July 2008

Financial News: Blackrock Buys Software Developer for Risk Unit, July 16
Exchange News: The Singapore Exchange Launches New Trading Solution from Nasdaq OMX, July 16
Financial News: LSE Volumes Grow faster than Rivals, July 14
Finextra: Nasdaq OMX Claims Market Share Lead in NYSE-listed Stocks, July 14
Finextra: Plus Markets and the Munich Stock Exchange to Create Pan European Market, July 11
Exchange News: Avox and Xinhua Finance Announce Strategic Alliance, July 11
Alacra: Alacra Reveals Most Popular Posts in Q2 for Research Recap, July 10
Exchange News: Solace Systems Releases STAC Results, July 9
Financial News: Brokers Focus On Best-Execution Models, July 7
Exchange News: New Co-Location Hosting Service for ASX Participants, July 4
Exchange News: Assessment of OMX Derivatives Markets as a Central Counterparty, July 3
Financial News: SEC Publishes Regulatory Actions to Streamline SRO Rule Filing Process, July 3
Exchange News: ICE Posts 18% Growth Despite Slowdown, July 3
Financial News: SEC Adds to Trading and Markets Division, July 3
Exchange News: Sun Microsystems and Intel Break Million-Messages-Per Second for Thomson Reuters, July 2
Exchange News: NYSE Euronext Signs Third International Deal in a Week, July 1
Exchange News: CME Group Set to Cease NYSE Trading for NASDAQ, July 1
Exchange News: NASDAQ Market Replay Enhancements Go Live, July 1
Exchange News: Interactive Data Enhances Real-Time Data Distribution Network, July 1

June 2008

Financial News: Turquoise Clears Regulatory Hurdle, June 30
Exchange News: CUSIP Global Services Expands Availability and Functionality of Reference Data, June 30
Exchange News: NYSE Euronext signs accord Philippines bourse, June 27
Financial News: House Instructs CFTC to Tackle Oil Speculation, June 27
Financial News: SEC to Examine Broker Systems' Reliability, June 26
Financial News: US Regulators Lean Toward Closer Ties for Monitoring Investment Banks, June 26
Exchange News: S&P Business Model has Greatest Transparency, June 26
Exchange News: LSE To Pitch Straight Into Rivals Territory, June 26
Exchange News: NYMEX Endorses Hub for Energy Trading Confirmations, June 25
Finextra: SEC Considers Easing Curbs on Trading via Foreign Brokers, June 25
Finextra: Swift to process bank-to-corporate trade data, June 25
Financial News: SEC Aims to Rein in role of ratings, June 24
Exchange News: NYSE Launches Realtime Stock Prices: Google & CNBC First to Buy Last-Trade Data, June 24
Exchange News: Nasdaq OMX Selected as Technology Provider for Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, June 24
Exchange News: NYSE Euronext wins race to develop Qatar market, June 24
Exchange News: BM&F BOVESPA Notice to The Market Re-Acquisition in CETIP, June 20
Exchange News: Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles Plans Greenhouse Gases Emission Trading Platform, June 19
Finextra: LSE Outlines TradElect Upgrades, June 18
Financial News: Liffe Considers LCH.Clearnet Services for US Operations, June 18
Exchange News: Nasdaq OMX Becomes the First Exchange to Launch Global Carbon Indexes, June 18
Finextra: Deutsche Bank Live On Chi-X Europe, June 17
Exchange News: Standard & Poor's Offer Leading Valuation Coverage, June 17
Exchange News: Amex Members Approve Acquisition of Amex by NYSE Euronext, June 17
Finextra: NYSE to Overhaul Floor Trading, June 16
Exchange News: CME Group and NYMEX Receive DOJ Clearance to Proceed with Acquisition, June 16
Exchange News: Shanghai Stock Exchange to Regulate Bonds' Registration, Custody and Settlement, June 16
Exchange News: Nasdaq OMX Enhances Market Activity Replay Capability, June 16
Financial News: Plus Plans Dark Pool Launch, June 16
Financial News: EU poised to unveil plan for regulating bond-ratings firms, June 16
Financial News: Hong Kong May Launch Oil Futures Market, June 16
Exchange News: NYSE Joins Rival with Online Pricing, June 13
Exchange News: Nasdaq OMX to Facilitate Universal Real-time Data in Europe, June 13
Exchange News: Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles Acquires a Stake in Bolsa Mexicana De Valores, June 13
Financial News: Liquidnet in Talks with NYSE & NASDAQ re: Dark Pools, June 12
Finextra: NYSE to sell market data to Internet sites, June 12
Financial News: Fed Continues Focus on Derivatives Processing, June 10
Financial News: Nasdaq OMX outlines system plans, June 09
Financial News: Dark and light strategies vie for supremacy, June 09
Financial News: NYSE Euronext plans to slash one-quarter of US jobs, June 06

May 2008

Financial News:US dark pool alliance breaks trading stalemate, May 30
Financial News:Counterparty failure poses highest risk to CDS market May 30
Financial News:Emerging market M&A hits record volume May 30
Financial News:Speed gap emerges in OTC derivatives landscape May 30
Bob's Guide:Financial regulator seeking 'transparency', May 28
Finextra:Thomson Reuters adds Singapore Exchange feed to exchange data service May 29
Exchange News:BME Launches BackGuard: A Smart Security System May 29
Exchange News:ICE To Provide Comprehensive Reporting For U.S. Energy Futures May 29
Exchange News:NYSE New Data Products To Enhance Transparency And Speed   May 29
Finextra: Dow Jones Factiva introduces alert widgets May 29
Asset Control Enhances Data Management for Asset Managers & Hedge Funds May 23
SGX PARTNERS SINGTEL TO OFFER SUB-MILLISECOND TRADING ACCESS, May 23
Financial News:Mexico adds to Latin American exchange IPOs, May 22
Bob' Guide:Telekurs Financial Implements IBEI Codes for European Finance Industry May 21
Bob' Guide:INTERACTIVE DATA INITIATES CEO SUCCESSION PROCESS, May 21
Financial News:CME looks to emerging markets and SWFs, May 21
Finextra:LSE to offer equity research on smaller firms May 20
Finextra:Dow Jones releases MarketForce platform for online financial services providers, May 20
Exchange News:CME Group Announces Completion Of Combined CME/CBOT Trading Facility, May 19
Financial News:ICE wins approval for UK clearinghouse, May 15
Exchange News:Shanghai Stock Exchange Ensures Normal Operation Of Trading Host, May 15
Exchange News:Wombat Secures Deal With Equiduct For Onetick May 14
Bob's Guide:Trading on the PLUS market continues strong growth, May 12
Finextra:Thomson Reuters cuts 835 jobs May 20
Exchange News:SEC Hosts Meeting Of Takeover Regulators From Around The World, May 20
Exchange News:CESR Delivers Its Second Report On Credit Rating Agencies May 20
Exchange News:Japan’s FSA Publishes The First Report On Efforts Toward "Better Regulation May 19
Exchange News:SEC Proposes Option Investors To Get Financial Information On Companies, May 15
Financial News:Brokers keep dark pool rivals at bay  May 15
Exchange News:FINRA Seeks Comment For Rules Governing Financial Responsibility May 15
Financial News:NYSE Euronext sells system to Berlin exchange, May 15
Financial News:Ratings agencies move to enhance transparency May 14
Financial News:Nymex members threaten to kill $9bn CME deal  May 12
Financial News:European exchanges put in strong performance May 12
WSJ:Dark pool boom gives Wall Street headaches,  May 8
Financial News:SEC close to new rules for ratings agencies May 7
Finextra:Standards bodies collaborate for interoperability, May 6
Financial News:Diversity fuels NYSE Euronext revenues, May 6
Bob's Guide: Asset Control’s Groot Publishes Book on the Financial Information Supply Chain, May 6
Bob's Guide: Deutsche Börse to distribute Interactive Data’s Bond Evaluation, May 6
Finextra:GL Trade shareholders exploring options, May 6
Financial News:Big US hedge fund investors cut out intermediaries, May 5
Financial News Morgan Stanley to open tech center in Montreal, May 2
Financial News ICE reports record profits on rise in volumes May 2
Financial News Nasdaq continues to gain market share in NYSE trading May 1
Financial News Deutsche Börse overhauls transaction platform May 1
Financial News Thomson Reuters chief talks up diversity  May 1
Financial News Nymex makes record profits  May 1
Exchange News: TSX Completes Combination With Montréal Exchange, May 1
Financial News: London Metal Exchange looks to the Americas, May 1
Financial News:Credit rating agencies fight to win back reputations, May 2
Exchange News:Volatility In Global Commodities Markets Drives Spend In Risk Management IT, May 1

April 2008
Financial News: IBM acquires market data company April 29
Exchange News:Wombat & Gissing Low Latency Market Data To Desktop April 29
Bob's Guide:Cicada Expands KYC Solution Business Development Team, April 29
 Exchange News:Global Forcast For Trading Technology: Loss of 12,000 Trading Positions By 2011, April 28
Bob's Guide:UBS Slashes Trading as Investment Firm, April 24
Finextra:Back offices buckle under OTC volume surge, April 23
Financial News:NYSE and Euronext grapple with integration in first year of merger, April 21
Exchange News:Deutsche Börse: Scoach Now Trading On Fully Electronic Platform, April 28
Exchange News:PLUS Markets Calls For Clarity And Competition From Listings Review, April 28
Financial News:LME plans steel-futures trading launch in Americas, April 28
Exchange News: TSE Chooses NYSE Euronext Technology For Options Market April 28
Finextra:Liquidnet talks up volumes April 25
Bob's Guide:JPMorgan Commits $30K for Global Serivces Central Platform, April 23
Finextra:Deutsche Börse Systems extends Corvil deployment April 22
Exchange News:Bursa Malaysia & NYSE-Euronext On Open, Standards-Based Derivatives April 21
Exchange News:Fidessa's Itelligent Liquidity Access Buy-Side & Sell-Side, April 21
Financial News:US trading systems redouble assault on Europe, April 18
Financial News:Credit derivatives clearing system may launch in six months April 18
Finextra:BarCap buys assets of power market analysis outfit PowerLytix, April 18
Finextra:Furse calls for regulators to intervene on vertical silos, April 17
Financial News:Buyside faces rising tide of research April 17
Financial News:SEC is urged to step up policing of rating firms, April 17
Bob's Guide: INTERACTIVE DATA NAMES MANAGING DIRECTOR OF REAL-TIME SERVICES, April 17
Exchange News: NASDAQ OMX Signs Contract With  Tokyo Commodity Exchange April 17
Bob's Guide: Solace Systems Next-Generation Content Networking Router & Blades April 16
Bob's Guide: Riskdata appoints New Managing Director for EMEA, April 16
Financial News: HSBC takes first IPO crown April 15
Financial News: LSE plans first move into CFD trading April 15
Exchange News:Bursa Malaysia named Exchange Of The Year (Asia Pacific) April 15
Financial News:Separation of Dresdner Bank Accelerated, April 15
Financial News:US exchanges stumble in rush to form overseas ties , April 14
Exchange News:CESR Publishes Q & A On MiFID Based On Positions Agreed By Members  April 14
Exchange News:SAVVIS To Support BATS International Expansion April 14
Exchange News:Thomson Corporation: Takeover Of Reuters Group PLC April 14
Exchange News:Management Appointments For The OMX Nordic Exchange, April 14
Exchange News:Dow Jones Indexes To Strengthen Presence In The Middle East April 14
Financial News:NYSE unveils ‘fast path’ campaign to attract overseas listings, April 14
Bob's Guide:Vhayu incorporates popular open source tools in new quantitative research, April 14
Financial News: LSE highlights changing nature of European trading April 10
Exchange News: Singapore Exchange &  Mongolian Stock Exchange Sign MOU April 10
Exchange News: Bursa Malaysia's Enhances Connectivity To Derivatives Market, April 10
Finextra: Tullett Prebon agreement with Vendor Shanghai Wind Information April 10
Finextra:Citi acquires Tradeweb stake, April 8
Finextra:Swift messaging framework for hedge funds gathers pace, April 7
Bob's Guide: Innovative Dark Pools to Drive Market Fragmentation in Europe, April 7
Exchange News: Japan's FSA ''11 Misunderstandings About Internal Control Report System", April 7
Exchange News:RTS Realtime Systems Group Announces New Alliance In Taiwan, April 9
 Bob's Guide:INTERACTIVE DATA EXPANDS INTEREST RATE SWAP VALUATION, April 9
 Finextra, Telekurs Card Solutions signs PayLife to processing services, April 9
 Finextra:Townsend adds UBS Asian & Canadian equity algos to RealTick, April 9
 Finextra:Citi acquires Tradeweb stake April 9
 Exchange News: GL Trade Access Connection To The WSE April 8
 Exchange News:TSX Market Information Now Available On Yipes FinancialConnect! April 8
 Bob's Guide:BT Global Services Improves Health of Data with Datanomic April 8
 Exchange News: S& Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices,  April 8
Bob's Guide:CSDs Joint Venture to Improve Post-trade Efficiency in Europe, April 3
Financial News:Reg NMS comes under threat from dark pools April 3
Financial News:SEC urged to go slow on mutual recognition April 2
Financial News:Euroclear backs but questions rival settlement plan April 1

March 2008

Finextra:Chicago Stock Exchange to explore sale, March 28
Finextra:LiquidityHub shuts down, March 28
DJ Financial News:BNP Paribas rules out SocGen takeover bid March 18
Exchange News:CME Group Inc. To Acquire NYMEX Holdings, March 17
Exchange News:JPMorgan Chase To Acquire Bear Stearns March 17
Bob's Guide:ABN merger plan approved, March 12
Finextra:Eurex to establish US options trading link, March 12
Finextra:New futures exchange named ELX, March 12
Finextra:Nyse Arca provides routing to dark liquidity, March 12
Bob's Guide:HSBC's bid to buy Korea Exchange Bank March 5
Exchange News:NASDAQ OMX Group Announces Executive Management Team March 3

February 2008

Bob's Guide:Reuters Reports Fragmentation in Euro Stocks Post MiFID, February 25
Finextra:Regulators greenlight Thomson/Reuters merger, February 19
Finextra:Nasdaq set to close OMX deal on 27 February, February 15
Finextra:Bats edges closer to exchange status, February 15
Exchange News:SEC Announces A New Way To Look At Financial Data, February 15
Exchange News:SEC On Improvements To Financial Reporting February 14
Finextra:FISD releases MDDL open source license, February 13
Bob's Guide:Infotec becomes GL TRADE Information Services , February 13
Exchange News:SEC Hosts Meeting Of Securities Regulators From Emerging Markets February 12
Finextra:BNY ConvergEx to set up new UK broker dealer unit, February 11
Finextra:ISO promotes biometric banking standard February 11
Exchange News:FISD Updates Market Data Service Levels Best Practices, February 11
Finextra:Athens and Warsaw bid for Ljubljana Stock Exchange, February 11
Finextra:DoJ calls for split of futures exchanges and clearing houses, February 6
Finextra:Nyse Euronext to save $250m by bringing technology back in-house, February 5
Finextra:Thomson and Reuters back-track on branding February 5

January 2008

Exchange News:CME Group And NYMEX Confirm Preliminary Discussions, January 28
Finextra::CESR On Improving The Functioning Of The MiFID Database, January 24
Finextra::LME launches direct data offering January 21
Finextra::Banks to sell stakes in Boat venture to Markit  January 21
Exchange News: NYSE Euronext To Acquire The American Stock Exchange,January 18
Exchange News: NYSE Euronext To Acquire Wombat Financial Software, January 14
Exchange News:Statement By Bursa Malaysia On With NYSE Euronext, January 14
Exchange News:OMX Signs Agreement With Bombay Stock Exchange January 11
Finextra:Nyse Euronext in talks to buy Amex - WSJ January 10
Exchange News:Bursa Malaysia offers Automated Settlement System January 7
Exchange News:OMX Board Recommends Offer From Borse Dubai Ltd,  January 1

December 2007


Finextra:Reuters to acquire Gissing, December 21

Exchange News:Shanghai Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Sector Launched Dec 20

Exchange News: EC Clears Venture Between Société Générale & Crédit Agricole  Dec 20

Exchange News: Eurex And ISE Complete Merger December 20

Finextra:ECB public consultation on securities settlement system initiative  Dec 17

Bob's Guide:Indian banks dominate Asia, December 17

Finextra:CESR Consultation On Functioning Of MiFID Database Comments  By 21 Jan. 2008, Dec 17

Finextra: Booming stock market driving online trading in China December 14

Finextra: Hedge funds facing back office staff shortages December 14

Finextra: Nyse Euronext to buy out IT JV; bring technology back in-house December 12

Finextra: China Foreign Exchange Trade System implements market data management technology, December 11

Finextra: TSX agrees C$1.3 billion merger with Montreal Exchange December 11



November 2007


Bob's Guide: Tullett Prebon launches its Central European power platforme November 30

Finextra: ICE to switch to Chicago data centre November 28

Finextra: OMX reports SGX clearing system deal, November 28

Finextra: E*Trade in sale talks - report, November 26

Exchange News: OMX Acquistions in Armenian November 21

Finextra: Icap to apply for exchange status, November 20

Finextra: Markit buys IIC; to acquire CDS IndexCo November 14

Exchange News: CFTC Adopts Limited Registration Exemption November 14

Exchange News: SEC Renames Division Of Market Regulation  November 14

Exchange News: MiFID: Frequently Asked Questions,  November 7

Exchange News: Bats applies for exchange status, November 6

Exchange News:ANNA Officially Adopts China’s ISIN Codes  November 6



October 2007


Finextra:Merrill launches middle & back office platform for hedge funds October 19

Bob's Guide:FSA awards Deutsche Börse “Trade Data Monitor” status October 17

Exchange News:The SEC's Role In Globalization Of The Capital Markets  October 16

Finextra:EC calls for Europe-wide company news repository October 15

Exchange News:EC Opens Investigation Into Thomson/Reuters merger , October 8

Bob's Guide: FSA CONFIRMS LSE AS APPROVED MFID REPORTING MECHANISM, October 5

Exchange News: NASDAQ To Acquire Boston Stock Exchange  October 2

Exchange News: LSE Completion Of Merger With Borsa Italiana, October 1


September 2007


Exchange News: OMX Response To Increased Bid From NASDAQ & Borse Dubai  Sept 26

Exchange News: FISD Names Leo McBlain Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Sept 24

Exchange News:SEC Releases Source Code For Interactive Data For Market Use Sept 21

Bob's Guide:Interactive Data Announces New Executive Responsibilities, Sept 21

Bob's Guide:ABN chief says Barclays' bid is too low, Sept 21

Finextra:Nasdaq & Borse Dubai agree on OMX pact; QIA stake in LSE, Sept 20

Exchange News:Approval Of Merger: SWX Group, SIS Group & Telekurs Sept 9


August 2007


Finextra:TD Ameritrade and E*Trade in merger talks August 22

Finextra:Wall Street banks to establish unregistered securities market August 14

Bob's Guide:Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders approve ABN Amro deal, August 13

Finextra:Borse Dubai muscles in on Nasdaq's OMX takeover, August 9

Finextra:LCH.Clearnet calls on Germany and Milan to open markets under new clearing code August 9

Exchange News:Statement From OMX Regarding Borse Dubai  August 9

Finextra:LSE shareholders vote in favour of Borsa Italiana merger August 8

Finextra:Turquoise launch delayed August 7

Finextra:Nyse Euronext sells MTS stake to Borsa Italiana August 3

Finextra:Nasdaq to back LSE/Borsa Italiana deal August 2

Finextra: LSE gets investor support for Borsa Italiana merger, August 1



July 2007


Finextra: Morgan Stanley plans IPO of MSCI subsidiary, July 31

Finextra:ISE shareholders approve merger with Eurex July 27

Finextra:Reuters' merger with Thomson on track, July 27

Exchange News:SEC Gives Approval For NASD & NYSE Consolidation July 26

Exchange News:Deutsche Börse:Avox To Maintain Industry BIC Database,  July 26

Finextra:ICE to establish London clearing house July 25

Bob's Guide: Investment banks developing electronic trading platform, July 23

Finextra: EU states still behind on MiFID, July 19

Finextra:Nymex bids against ICE for Winnipeg exchange , July 19

Finextra:Dubai ready to scupper Nasdaq takeover of OMX, July 16

Exchange News:CME & CBOT Complete Merger, July 12

Exchange News:SEC Expands Interactive Data Program To Mutual Funds, July 12

Finextra:Telekurs to buy Fininfo financial data unit, July 10

Finextra:Reuters ready to make sacrifices to win merger approval  July 10

Bob's Guide:GL TRADE's acquisition of Infotec July 9

Exchange News:ICE Releases Open Letter To CBOT Holdings July 9

Exchange News:CME And CBOT Shareholders Approve Merger July 9

Finextra:Toronto Stock Exchange sues rival ATS for copyright infringement July 5

Finextra:UBS invests $65m in Indian back office centre July 5

June 2007


Exchange News:Swedish Government To Review OMX-Nasdaq Tie-up   June 26

Finextra: LSE outlines Borsa Italiana bid; Icap eyes MTS prize June 26

Finextra:OMX set to land Turquoise technology contract June 26

 

May 2007

Bob's Guide:Wachovia to Buy A.G. Edwards May 31

Exchange News:Citi Acquires Minority Stake In BATS Trading May 31

Finextra:NY creates panel to modernise financial sector regulation May 31

Exchange News:ICE & CBOE Agreement re ICE's Proposed Merger With CBOT May 30

Exchange News:Euronext And Luxembourg Stock Exchange Partnership  May 25

Finextra:Nasdaq bids for OMX, May 25

Finextra:Swiss exchange units to merge May 15

Bob's Guide:Federal Reserve: hedge funds at most risk since 1988 May 3

Bob's Guide:INTERACTIVE DATA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF  XCITEK’S MARKET DATA May 3

April 2007

Exchange News:Eurex & ISE To Create Largest Transatlantic Derivatives Marketplace  April 30

Exchange News:OMX To Acquire Armenian Stock Exchange & Central Depository   April 27

Exchange News:ICE To Relocate Disaster Recovery & Data Center To Chicago  April 26

Finextra:Reg NMS to favour Nasdaq over Nyse - Goldman April 26

Finextra:EU laggards face prosecution for MiFID failures, April 24

Exchange News:SEC Next Steps  To International Financial Reporting Standards, April 24

Bob's Guide:RBS-led consortium reveals $98bn Amro bid, April 26

Finextra:Barclays-ABN Amro merger: one-in-ten jobs to go, April 24

Bob's Guide:ABN Amro agrees to meet RBS-led consortium April 19

Finextra:Project Turquoise banks select EuroCCP for clearing and settlement, April 18

Finextra: Cantor rejects eSpeed bid from Tullett Prebon April 18

Bob's Guide:INTERACTIVE DATA NAMES ANDREW MCLEAN VP OF 3rd PARTY CONTENT  April 16

Exchange News: CESR On Recommendations For Inducements Under MiFID, April 13

Finextra: OMX confirms merger talks, April 13

Exchange News: OMX Comments On Media Speculation On Nasdaq Bid April 12

Finextra: Nasdaq in takeover talks with Philadelphia exchange, April 11

Finextra: Interactive Data acquires Xcitek market data assets, April 4

Finextra:Fidelity buys into Asset Control; Tap Acquisition April 4

March 2007


Bob's Guide: Citigroup to come in for ABN Amro? March 23

Exchange News: CME Outlines Why ICE Proposal Is Inferior March 22

Exchange News: IntercontinentalExchange Responds To CME Comments  March 22

Bob's Guide: Barclays and ABN Amro agree initial terms March 21

Exchange News: CESR Publishes Responses To Consult On Best Execution Under MIFID March 21

Exchange News: ICE Responds To Comments By Chicago Mercantile Exchange March 21

Exchange News: CME Responds To CBOT Postponing Shareholder Meeting March 20

Bob's Guide: Barclays Bank eyes ABN merger March 20

Finextra: Regulators call for post-trade improvements in OTC markets March 19

Exchange News: ICE Meeting For CBOT To Discuss Proposal March 19

Exchange News: CBOT Holdings Receives Unsolicited Proposal From ICE March 15

Exchange News: CME Statement On Proposed CME/CBOT Merger March 15

Exchange News: CME & CBOT Timelines For  Trading Migrations Post Merger  March 14

Finextra: Almost a third of private banks lack back-office automation March 12

Exchange News: SEC Regulation Outside The United States March 12

Exchange News: EC Adopts Measures On Company Transparency, March 12
 
Exchange News: SEC Chairman On International Financial Reporting Standards, March 7

Finextra:Dow Jones launches XML data feed for algorithmic trading March 7

Exchange News:SEC Start Of Trading Phase Of Compliance With Regulation NMS, March 3

Finextra:Watchdog to probe ECB's plan for pan-European settlement system, March 2

Exchange News:EU Commission On The Single Market In Financial Services, March 1

February 2007

Finextra:SEC sues Asian based PR hackers, Feb 28

Exchange News:Dow Jones Response to  House Committee On Financial Services Feb 28

Bob's Guide:Asian markets to lose lustre in 2007?, Feb 28

Exchange News:System Problem Caused Lag Calculation Of DJ Average - Normal Operation Expected Today Feb 28

Exchange News:Launch Of Reuters Pan-African News & Financial Data Website Feb 22

Bob's Guide:Citigroup to become first foreign company listed on TSE? Feb 20

Finextra:OMX launches company news service Feb 19

Finextra:CME/Cbot merger will stifle competition, says FIA Feb 19

Exchange News:LSE looks east after Nasdaq bid fails, Feb 12

Exchange News:Amex’s Electronic Trading Platform To Comply With Reg NMS, Feb 12

Exchange News:LSE Statement Re Lapse Of Nasdaq’s Offer Feb 10

Exchange News: Final Offer By Nasdaq For LSE Lapsed, Feb 10

Finextra: OMX begins roll out of Genium trading technology Feb 8

Exchange News: UK’s FSA Plan Focuses On Principles-Based Regulation, Feb 6

Finextra: State Street to buy Investors Financial Services, Feb 2

Finextra:Credit Suisse to outsource all telecommunications to BT, Feb 5

Exchange News: CFTC Releases Study On Market Growth & Futures Pricing, Feb 5

Exchange News: Response To LSE’S Third Defence Document,  Feb 5

Exchange News: LSE Shareholder Circular - Reject Nasdaq Final Offer, Feb 5

Exchange News: SEC Chairman:Regulation Of Global Securities Markets Feb 4

Exchange News: CESR On MiFID Best Execution & Transaction Reporting, Feb 2

Finextra: Euronext on MiFID; Nasdaq on Turquoise, Feb 1



January 2007

Exchange News:CFTC Issues New Guidelines For Futures Exchanges Jan 31, 2007

Exchange News:SEC Votes To Expan Of Interactive Data Program, Jan 31, 2007

Exchange News:EU Group Proposes Improvements To Financial Services Regulation, Jan 29, 2007

Exchange News:SEC: Options Exchanges Begin Penny Quoting Jan 26, 2007

Exchange News:London Stock Exchange Rejection To Nasdaq Offer, Jan 26, 2007

Exchange News: NASDAQ &  London Stock Exchange Extension Of Offer  Jan 26, 2007

Exchange News: UK's FSA: Deadline Met For Transposing MiFID Rules Jan 26, 2007

Exchange News:Nasdaq & London Stock Exchange continued, Jan 26, 2007

Exchange News:SEC Extends Compliance Dates For Regulation NMS Jan 25, 2007

Exchange News:SEC, Euronext Regulators Sign Cooperation Arrangement Jan 25, 2007

Exchange News:CESR:Reference Data Standard Codes In Transaction Reporting Jan 24, 2007

Exchange News:CME & CBOT Announce Post-Merger Leadership Team Jan 24, 2007

Exchange News: Final Cash Offer Response To LSE Announcement  Jan 23, 2007

Exchange News: London Stock Exchange Statement Re Nasdaq, Jan 23, 2007

Exchange News: Final Cash OffersNasdaq London Stock Exchange Jan 23, 2007

Exchange News: Tokyo Stock Exchange System Capacity Augmentation, Jan 23, 2007

Finextra: Wall Street calls for SEC to delay market data rulings Jan 23, 2007

Finextra: State Street to acquire online foreign exchange trading network, Jan 23, 2007

Finextra:HSBC signs global license for Reuters data, Jan 23, 2007

Exchange News:SFMA Approves SRO Consolidation, Jan 22, 2007

Bob's Guide:LSE to look for global partner, Jan 22, 2007

Bob's Guide:REUTERS AND HSBC SIGN GLOBAL DEAL, Jan 22, 2007

Finextra:Korea Exchange delivers bond trading platform to Bursa Malaysia, Jan 19, 2007

Exchange News:Exchanges’ Market Data Fees Challenged By SIFMA, January 19, 2007

Exchange News:NYSE/Euronext Merger Communication, January 18, 2007

Exchange News:Nasdaq's Reaction To LSE 2nd Response, January 18, 2007

Finextra:LSE to cut trading fees Jan. 17, 2007

Exchange News:J. Brigagliano Named Associate Director SEC's Div Of Market Regulation Jan. 17, 2007

Bob's Guide:Citigroup plans rebranding Jan. 17, 2007

Exchange News:ICE Extends Launch Date Of E-Trading Of NYBOT, Jan. 16, 2007

Finextra: Cbot e-trading platform hit by glitches Jan. 15, 2007

Bob's Guide: Deutsche Bank unveils hedge fund survey findings Jan. 12, 2007

Finextra: Nyse calls for SEC to postpone Reg NMS regulations Jan. 11, 2007

Exchange News: Chairmen Approve Combination Euronext & NYSE Jan. 11, 2007

Exchange News: Final Cash Offer to the LSE By Nasdaq, Jan. 9, 2007

Exchange News:LSE Statement Re Nasdaq Response Document, Jan. 8, 2007

Finextra:SEC to review Nyse data fee ruling Jan. 5, 2007

Exchange News:NASDAQ Regarding Bid For London Stock Exchange Jan. 5, 2007

Bob's Guide:FPL Announces  Release of FIX 5.0, Jan. 4, 2007

Exchange News:ICE Launch Date For Electronic Trading Of NYBOT Commodities, Jan. 4, 2007

December 2006


Finextra:Tokyo Stock Exchange contracts for next trading system, Dec. 18, 2006

Finextra:LSE launches bid defence; Euronext/Shareholders back NYSE Merger, Dec. 15, 2006

Finextra: CESR to consult on transaction reporting standards for MiFID Dec. 15, 2006

Bob's Guide: Exchanges to offer credit derivatives, Dec. 12, 2006

Finextra:BT Radianz to expand NY data centre; enhance proximity service Dec. 13, 2006

Finextra:Euronext buys corporate news distributor Hugin Dec. 13, 2006

Finextra: Nasdaq launches £2.7bn bid for LSE, Dec. 13, 2006

Bob's Guide: UBS considers taking on Commerzbank's investment banking, Dec. 11

Finextra: Nyse gets regulatory approval for hybrid expansion Dec. 6, 2006

Exchange News: Euronext/NYSE Announcement, Dec. 5, 2006

Finextra: Bank of New York to acquire Mellon, Dec. 4, 2006

Bob's Guide: Financial industry warned over possible terrorist web attack, Dec. 4, 2006

Finextra: Glitch shuts down Nyse order management system, Dec. 1, 2006




November 2006


Finextra:Corporate treasurers work with Swift, Twist on payments standards, Nov. 30, 2006

Finextra:FSA ditches XBRL, Nov. 30, 2006

Bob's Guide:London mayor calls for LSE takeover investigation Nov. 30, 2006

Finextra:NASD and Nyse to merge regulatory arms Nov. 29, 2006

Bob's Guide:Bank of America overtakes Citigroup in market value Nov. 29, 2006

Finextra:MiFID to cost UK firms £1bn, says FSA, Nov. 24, 2006

Finextra:Reference data quality remains investment hotspot, Nov. 24, 2006

Finextra:UK's FSA Sets Out Costs &  Benefits Of MIFID, Nov. 24, 2006

Finextra:Majority of firms yet to budget for MiFID Nov. 23, 2006

Finextra:EU panel slams Swift data tapping, Nov. 23, 2006

Bob's Guide:Higher LSE offer anticipated Nov. 22, 2006

Exchange News:Announcement Re: NYSE-Euronext Merger, Nov. 21, 2006

Finextra:Barclays Stockbrokers launches spread betting service Nov. 20, 2006

Exchange News:NASDAQ Response To Rejection Of Offer For LSE, Nov. 20, 2006

Bob's Guide:7 global brokers announce starting a de novo pan-European Exchange, Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News:Internet giants lobby SEC over exchange data fees Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News:DJ Indexes Files Lawsuit Against ISE To Protect IP Rights Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News: CBOE Files Suit Against ISE  Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News:McGraw-Hill Files Lawsuit Against ISE To Prevent Theft Of Intellectual Property Rights  Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News: Deutsche Börse Quits Combination With Euronext, Nov. 15, 2006

Exchange News: Euronext Announcement, Nov. 14, 2006

Exchange News:FTSE Xinhua Index to Continue To Calculate, License Indices, Nov. 9, 2006

Finextra:Deutsche Börse and Borsa Italiana end merger talks, Nov. 8, 2006

Finextra:AOL buys Relegence Corporation, Nov. 8, 2006

Exchange News:NYSE Group Announces Workforce Reduction,  Nov. 7, 2006

Finextra:European exchanges agree clearing reforms, Nov. 7, 2006

Finextra:Telekurs invests in MiFID-compliant data platform, Nov. 7, 2006

Finextra:LSE and TSE mull operational tie-up, Nov. 6, 2006

Finextra:Euronext set to sell LCH.Clearnet stake, Nov. 3, 2006

Exchange News:Nomura Holdings To Acquire Global Agency Broker Instinet, Nov. 2, 2006

Finextra:Nyse to shutter trading floor, Nov. 1, 2006

Finextra:European exchanges agree clearing and settlement code, Nov. 1, 2006



October 2006


Finextra:Nyse buys out SIAC, October 26, 2006

Finextra: Euronext calls on London to support Nyse deal, October 27, 2006

Bob's Guide: Macquarie pulls London fund plans, October 25, 2006

Exchange News: WFE Welcomes New Members & Elects New Officers, October 25, 2006

Finextra: Italy's SIA and SSB to merge, October 25, 2006

Finextra: Omgeo names Marianne Brown president and CEO, October 25, 2006

Exchange News: CME And CBOT To Merge, October 17, 2006

Finextra: OMX buys stake in Norwegian stock exchange, October 6, 2006

Exchange News: SEC Approves AMX Rules For New Market Structure  October 5, 2006

Bob's Guide: FSA to change unit pricing rules, October 5, 2006

Finextra: CME to offer low latency access to Globex October 4, 2006

Bob's Guide: Societe Generale favours NYSE for Euronext, October 3, 2006

Finextra: Instinet to undercut European exchanges with Chi-X platform October 2, 2006

Bob's Guide: EDGAR ONLINE DELIVERS XBRL INTERACTIVE DATA, October 2, 2006

Finextra: Credit Suisse reviews market data spending, October 2, 2006

September 2006


Finextra::SWIFT works with banks and corporates to implement ISO 20022 cash management standards, Sept 27, 2006

Finextra::SEC Euronext Regulators Discuss Cooperation In Possible NYSE Euronext Combination, Sept 27, 2006

Finextra::Icap confirms LSE merger talks, Sept 25, 2006

Finextra::Firms on track with MiFID preparations, survey shows Sept 22, 2006

Finextra::Lehman buys minority stake in Bats ECN, Sept 20, 2006

Finextra::OMX to buy Iceland stock exchange operator Sept 19, 2006

Bob's Guide:REUTERS & CBOT ANNOUNCE MARKETING AGREEMENT, Sept 18, 2006

Finextra:ICE to buy Nybot in $1bn deal, Sept 15, 2006

Bob's Guide:Deutsche Bank tops derivatives poll Sept 14, 2006

Bob's Guide:Citigroup announces new Asia chief, Sept 8, 2006

Finextra:Nasdaq to launch options exchange, Sept 8, 2006

Bob's Guide:Singapore tops business-friendly rankings Sept 6, 2006

Bob's Guide:SunGard Consolidates FAME & PowerData to Provide Real-Time Market Data Sept 5, 2006

Finextra:Industry lobby urges FSA to drop MiFID best execution proposals, Sept 5, 2006

Exchange News:UK’s FSA Appoints Senior Advisor To Markets Division, Sept 5, 2006

Bob's Guide: Credit Suisse recruits for Asia expansion, Sept 4, 2006

Bob's Guide: MARKIT ACQUIRES MARKETXS, September 4, 2006

August 2006

Exchange News:Tokyo Stock Exchange Next-Generation Trading System  Competition August 22, 2006

Exchange News:SEC Chairman Names Erik R. Sirri To Be Director Of Market Regulation August 14, 2006

Exchange News:SEC Offers Opportunity For Software Industry To Join In Design Of Web-Based Programs To Help Investors, August 14, 2006

Exchange News:Sarbanes-Oxley - SEC Offers Further Relief From Section 404 Compliance August 9, 2006

Bob's Guide:Basel II: The Gang of Four Shifts the Agenda, August 7, 2006

Exchange News:Deutsche Börse Publishes Proposed Statutes For Combination With Euronext ,August 7, 2006

Exchange News:Japan's FSA: International Convergence Of Accounting Standards
August 1, 2006

July 2006

Exchange News:UK’s FSA Consults On Mifid Rules For Firms And Markets
July 31, 2006

Security Industry News:CBOE To Launch Stock Exchange, July 28, 2006

Finextra:Firms stop work on MiFID in face of FSA best execution proposals
July 27, 2006

Bob's Guide:Offshoring 'bad for image' July 27, 2006

Exchange News:Securities Industry Association/Bond Market Association Merger Approved  July 25, 2006

Exchange News:Tokyo Stock Exchange Measures Of Increasing System Capacity 
July 25, 2006

Exchange News:SGX To Go Fully Electronic In October, July 24, 2006

Finextra:Dow Jones Newswires launches mobile data delivery service, July 24, 2006

Exchange News:SGX CEO Promotes ASEAN Clearing And Depository Utility, July 19, 2006

Finextra:Nasdaq receives SEC approval for systems integration, July 18, 2006

Exchange News:CESR On MiFID Level 3 - Ensuring Convergence Amongst Supervisors, July 18, 2006

Exchange News:Deutsche Börse Integrates Reference Data From Exchange Data, July 18, 2006

Finextra:Reuters releases data control system to curb market data infringements, July 17, 2006

Finextra:Industry groups hit out at FSA best execution proposals, July 17, 2006

Exchange News:SEC Commission Approves Nasdaq Systems Integration Plan, July 17, 2006

Exchange News:SEC Moves Forward On Sarbanes-Oxley 404 Improvements, July 11, 2006

Finextra:FSA cautions against extending MiFID to bond markets, July 5, 2006

Bob's Guide:EU calls for less hedge fund regulation July 4, 2006

June 2006

Bob's Guide:SWIFT to provide FpML messaging services June 30, 2006

Bob's Guide:ORGANIZATIONS JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP NEW MESSAGING PROTOCOL June 29, 2006

Bob's Guide:Deutsche Boerse rules out hostile Euronext bid, June 29, 2006

Bob's Guide:Singapore to list hedge funds June 27, 2006

Exchange News:SEC And Korea Financial Supervisory Commission Announce Terms Of Reference For Regulatory Dialogue, June 27, 2006

Finextra:MiFID Implementing Measures Close To Adoption,June 23, 2006

Finextra: US government taps Swift data June 23, 2006

Bob's Guide:ASX to merge with SFE in $1.5bn deal ,June 15, 2006

Bob's Guide:FSA ease concerns over US takeover of LSE, June 14, 2006

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