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Information Committee Has Approved Changes In The List Of The RTS Index Constituents

Date 25/08/2008

From September 15 to December 12, 2008 a new list of RTS Index constituents, approved by the Information Committee of OJSC "RTS", will come into force.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Raw Sugar Futures From Aug. 26, 2008

Date 25/08/2008

The daily price limits for Raw Sugar futures will remain at the same level, 1,500 yen.
Maurren Maggi, From The BM&FBOVESPA Athletics Club, Makes Gold Medal History In Beijing

Date 22/08/2008

Maurren Maggi, a Brazilian athlete from the BM&FBOVESPA Athletics Club, won a gold medal in the long jump today, August 22, and became Brazil’s first women’s track-and-field athlete to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games. With a leap of 7.04m on her first jump, Maurren surpassed Russia’s Tatyana Lebedeva who won silver with a jump of 7.03m. Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria took home the bronze medal, with a mark of 6.91m.
CME Group Announces New Members Of Its Board Of Directors And Special Dividend

Date 22/08/2008

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the three new directors from NYMEX Holdings, Inc. who will serve on the company's board of directors effective immediately. The three new directors are: James Newsome, Class I with a term expiring in 2011 Robert Steele, Class II, with a term expiring in 2009 Dennis Suskind, Class III, with a term expiring in 2010 CME Group Inc. also declared a special dividend of $5.00 per share of its Class A and Class B common stock, a
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 22/08/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders Duvernay Oil Corp. (TSX:DDV) have accepted the $CDN83.00 cash per share offer from Shell Canada Limited. Duvernay will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity and the S&P/TSX Capped Energy indices after the close of trading on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 22/08/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, August 22, 2008: Westward Explorations Ltd. (TSXVN:WWE) will be removed from the index. The company will be transferred to NEX to trade under the ticker symbol "WWE.H" and there is no change to the CUSIP number and no consolidation of capital.
SEC Enforcement Division Announces Preliminary Settlement With Merrill Lynch To Help Auction Rate Securities Investors

Date 22/08/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced that a preliminary settlement in principle has been reached with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch) that would enable investors who purchased auction rate securities from the firm to receive a total of up to $7 billion to restore their losses and liquidity.
New York Attorney General Cuomo Announces Settlements With Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, And Deutsche Bank To Recover Billions For Investors In Auction Rate Securities - Total Of Over $10.5 Billion To Be Returned To Investors - Total Of Approximately $50

Date 22/08/2008

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced another round of agreements to provide liquidity to consumers who purchased auction rate securities. Under the latest series of agreements, Merrill Lynch & Co. (“Merrill Lynch”), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (“Goldman Sachs”), Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG (collectively, “Deutsche Bank”) will return an estimated $10 billion to investors across New York State and the nation. The
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date August 25, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 22/08/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date August 25, 2008 (effective with the August 24 evening session).
Statement Of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox Regarding Today’s Circuit Court Decision

Date 22/08/2008

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox today issued the following statement regarding a decision in Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: “The decision today of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upholding the constitutionality of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is welcome news for the Commission, investors and U.S. capital markets. “The creation of the PCAOB was a central