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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices

Date 27/12/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the changes in the S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan SmallCap 250 Indices effective after the close of trading Wednesday, January 9th 2008.
CFTC Applauds Increased Funding Level For The Agency

Date 27/12/2007

Today, the President signed into law an omnibus spending bill (H.R. 2764) that includes $112,050,000 for the CFTC for the 2008 fiscal year. Commenting on this action, CFTC Acting Chairman Walter Lukken said: “I applaud the President and Congress for the level of CFTC funding included in this bill. The $112,050,000 funding mark is critical and greatly appreciated; it will enable the Commission to move forward with substantial technological and personnel investments. These enhancemen
SEC Fee Rate Advisory #6 For Fiscal Year 2008

Date 27/12/2007

President Bush signed H.R. 2764, the appropriations bill that includes funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Dec. 26, 2007. Accordingly, effective Dec. 31, 2007, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rate applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions will increase to $39.30 per million dollars. The Section 6(b)
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 27/12/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas; Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap; natural gas penultimate and last day financial; and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) - Changes To The S&P/HKEx GEM Index Constituents

Date 27/12/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following GICS changes to the S&P/HKEx GEM Index which will become effective after the close of business Friday December 28, 2007.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Scheduled Date Of Announcement Of Financial Statements For 3rd Quarter Of FY2007

Date 27/12/2007

OSE is scheduled to announce financial statements for the third quarter of FY2007 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. OSE plans to post the overview of financial status and business performance on the same day at the website.
December 2007 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 27/12/2007

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was up 4.59% for the month of December. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Soybean, Corn, and Sugar had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 12.87%, 12.64%, and 11.79%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Zinc, Aluminum and Lean Hogs, which were down 7.13%, 4.25%, and 3.73% respectively, in December.
Deutsche Börse: Record IPO Year For Deutsche Börse In 2007 - 15 First-Time Listings In Frankfurt From China And Russia/CIS - Successful Launch Of REITs Segment In November

Date 27/12/2007

Deutsche Börse looks back on 2007 as a positive year for the primary market. As of 27 December 2007, there have been a total of 230 new listings in all segments in Frankfurt. This means that Deutsche Börse has topped the excellent results from the previous year yet again.
MICEX Board Decides To Raise The Capitalization Of The National Clearing Centre

Date 27/12/2007

At its regular meeting, the MICEX Board deemed it expedient to raise the capitalization of the National Clearing Centre (NCC) from 700 million rubles to 1.735 billion rubles. It is intended to increase the authorized capital of the NCC through an additional issue of shares in the NCC.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/12/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 2 January 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and st