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NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/09/2008

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 15, 2008.
NASDAQ OMX Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ OMX Stocks As Of Settlement Date September 15, 2008

Date 24/09/2008

At the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2008, short interest in 2,615 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 9,887,521,820 shares compared with 9,795,107,997 shares in 2,624 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 29, 2008. The mid-September short interest represents 5.21 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 5.39 days for the prior reporting period.
SEC Wins Major Hedge Fund Fraud Case Against Michael Lauer, Head Of Lancer Management Group

Date 24/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a district court judge today granted its motion for summary judgment against the architect of a massive billion-dollar hedge fund fraud.
Testimony By US Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Before The House Committee On Financial Services Hearing On Turmoil In U.S. Credit Markets: Recent Actions Regarding Government Sponsored Entities, Investment Banks And Other Financial Institutions

Date 24/09/2008

Chairman Frank, Congressman Bachus, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I appreciate that we are here to discuss an unprecedented program, but these are unprecedented times for the American people and our economy. I also appreciate that Congress and the Administration are working closely together so that we can help the American people by quickly enacting a program to stabilize our financial system.
Carbon Credit Auction - BM&FBOVESPA Discloses Minimum Bid Price: €14.20 Per Ton

Date 24/09/2008

BM&FBOVESPA has disclosed the minimum bid price for the sale of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) – also known as carbon credits -, held by the São Paulo Municipal Government: €14.20 per ton. The auction will take place tomorrow, September 25th. A total amount of 713,000 CERs will be auctioned in a single lot under the terms of the Clean Development Mechanism – 454.343 CERs from the Bandeirantes landfill Energy Project and 258.657 CERs from São João landfill Energy Project.

SEC Charges California Investment Adviser With Committing Fraud While Recommending Hedge Fund To Investors

Date 24/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based investment adviser and its owner with fraud for failing to disclose a material conflict of interest when recommending that their clients invest in a hedge fund that made undisclosed subprime and other high-risk investments.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 25, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 24/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 25, 2008 (effective with the September 24 evening session).
CFTC Sanctions Four Registered Commodity Pool Operators For Failing To File Timely Commodity Pool Reports With The National Futures Association - Mansur Capital Corp., Persistent Edge Management, LLC, Stillwater Capital Partners, Inc., And Stillwater Capi

Date 24/09/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today simultaneously filed and settled charges against four registered commodity pool operators (CPOs), charging them with failing to distribute to investors and file with the National Futures Association (NFA) one or more of their respective commodity pools’ annual reports in a timely manner. Mansur Capital Corporation of Chicago, Persistent Edge Management, LLC of San Francisco, California, and Stillwater Capital Partners
Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Policy - Situation Of The World Financial System And Its Effects On The European Economy, European Parliament Plenary Debate, Brussels, 24 September 2008

Date 24/09/2008

Many thanks Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The series of events we have witnessed in financial markets during the last year, and in particular during the last few days, are of a magnitude that exceeds anything we have seen in our lifetime. Many believe, and I tend to agree, that this will trigger important changes in the functioning of the international financial system. Since the outbreak of the crisis in August 2007, disclosed losses have totalled mo
CFTC Files Action To Revoke The Registration Of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Company

Date 24/09/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an action to revoke the registration of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC (PAAM) as a Commodity Pool Operator (CPO). The action is based, in part, on fraud judgments entered against PAAM.