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SEC Warns Public Pension Funds About Inadequate Compliance Procedures

Date 06/03/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a report reminding public pension funds of their responsibilities under the federal securities laws, and warning them that they assume a greater risk of running afoul of anti-fraud and other provisions if they do not have adequate compliance policies and procedures in place to prevent wrongdoing in their money management functions.
CME Group Statement To Clarify Erroneous Crain's Chicago Business Article

Date 06/03/2008

In an article today, it was reported that CME Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy and Vice Chairman Charlie Carey rejected a settlement offer from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). This is untrue. As this is a class action lawsuit, only the class and the lawyers representing the class are able to accept or reject any potential settlement offers.
American Stock Exchange Reports An Increase In Short Interest

Date 06/03/2008

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,240,299,202 shares as of the February 29, 2008 settlement date, an increase of 66,410,478 from the 1,173,888,724 (adjusted) shares reported on February 15, 2008. The figure represents trades through February 26, 2008.
Dubai Financial Market Signs MoU With Karachi Stock Exchange - • MoU Arranged By Pakistan Business Council In UAE - • Encourages Cross Listings Of Equities On Both Markets

Date 06/03/2008

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). The MoU will encourage listed companies in both stock markets to cross list their equities.
Dalian Commodity Exchange Sets 4 New Records Again

Date 06/03/2008

Dalian Commodity Exchange announced that it set four records today, trading some 4,908,142 contracts, worth 267.962 billion yuan. Soybean oil futures totalled 891,812 contracts, worth 119.721 billion yuan. It was second time that a new high was set this week.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Heating Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 06/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the heating oil, New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap, heating oil financial, and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
TSX Block List Leaders<SUP><SMALL>TM</SUP></SMALL> For February 2008

Date 06/03/2008

Here are the TSX Block List LeadersTM for February 2008. Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders list shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.
March Half Yearly Review Of S&P/MIB Index Constituents - Change Of Index Methodology

Date 06/03/2008

Following the March half yearly review, Standard & Poor’s will not make any changes to the S&P/MIB Index constituents effective at the start of trading on Monday 25 March 2008.
Bolsa De Madrid Ombudsman 2007 Report: Retail Investors Accounted For 60% Of Information Requests

Date 06/03/2008

Retail investors accounted for 60% of all information requests filed in 2007, in contrast with 50% the previous year, according to the Bolsa de Madrid Ombudsman Report 2007. "The Ombudsman is the most suitable channel through which retail investors can obtain clear and timely answers to their queries", said Carlos Fernández, Bolsa de Madrid Ombudsman during the presentation of the Report, today.
SEC: Office Of The Chief Accountant Selects Six Professional Accounting Fellows

Date 06/03/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant has selected six professional accounting fellows for two-year terms beginning in 2008: