FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

SEC Votes To Adopt Changes To Disclosure Requirements Concerning Executive Compensation And Related Matters

Date 26/07/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt changes to the rules requiring disclosure of executive and director compensation, related person transactions, director independence and other corporate governance matters, and security ownership of officers and directors. These changes would affect disclosure in proxy statements, annual reports and registration statements, as well as the current reporting of compensation arrangements. The rules would require that most of this disclosur
Robert R. Glauber, NASD Chairman And CEO, Will Retire From NASD On August 31

Date 26/07/2006

At the NASD Board of Governors meeting July 20, Robert R. Glauber, who has served as Chairman and CEO for nearly six years, announced his intention to advance the date of his expected retirement from the end of this year to August 31. He will return to Harvard as a visiting professor in its Law School. Mr. Glauber had been a professor at the Harvard Business School and a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government before becoming NASD's CEO in 2000 and its Chairman in 2001.
OneChicago Trades Record 464,574 Contracts In Single Session

Date 26/07/2006

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 464,574 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange Tuesday, a single day trading volume record, nearly doubling the previous single day record.
NZX: Swap Indices Add New Depth To Debt Market

Date 26/07/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) and Westpac Institutional Bank today announced the introduction of a new set of indices for debt market participants. The NZX Swap Indices, developed in partnership with Westpac, create benchmarks for the rapidly growing swap market. Broadcast of the new indices will commence on 31 August 2006.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Financially Settled Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 26/07/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced today announced margin changes for its Dow Jones North Path 15 index, Dow Jones Mid–Columbia index, Dow Jones Palo Verde index, and Dow Jones South Path 15 index electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort®, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.

NYBOT Announces Margin Requirements For Its Ten New Currency Pair Contracts

Date 26/07/2006

Click here to view NYBOT's margin requirements for its ten new currency pair contracts.
MEFF Incorporates A New Member In July

Date 26/07/2006

The Board of Directors of MEFF, the Spanish Financial Futures and Options Exchange, has approved the incorporation of one new Member to the Spanish derivatives exchange:
London Investment Banking Association Response To FSA DP06/3: Implementing MiFID's Best Execution Requirements

Date 26/07/2006

Click here to download LIBA's response to FSA DP06/3: Implementing MiFID's Best Execution Requirements.
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Diluted EPS Of $0.52, Revenue Increase Of 96 Percent - Record Quarter For Revenue, Net Income, Operating Margin And Trading Volume

Date 26/07/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) today reported record results for the second quarter of 2006 for consolidated revenues, operating margin and net income. Second quarter 2006 consolidated revenues rose to $73.6 million, an increase of 96.1% compared to the second quarter of 2005, and up 46.4% when compared to consolidated revenues in the first quarter of 2006. For the three months ending June 30, 2006, consolidated net income totaled $31.0 million. Consolidated operating income rose to $47.4
HKEx Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives (Status As Of 17 July 2006)

Date 26/07/2006

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented. HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress.