Alternative Market Updates
Country Article Name or Title of Alternative Market Update Web Page Australia ASSOB - Funding alternatives come on board for SMEs ,24670970-5010941,00.html, http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,24670970-5010941,00.html Canada Quebec stock plan to benefit smaller companies http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/lac.20090320.rquebec20/tpstory/business Canada TMX Market Information and Statistics http://www.tsx.com/en/news_events/news_archives/tsx_venture_exchange_archives/market_information.html China China to launch Nasdaq-style second board http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-03/31/content_7634008.htm China China's New Growth Enterprise Market - A Welcome Alternative to Emerging Companies in China http://vcexperts.com/vce/news/buzz/archive_view.asp?id=673&referrer=buzz&mail_id=buzz909 China NASDAQ-like board may launch in October http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-05/11/content_7761648.htm China Wokai http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/13/bacb16vufe.dtl Egypt Egyptian Exchange Chairman Maged Shawky and his team are providing an alternative through the Nilex SME Exchange http://www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?articleid=8369 Egypt Nilex Egypt’s SME exchange to start trading on June 2010 3, 2010 http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=CM&artid=180430 Greece EN.Alternative Market Announcement http://www.ase.gr/content/gr/announcements/files/listing%20guide%20to%20en_a%2020081211%20v_0-80.pdf India MCX eyes equity bourse http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090202/jsp/business/story_10472468.jsp India Now SME can have their own exchange http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Market_News/Now_SMEs_can_have_own_exchange/articleshow/2491565.cms India Now SMEs can have own exchange http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/market_news/now_smes_can_have_own_exchange/articleshow/2491565.cms India Reliance Money Plans to set up SME Stock Exchange http://smecapitalmarkets.net/alternativemarketnews.aspx India Reliance Money Plans to set up SME Stock Exchange http://www.relianceinsider.com/2009/01/reliance-money-plans-to-set-up-sme-stock-exchange-1797/#more-1797 India R-Money scouts for SME stock exchange partner http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/r-money-scouts-for-sme-stock-exchange-partner/00/31/346568/ India SME exchange by year-end http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/08/20/stories/2008082051441500.htm Jamaica JSE Junior Exchange – Seminar http://www.jamstockex.com/controller.php?action=readnews&contentid=10207 Jamaica JSE Junior Stock Exchange to Commence Operations on April 1 http://www.jis.gov.jm/finance_planning/html/20090115t080000-0500_18031_jis_junior_stock_exchange_to_commence_operations_on_april_1_.asp Jamaica Junior stock market steers toward early 2009 roll-out http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20081031/business/business6.html Japan OTC is being restructured into SME Market http://www.kwrintl.com/library/1999/focus8.html Nairobi NSE seeks ways to lure small businesses into capital markets http://www.bdafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12799&Itemid=5880 Poland Warsaw Stock Exchange's NewConnect market scored 105 new listings during 2008 http://www.exchange-handbook.co.uk/index.cfm?section=news&action=detail&id=79869 South Africa AltX celebrates 5 years http://www.gbn.co.za/articles/dailynews/130.html South Africa AltX riding stock exchange wave http://www.southafrica.info/business/trends/newbusiness/altx.htm South Africa AltX: The alternative exchange http://timbuktuchronicles.blogspot.com/2005/11/altx-alternative-exchange.html Turkey A bourse for SMEs may be on the way http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/10747619.asp?scr=1 Ukraine Invest Ukraine http://www.investukraine.org/ Ukraine Invest Ukraine http://www.investukraine.org/images/pdf/investukraine_eng.pdf United Kingdom Government move will aid SME bidders http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/business-entrepreneurship/2009/02/10/government-move-will-aid-sme-bidders-65233-22890652/ United States CogentMarkets to offer alternative to secondary market trading of hedge funds http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=289919 United States Online plan helps startups present ideas http://www.lvrj.com/business/49923017.html United States Pink OTC Markets Announces Limit Order Protection Changes http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/about/news.jsp United States Pink Sheets: 2008 OTC Market Developments Webinar http://www.pinksheets.com/pink/pinknews.jsp?id=115 United States Pink Sheets: OTC Market Developments Powerpoint http://pinksheets.com/content/doc/webinar/pinkotcwebinar1208.pdf United States Startup hopes to create new market for pre-IPO shares http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12596601 Vietnam Vietnam Launches OTC Market http://www.thanhniennews.com/business/?catid=2&newsid=33954 Subscribe to feed