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Hawkamah Signs MoU With Financial Services Volunteer Corps

Date 27/07/2006

Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the US-based Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC), a not-for-profit organization focused on building sound banking and financial systems in developing countries.
Euronext: ETFS Oil Securities Listed In Amsterdam

Date 27/07/2006

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Chief Executive's Remarks At UK's Financial Services Authority Annual Public Meeting - Speech By John Tiner, Chief Executive, FSA, FSA Annual Public Meeting, 27 July 2006

Date 27/07/2006

Introduction Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am delighted to be present once again at the FSA’s Annual Public Meeting, having had a forced absence last year. By and large the year ending March 2006 was a strong one for financial markets. Equity markets continued their recovery with the FTSE100 rising by 21.87%. Interest rates edged upwards as consumer spending and borrowing showed little sign of abatement. Bond markets remained generally benign. Credit markets re
Chicago Board Options Exchange To Enter Stock Trading - Partners With Four Firms In Launching CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC

Date 27/07/2006

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today at a press conference in New York City that it is partnering with Interactive Brokers Group, LLC; LaBranche & Co Inc.; Susquehanna International Group, LLP; and VDM Specialists, LLC to launch the CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX), a new securities trading marketplace.
CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee To Meet August 1, 2006

Date 27/07/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) will hold its 31st meeting on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Commission’s Washington, D.C. headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, N.W., in the first floor hearing room. The meeting will be conducted by Commissioner Michael V. Dunn, who serves as Chairman of the Committee, and will be open to the public.

CBOE Board Unanimously Approves Filing To Demutualize - CBOE Reports Earnings For First Six Months Of 2006

Date 27/07/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange announced today that its Board of Directors unanimously authorized the filing of an S-4 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing of the S-4 is a key step in CBOE's demutualization process, which will result in the conversion of CBOE from a membership organization to a wholly owned subsidiary of a new holding company, CBOE Holdings, Inc. CBOE expects to submit the filing to the SEC in the coming weeks. CBOE's proposed
CBOE Board Names Edward Tilly As CBOE Executive Vice Chairman And John Smollen As CBOE Member Vice Chairman

Date 27/07/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange announced today that its Board of Directors has named Edward T. Tilly, currently Member Vice Chairman, as Executive Vice Chairman. The Board appointed John Smollen, currently a CBOE Floor Director, to replace Mr. Tilly as Member Vice Chairman effective when Mr. Tilly vacates his current role as Member Vice Chairman on August 7, 2006.
Bursa Malaysia Registers 27.1% Growth In Half Year 2006 Net Profit, Declares 25.0% Increase In Interim Gross Dividend

Date 27/07/2006

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today reported a net profit of RM54.4 million for the half year period ended 30 June 2006, a 27.1% increase compared to the net profit of RM42.8 million in the corresponding period last year. Bursa Malaysia also declared an interim gross dividend payout of 12.5 sen, a 25.0% increase from 10.0 sen paid for first half of 2005.
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 139, 25 July 2006

Date 27/07/2006

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.
Arcelor Mittal Replaces Arcelor SA In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 31 July 2006: