FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

IntercontinentalExchange Responds To CME Comments About ICE

Date 22/03/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) issued the following response to comments today by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME) criticizing ICE’s offer to combine with the Chicago Board of Trade (NYSE: BOT): “CME’s increasing attempts to discredit ICE don’t change the fact that our offer is clearly superior – the ICE offer provides much higher current value, is pro-competitive, and will create a stronger business that we believe is better positioned for future growth.”
KCBT Announces Trading Hours For Days Surrounding Good Friday

Date 22/03/2007

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Good Friday holiday on Friday, April 6, 2007.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services, Private Equity: Getting It Right - House Of Commons - All Party Parliamentary Group Breakfast Meeting London, 22 March 2007

Date 22/03/2007

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen: I am very honoured to have been invited back again this year to share with you my thoughts on some developments within the European financial markets and the controversies surrounding them.
Eurex Obtains Recognition From The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)- Approval Enables Direct Access Of New Members With Immediate Effect

Date 22/03/2007

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has with immediate effect granted Eurex the status of a Recognised Body within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The DFSA is the independent, integrated regulatory authority responsible for the regulation of all financial and ancillary services conducted in or from the DIFC.
Financial Services: European Commission Consults On Shape Of Possible Changes To EU Framework For Retail Investment Funds (UCITS)

Date 22/03/2007

The European Commission has published initial orientations outlining the form of possible adjustments to the EU Single Market framework for investment funds – the UCITS[1] Directive. The envisaged changes are needed in order to facilitate market-driven restructuring and boost efficiency in the dynamic but fragmented European fund market. The material published sets out initial suggestions on h

FTSE/Mondo Visione Exchanges Index: Performance Of IntercontinentalExchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange And Chicago Board Of Trade In Reaction To IntercontinentalExchange Proposal To Merge With CBOT

Date 22/03/2007

Click here to download charts showing the performance of IntercontinentalExchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade in reaction to IntercontinentalExchange’s proposal to merge with the CBOT.
The Board Of The MICEX Stock Exchange Adopts The Rules Of Trading On The MICEX Stock Exchange Derivatives Market And The Specifications Of The MICEX Index Futures

Date 22/03/2007

On 20 March 2007, the Board of the MICEX Stock Exchange adopted the Rules of trading on the MICEX SE derivatives market and the new version of the Rules of admission to trading on the MICEX SE derivatives market. The main changes include the designation of market makers and the exclusion of the “individual participant in trading” category from the structure of participation in the MICEX SE derivatives market. The Board also adopted the specifications of the MICEX Index futures. Trading in thi
LCH.Clearnet Introduces Tiered Margining On Power And Energy Derivatives Spreads

Date 22/03/2007

LCH.Clearnet is pleased to announce the introduction of tiered margining on power and energy derivatives spreads to drive further efficiencies and release substantial capital back to the market.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins: Comments On Final Deregistration Rules At The SEC Open Meeting

Date 22/03/2007

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to start by once again congratulating and thanking John White, Paul Dudek, Mauri Osheroff, and Elliot Staffin in the Division of Corporation Finance for finalizing this groundbreaking rulemaking process. I would also like to thank the Office of Economic Analysis, the Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of International Affairs for their hard work on this rulemaking.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Roel C. Campos: Remarks At The Open Meeting: Foreign Private Issuer Deregistration

Date 22/03/2007

Thank you, Chairman Cox. I'm also pleased to support the final rules regarding foreign private issuer deregistration, and I'd like to congratulate John White and his staff, particularly Mauri Osheroff, Paul Dudek and Eliott Staffin, for their fine work, as well as Ethiopis Tafara and the Office of International Affairs, and the Office of General Counsel.