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Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 144, 3 October 2006

Date 04/10/2006

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre. Axiss Australia is a division of Invest Australia, the national inward investment agency.
Brazilian Bonds Compete For Space On The e-platforms Of The Global Money Market

Date 03/10/2006

The global futures and options market grew by 312% from the turn of the century to early 2006 according to a study published by the Futures Industry Association (FIA). The most optimistic lecturers at the 2005 FIA expo and conference celebrating FIA’s 50th anniversary, which was held in Chicago in November 2005, took it a step further by asserting that the derivatives markets could double every three years.
NYBOT 2006 Options Trading YTD Breaks 2005 All Time Annual Record - Total Volume At NYBOT Up 21% YTD

Date 03/10/2006

The big volume story in the first nine months of 2006 at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, is options trading. Total options on futures trading year-to-date [YTD]) of 9,159,123 contracts has broken the previous all time annual volume record of 8,932,169 established in 2005. Options are currently running 44% ahead of last year’s pace. The overall exchange volume through September 2006 stands at 34,536,655 futures and options contracts, a 21%
American Stock Exchange Publishes Amex Steel Index And Amex Environmental Services Index

Date 03/10/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that it has begun publishing two new indexes, the Amex Steel Index (Ticker Symbol: STEEL) and the Amex Environmental Services Index (Ticker Symbol: AXENV).
NYMEX Sets Annual Volume Records

Date 03/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it has set annual volume records for many of its energy and metals contracts as of September 29.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 03/10/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The unitholders of Esprit Energy Trust (TSX:EEE.UN) have approved the merger with Pengrowth Energy Trust (TSX:PGF.UN). Esprit Energy Trust will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy and Capped Energy Trust and the S&P/TSX Income Trust indices. The relative weight of Pengrowth Energy Trust will be adjusted in the same indices to reflec
NYMEX To Change Margins For Emissions And Freight Futures Contracts

Date 03/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its emissions and freight futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® , beginning at the close of business on October 5.
Man Group Closes Transaction On U.S. Futures Exchange

Date 03/10/2006

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) announced today that Man Group plc’s majority acquisition of USFE (formerly Eurex US) has been completed. The closing of the transaction was effective on October 1.
NASDAQ Holds Third Quarter 2006 Investor And Media Conference Call

Date 03/10/2006

NASDAQ has scheduled its Third Quarter 2006 results announcement for Thursday, October 19, 2006.
In Search Of Efficient, Orderly And Fair Markets, Speech By John Tiner, Chief Executive, UK Financial Services Authority, Insurance Institute Of London, 2 October 2006

Date 03/10/2006

Good afternoon and thank you to the Institute for inviting me to speak at today's lunchtime lecture. It is an honour to be opening the pre-Christmas programme in the London Institute's Centenary programme year. As I'm sure Robert will agree, the prospect of addressing an audience of such seasoned practitioners on a blustery autumnal day here at Lloyd's – the nerve centre of the wholesale insurance market - has no comparison – and not even sunnier climes and pink sandy bea