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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Review Of Disclosures By Listed Companies Pursuant To The AFEP/MEDEF Recommendations On Executive Compensation

Date 16/01/2009

Recommendations concerning the compensation of executive officers of companies with securities listed on a regulated market were formulated by the French employers' confederation, MEDEF, and the private companies association, AFEP, and were published on 6 October 2008. Further to this, at their meeting on 7 October 2008, Cabinet ministers called on the boards of directors of these companies to adopt the recommendations before the end of 2008. Accordingly, the Autorité des marchés financiers (
PWG Private-Sector Committees Finalize Best Practices For Hedge Funds

Date 16/01/2009

The two private-sector committees established by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released their finalized sets of best practices for asset managers and hedge fund investors in an effort to increase accountability for participants in this industry.
Nationalisation Of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Plc - Suspension Of Trading

Date 16/01/2009

The Minister for Finance announced on the 15th January 2009 following consultation with the Board of Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Plc, that the Government has taken steps that will enable it to take the Bank into public ownership.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Resignation Of Director

Date 16/01/2009

A director resigned on January 16, 2009 as follows. Name of Director Manabu Matsumoto (outside director) Date January 16, 2009 Reason Personal reasons
NYSE Celebrates Jan. 20 Inauguration Of President-Elect Barack Obama - Local School Children, Downtown Alliance , And National Park Service To Ring Opening Bell - Inauguration Broadcast Live For Public Viewing On Jumbotron In Front Of The Exchange - Bibl

Date 16/01/2009

The New York Stock Exchange will celebrate the Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama, when he is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States . To honor this historic occasion, the NYSE will ring The Opening BellSM from the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial -- the location of the first Inauguration -- with local school children, joined by representatives from the Downtown Alliance and the National Park Service.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On Application Submitted By ELX Futures, L.P. For Designation Of A Contract Market

Date 16/01/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on an application submitted by ELX Futures, L.P., for designation as a contract market. Comments should be submitted on or before Monday, February 9, 2009.
Neonet Comments On Discussions With Counterparty

Date 16/01/2009

Neonet has decided not to proceed with the previously announced discussions with a counterparty concerning possible forms of cooperation. Neonet also confirms that no offer has been received by the company.
CME Group To Offer Ethanol Swaps On CME ClearPort

Date 16/01/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that legacy Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) ethanol swaps contracts will be available on CME ClearPort(R), the electronic system that extends the benefits of centralized clearing to over-the-counter (OTC) products, scheduled to begin on January 25 for trade date January 26.
SEC Staff Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Survey To January 31

Date 16/01/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has extended the deadline to January 31 for public companies’ participation in a Web-based survey about the costs and benefits of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 16/01/2009

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