Global Capital Markets: April 2007

Monday, April 30, 2007

Legal threat' over ABN bank sale

BBC NEWS Business 'Legal threat' over ABN bank sale

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DP World tests water for partial flotation in London or Dubai

DP World tests water for partial flotation in London or Dubai-Business-Industry Sectors-Transport-TimesOnline

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Small Talk: AIM is working, despite the disasters

Small Talk: AIM is working, despite the disasters - Independent Online Edition > Business Analysis & Features#2007-04-30T01:08:02-00:00#2007-04-30T01:08:02-00:00

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FT.com / Home UK / UK - Citigroup chiefs fear break-up move from activist hedge funds

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Deutsche Boerse could start new merger attempt with LSE - report

Deutsche Boerse, the listed German stock exchange operator, could attempt to merge with listed UK rival LSE again, Die Welt reported. The German daily cited Reto Francioni, chief executive at Deutsche Boerse, as saying that his company is keeping all options open, but will not partake in speculation. Francioni made clear in the article that the takeover of LSE by listed US stock exchange operator Nasdaq has not happened yet. Francioni explained that the stock exchange environment has changed and that things that were thought impossible in the past, now suddenly seem possible, the report continued. A recent report stated that Nasdaq had offered GBP 2.277bn for LSE.
Source
Die Welt

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Saturday, April 28, 2007

Stock exchange rules may be harmonized

Australia proposes mutual recognition of exchange regulations with US

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Friday, April 27, 2007

BBC NEWS | Business | Indian investment in London jumps

BBC NEWS Business Indian investment in London jumps

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Thursday, April 26, 2007

BBC NEWS | Business | ABN Amro investors in bid revolt

BBC NEWS Business ABN Amro investors in bid revolt

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VTB's $8.4Bln Float Viewed as Unlikely

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RBS pounces to thwart Barclays | Markets | Business | Money | Telegraph

RBS pounces to thwart Barclays Markets Business Money Telegraph

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NYSE Euronext Launches NYSE TransactTools - Leading Connectivity Solution Provider And Global Trading Network - Combining TransactTools With SIAC’s Sector And SFTI

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Chinese plays a rising wave for TSX

Most of the 55 listings are junior miners, but various sectors are represented

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British Airways says to delist from NYSE

LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - British Airways Plc (BAY.L: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Wednesday it intends to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

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RBS woos ABN with £49bn bid plan

BBC NEWS Business RBS woos ABN with £49bn bid plan

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Monday, April 23, 2007

LSE to open AIM securities trading to third party platforms

The London Stock Exchange has today issued a consultation notice which creates a framework for third party trading platforms to trade AIM securities while ensuring the maintenance of AIM's high regulatory standards.

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Glitches Cause Worry As Markets Cool Off

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Probe Hits Volga Gas Listing

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BBC NEWS | Business | BA considers Iberia takeover move

BBC NEWS Business BA considers Iberia takeover move

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BBC NEWS | Business | Barclays agrees £45bn Dutch deal

BBC NEWS Business Barclays agrees £45bn Dutch deal

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Sunday, April 22, 2007

BBC NEWS | Business | Barclays 'about to bid' for ABN

BBC NEWS Business Barclays 'about to bid' for ABN

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Addax seeks £2.7bn listing in London

Addax Petroleum, which is already listed in Toronto, has hired advisers ahead of a dual listing on the main market.

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Financial services: European Commission Consults On Facilitating Cross-Border Investment By Expert Investors (Private Placement)

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Standard Chartered shares gain on rumours of Citigroup interest - market report

Standard Chartered, the UK-listed bank, was mentioned in a market report in The Times as a potential bid target for Citigroup. The unattributed report mentioned talk of a bid approach at 2000p per share. Citigroup is a US-listed financial services company. A Daily Mail market report noted unattributed rumours that Temasek, the investment agency controlled by the Singapore government, might make a hostile offer for Standard Chartered. Temasek acquired an 11.55% stake in Standard Chartered slightly over a year ago. Standard Chartered shares closed 58p up at 1528p, giving the group a market capitalisation of GBP 21.16bn (EUR 31.17bn).
Source The Times (London), Daily Mail

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Saturday, April 21, 2007

Paperless Proxies

An SEC rule that takes effect July 1 will not only reduce printing and shipping costs but should also speed up voting and increase participation, say observers.

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US stock exchanges vie for new listings as IPOs gain momentum in 2007

NEW YORK: With the surging market for initial public offerings expected to pick up even more momentum this year, U.S. stock exchanges are actively campaigning to win these new listings.

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Market matures with securities regulations

BEIJING, April 19 -- China's stock markets are on their way to maturity - marked by less insider manipulation - with a new regulation controlling stock sales by senior company executives and majority shareholders.

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First quarter sees 41 Chinese companies go public

The first quarter saw 41 Chinese companies go public, raising 14 billion U.S. dollars, according to a quarterly report from consultancy Zero2IPO.

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Speech By HKEx Chairman

“The Road Ahead For Hong Kong’s Stock Market”

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China IPO boom threatens liquidity crunch

Two Chinese floats have raised over $7bn (€5.1bn) after pricing at the top of their price ranges, fuelling fears that the present thirst for initial public offerings could cause a squeeze on demand for deals later in the quarter.

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Anglo sets sights on dual listing for Mondi

Cape Town - Anglo American has overcome regulatory hurdles related to the planned London listing of Mondi by opting to split the European and South African assets of its paper and packaging unit.

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

UK - Xchanging sets IPO price range

FT.com / Companies / UK - Xchanging sets IPO price range

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Financial services - DTCC to handle Turquoise settlement

FT.com / Companies / Financial services - DTCC to handle Turquoise settlement

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Euroclear Creates UK Funds Liaison Group

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Monday, April 16, 2007

Russian pipeline firms to merge

BBC NEWS Business Russian pipeline firms to merge

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Nasdaq blocks LSE ambitions

Nasdaq blocks LSE ambitions This is Money

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Greater China stock exchanges

FT.com / Lex - Greater China stock exchanges

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JP Morgan claims proxies of its non-voting shareholders

Financial News and Information from Financial News Online US

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Hargreaves duo to share £510m in IPO-Business-Industry Sectors-Banking & Finance-TimesOnline

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Saudi investor snaps up 3% of HSBC

FT.com / Companies / Financial services - Saudi investor snaps up 3% of HSBC

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Bank sets range for dual listing

China CITIC Bank Corp yesterday narrowed the price range for its Hong Kong and Shanghai initial public offering in the world's second-largest stock sale this year, an e-mail to investors showed.

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China to limit share listings in Hong Kong: report

HONG KONG : Chinese regulators will limit the number of mainland companies listing their shares solely in Hong Kong in a bid to encourage enterprises to join Chinese bourses, a report said Monday.

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Nasdaq 'should hurry up and buy exchanges'

New York: The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc may be looking to buy another exchange, and analysts say it had better hurry up.

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Japan govt planning one-stop Tokyo exchange - report

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The government has decided to facilitate the creation of an all-in-one exchange that handles the trading of stocks, financial futures as well as industrial and agricultural commodities, with an eye toward turning the Tokyo Stock Exchange into such a venue by the end of March 2009, the Nikkei financial daily reported, without citing sources.

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Friday, April 13, 2007

Aim listing mooted for Chinese venture | Business | Money | Telegraph

Aim listing mooted for Chinese venture Business Money Telegraph

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

Nordic bourse denies Nasdaq bid

BBC NEWS Business Nordic bourse denies Nasdaq bid

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Exchange compass points east

FT.com / Home UK / UK - Exchange compass points east

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Drug Maker to Float 40% Stake in IPO

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

TSX Group Announces 2007 US Business Development Campaign - First Time Initiative For Canada’s Largest Stock Exchange Operator

Group Inc. (TSX:X), operator of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, will launch its US business development campaign for 2007 in New York today. The event will be held at the Princeton Club in Manhattan from 12:00pm to 1:30pm.

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VTB Boasts Its IPO Will Best Sberbank's

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

AIM Market report:Bumper international listings compensate for falling numbers

Last month the London Stock Exchange released some depressing figures, showing that the hunger for Aim stocks is clearly subsiding.

# posted by P : 7:24 PM

Russia’s Volga-Gaz intends to enter London Stock Exchange

LONDON, April 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s natural gas producing company Volga-Gaz at the end of April will place 30 percent of its stocks on the London Stock Exchange AIM. About 100 million US dollars is expected to be attracted within the framework of the operation, The Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

# posted by P : 7:22 PM

NYSE heads for Paris to woo Asia

Promising Chinese and Indian companies have long been accustomed to foreign investment bankers knocking on their doors, but over the past two years they have started to receive another type of visitor – overseas stock exchanges wanting to host their initial public offerings.

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Monday, April 09, 2007

Tokyo Stock Exchange Launches A “New Products Planning Project”

Under the positive environment being prepared for listing of a broad range of financial products thanks to the enactment of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. has launched an in-house cross-sectional “New Products Planning Project” in order to speedily and proactively work on developing and listing new products based on the recently adopted “New Medium Term Management Plan.”

# posted by P : 8:55 PM

AIMing at London may get tough for Indian cos

MUMBAI: London's Alternative Investment Market, popularly known as AIM, could soon lose its status as the El Dorado for a large number of Indian companies wishing to list there, aiming for "easy money".

# posted by P : 2:39 AM

US regulators embrace a new internationalism

One of the paradoxes of the US is that a nation built on immigrants has long been so suspicious of the rest of the world. But in the past few months, US regulators have made huge strides to throw open the doors to their markets.

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NYSE is left in the cold as Russians flock to London

FT.com / Home UK / UK - NYSE is left in the cold as Russians flock to London

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Thursday, April 05, 2007

Bank Trust Buyout Plans

Business in Brief: "Bank Trust Buyout Plans
LONDON -- The owners of National Bank Trust and Trust Investment Bank, two Russian lenders, plan to raise as much as ?150 million ($300 million) in an initial public offering of a Russian private equity fund.
Shares of the fund are scheduled to begin trading on London's Alternative Investment Market next month, Artashes Terzyan, a managing partner at National Bank Trust and Trust Investment Bank, said. Dawnay Day Group and KBC Peel Hunt are managing the IPO, he said. (Bloomberg)"

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FSA to act on foreign IPO concerns

FT.com / World / UK - FSA to act on foreign IPO concerns

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Polyus Channels Profit to Dividends

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FSA to probe governance of foreign listings | Business | Money | Telegraph

FSA to probe governance of foreign listings Business Money Telegraph

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Shares Of NYSE Euronext Begin Trading, Marking The Beginning Of The First Truly Global Financial Marketplace

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Euroclear Signs Agreement With Russian Depository - Securities Industry News

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Saga considers stock market float

BBC NEWS England Kent Saga considers stock market float

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

China bank launches $3bn listing

BBC NEWS Business China bank launches $3bn listing

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NYSE Euronext to see Paris listings

FT.com / In depth - NYSE Euronext to see Paris listings

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German group seeks to delist from NYSE

FT.com / Companies / Basic industries - German group seeks to delist from NYSE

# posted by Jeff : 1:53 AM

Europe tops US in stock market value

FT.com / Markets / UK - Europe tops US in stock market value

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

NYSE raps London for Russian listings | Business | Money | Telegraph

NYSE raps London for Russian listings Business Money Telegraph

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Euroclear Signs MoU With The National Depository Center Of Russia

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BBC NEWS | Business | Russians join race for Alitalia

BBC NEWS Business Russians join race for Alitalia

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Sunday, April 01, 2007

LSE mulls stake in Dubai exchange

The London Stock Exchange and its counterpart in the wealthy Gulf state of Dubai have held talks about forging a strategic alliance that could involve the acquisition of cross-shareholdings.

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