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  • SEC Charges Unregistered Hedge Fund With Fraud

    Date 25/02/2009

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Pearl River, N.Y., investment management firm and its principal for operating a large-scale scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors of millions of dollars by providing them with misleading marketing materials that significantly overstated investment returns and by misrepresenting the value of the assets under management.

  • CFE To Introduce Trading In CBOE Mini-VIX Futures March 2

    Date 25/02/2009

    The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that on Monday, March 2, it plans to launch trading in CBOE mini-VIX futures, a new contract which will be one-tenth the size of CFE's standard CBOE VIX futures contract.The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), based on real-time S&P 500 Index (SPX) options listed on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE ), reflects investors' consensus view of future expected market volatility of the S&P 500 Index.

  • CME Group Announces The Launch Of New Average Price Options Contracts

    Date 25/02/2009

    CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced four new average price options contracts, scheduled to begin trading on March 8 for trade date March 9. These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. The products will be available through the CME ClearPort®, an open clearing system, and the New York trading floor.

  • State Aid: European Commission Provides Guidance For The Treatment Of Impaired Assets In The EU Banking Sector

    Date 25/02/2009

    The European Commission has provided guidance on the treatment of asset relief measures by Member States. Impaired assets correspond to categories of assets on which banks are likely to incur losses (e.g. US sub-prime mortgage backed securities). The Commission considers that a common European approach is presently needed to deal with the treatment of impaired assets, to make sure that foreseeable losses are disclosed and properly handled and banks can u

  • Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Policy, The European Economy And The Crisis: Policies For Recovery - Conference EEAG Report On The European Economy Brussels, 25 February 2009

    Date 25/02/2009

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by thanking the European Economic Advisory Group as well as Bruegel, for inviting me to this conference. In these difficult and highly uncertain times, it is useful to exchange views on the economic situation and discuss policy options.