/2007

During October 2007, there were 19.1 million electronic order book trades with a combined value of £299.6 billion (€429.7 billion) on the cash markets of Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange – more than on any other European exchange. The average daily number of order book trades increased 46 per cent to 832,156 while the average daily value traded rose 34 per cent to £13.0 billion (€18.7 billion).
EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In October

Date 05/11/2007

Electricity trading volume on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in October 2007 totalled 149.3 TWh, compared with 84.3 TWh in October 2006.
3 French Clients Choose Avox MiFID Classification Service - Mifid Service Incorporates Fully Auditable Sets Of Data Fields

Date 05/11/2007

Avox, the leading network of financial services providers collaborating for the verification of counterparty data, has been chosen by three French clients Calyon, CM CIC Securities and Société Général Corporate and Investment Banking for Avox’ MiFID Classification Service. In order to meet MiFID requirements, Avox will provide banks with a fully auditable set of data fields for their client records.

Record Trading At OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 05/11/2007

October saw a record in share trading at the Nordic Exchange. On October 16, the share trading value was EUR 11.4 billion (previous record: EUR 9.7 billion on May 3, 2007). Record figures in share trading were also recorded for the month, reaching EUR 130.4 billion in total (previous record: EUR 127.0 billion, August 2007). During the month 6 new companies have been listed at main market and 5 new companies have joined First North.
CESR Publishes Its Timetable To Fulfil The Request From The European Commission To Review The Role Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 05/11/2007

Following the European Commission’s additional request for CESR to review several aspects of the rating process regarding structured finance instruments (Ref. CESR/07-608), CESR has reviewed its work plan and issues today further information on additional elements that will be covered, and the timetable for its work.
HKEx: Earlier Disclosure Of Information By IPO Applicants

Date 05/11/2007

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published a joint policy statement on a pilot scheme for posting a Web Proof Information Pack, or WPIP, on the HKEx Website prior to the issue of an initial public offering (IPO) prospectus.
B Share Scheme Arragements To Facilitate Membership Of The London Metal Exchange

Date 05/11/2007

The following member notice 07 / 304 : A247 has today been issued. On 17 July 2007 the Exchange published detailed documentation (the B Share Scheme Documentation) concerning a mechanism to help new applicants for membership of the Exchange acquire the B Shares in LME Holdings Limited (the Company) necessary for membership (the B Share Scheme). The B Share Scheme Documentation is available on the Exchange’s website www.lme.com/membership_how.
International Financial Services London: Robust Growth Of UK Financial Services In First Nine Months Of 2007

Date 05/11/2007

Despite recent turbulance in financial markets, international business in the UK financial sector has shown robust growth in the first nine months of 2007 according to a new edition of IFSL’s International Financial Markets in the UK report.