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MX And TSX Disclose The Results Of Amalgamation Consideration Elections By MX Shareholders

Date 30/04/2008

Montréal Exchange Inc. (MX) and TSX Group Inc. (TSX Group) today announced the results of the elections by MX shareholders with respect to the consideration they will receive pursuant to the terms of the amalgamation agreement between MX and TSX Group. The election deadline was 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2008.
European High Yield Q1 Issuance Slows Dramatically - Quiet On The European Leveraged Market Front With No High Yield Deals And Leverage Loan Issuance Dropping Sharply

Date 30/04/2008

European leveraged finance issuance slowed to a trickle in the first quarter of 2008 accounting for just €11.1 billion of leveraged loan volume, according to a report released today by the European High Yield Association (EHYA), an affiliate of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). Total issuance for the first quarter was a dramatic drop from the €89.4 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2007. Significantly, there were no high yield bond issues for the quarter r
Ibovespa Closes April 30 At 67,868 Points

Date 30/04/2008

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 6.33% at 67,868 points, the highest close since December 12, when it reached 65,790 points.
BEST Brazil Gathers 310 Investors In 2008 Middle Eastern And European Road Shows

Date 30/04/2008

Brazil Excellence in Securities Transactions has finished its first round of 2008 road shows gathering an audience of 310 investors. BEST in the Middle East and in Europe was held in Dubai, London, Luxembourg and Geneva and included official events and parallel meetings in those cities.
Share Change For Munich Re Group AG In The S&P European Indices

Date 30/04/2008

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 Wednesday 07 May 2008:

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At 60 Cents - Daily Price Limit For Trade Date May 1, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 30/04/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 1, 2008 (effective with the April 30 evening session).
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes

Date 30/04/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index and Dow Jones Global Select Dividend 100 Index.
SEC Sets Fee Rates For Fiscal Year 2009

Date 30/04/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2009, the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be set at $55.80 per million dollars. In addition, the fees applicable to most securities transactions will be fixed at $9.30 per million dollars.
NYMEX To Change Margins For RBOB Gasoline Futures Contracts

Date 30/04/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the RBOB gasoline, RBOB financial, RBOB calendar swap, and NYMEX miNYTM RBOB futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
SEC Charges Birmingham Mayor And Friends For Undisclosed Payment Scheme In Municipal Bond Deals

Date 30/04/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and two of his friends in connection with undisclosed payments to Langford related to municipal bond offerings and swap agreement transactions Langford directed on behalf of Jefferson County, Ala. Also charged was the Alabama broker-dealer firm that reaped millions of dollars in fees from the deals.