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UK’s Financial Services Authority Business Plan Focuses On More Principles-Based Regulation

Date 06/02/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) published today its Business Plan for 2007/8 which sets out its priorities for the coming year. The plan focuses on the organisation's move towards more principles-based regulation (MPBR).
First Thai Equity Exchange-Traded Fund Listing Progressing Steadily

Date 06/02/2007

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said that there were five consortia applying to set up and manage Thailand’s first equity ETF (exchange-traded fund). The successful applicant will be announced by the third week of February.
Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - January 2007

Date 06/02/2007

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for January 2007.
CESR Launches A Consultation The Possibility For Hedge Fund Indices To Be Classified As Financial Indices For The Purpose Of UCITS

Date 06/02/2007

CESR publishes today a consultation paper entitled: “Clarification of the definitions concerning eligible assets for investment by UCITS: can hedge fund indices be classified as financial indices for the purpose of UCITS?’”(Ref. CESR/07-045).
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – January 2007

Date 06/02/2007

Equity turnover for January was EUR 13,678.54 million; ETF turnover was EUR 39.35 while that for bonds was EUR 2,104.02 million.

Borsa Italiana: BIt Monthly Flash - January 2007

Date 06/02/2007

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly statistics synthesis.
HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics On-Floor And Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 06/02/2007

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor Main Board + Trading Only Stocks Turnover (in HK$ Mil.)
ETF Securities To Offer Investors Easy Access To A Large Range Of Commodities With Exchange Traded Commodities Launch On Euronext Paris

Date 06/02/2007

Click here for full details of ETF Securities product offering.
HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - January 2007

Date 06/02/2007

Highlights On 24 January 2007 , the Hang Seng Index reached a record closing high of 20821.05. The securities market turnover for January 2007 reached a single-month record high of $1,266,635 million while average daily turnover at $57,574 million was the highest in history, exceeding the
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 151, 6 February 2007

Date 06/02/2007

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.