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SIFMA: Visa Reforms Vital To U.S. Financial Industry Competitiveness

Date 27/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today called for changes to the visa allocation system. The U.S. is quickly approaching the April 1, 2008 filing date for firms to request H-1B visas for potential employees for fiscal year 2009. For the second year in a row, the 65,000 H-1B visa cap is expected to be reached April 1, the first day applications are accepted.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, March 27, 2008: Invicta Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXVN:IGG) will change its name to LNG Energy Ltd. The company will trade under the new ticker symbol "LNG" and the new CUSIP number 50212K 10 4. There will be no consolidation of capital.
CHX Hires Financial Technology Partners LP As Exclusive Strategic And Financial Advisor

Date 27/03/2008

CHX today announced that it has hired San Francisco-based Financial Technology Partners LP ("FT Partners") as it considers its financial and strategic alternatives. FT Partners is a leading independent investment bank focused exclusively on the financial technology sector. Steve McLaughlin, Founder and Managing Partner, will be the lead investment banker for FT Partners.
Beiersdorf AG Replaces Biffa Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008: Beiersdorf AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5107401, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30302010) will replace Biffa Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B129PL7, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201050) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the acquis
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two New Options On Friday, March 28

Date 27/03/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade two new options on March 28, 2008.

IWF Change For Compagnie De Saint-Gobain In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

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 Thursday 03 April 2008: Saint-Gobain (France, SEDOL: 7380482, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, IWF will change to 0.7940, following the acquisition of a 20.6 p.c. stake by Wendel, a French investment firm.
SIFMA’s Asset Management Group To Play Key Role In Meeting 2008 Goals Outlined By Operations Management Group For Derivatives Trades Processing

Date 27/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA’s) Asset Management Group (AMG) is part of a letter of agreement that was signed by the senior managers of 17 major derivatives dealers (Major Dealers). The agreement serves as an update to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and other regulators and outlines goals, strategies and major benchmarks toward the continued improvement and streamlining of operational efficiency within the credit and equities derivatives markets.
CFTC: Texas Resident Aden Rusfeldt And Rusfeldt Investments LLP To Pay More Than $3 Million In Penalties In Currency Fraud Case

Date 27/03/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today it obtained more than $3 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties in a CFTC foreign currency (forex) anti-fraud action against Aden Rusfeldt and Rusfeldt Investments LLP, both of Dickinson, Texas.
NYMEX To Change Margins For New York Harbor Ethanol Futures Contract

Date 27/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margins for its new New York Harbor ethanol futures contract, which will launch on March 30 for trade date March 31.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Delaware Supreme Court Approves The Settlement In Ginsburg V. PHLX

Date 27/03/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware unanimously approved the settlement in the Ginsburg v. Phlx, et al litigation. This clears the way for the completion of the merger between PHLX and NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., subject to SEC approval.