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Instinet Opens BrokerShare To Non-Broker-Dealers

Date 23/04/2007

Instinet, a global agency broker and wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced it has expanded its pioneering BrokerShare® commission sharing arrangement (CSA) program to include non-broker-dealers. As a result, Instinet will now provide institutional clients with Section 28(e) eligible services obtained from non-broker-dealers, such as independent research providers, through trading commissions on a variable basis rather than a static soft dollar invoice amount.
Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 23/04/2007

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following change in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday April 24, 2007. Haikou Agriculture & Industry & Trade (Luoniushan) Co., Ltd. (Exchange Ticker: SZ000735, GICS code: 30202030), a member of S&P/CITIC 300 Index, will increase its index shares from 618,298,000 to 789,428,000. This change is pursuant to a resumption of trading in 171,130,000 shares that are considered available float
NYMEX To Launch Three New Gasoline And Diesel Futures Contracts

Date 23/04/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will launch three new gasoline futures contracts that will begin trading on the NYMEX trading floor and the CME Globex® electronic trading platform on May 13 for trade date May 14.
Share Changes For Accor SA & Belgacom SA In The S&P European Indices

Date 23/04/2007

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 Wednesday 25 April 2007: Accor SA (France, SEDOL: 5852842, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25301020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, shares will increase to 224,784,000 following the redemption of convertible securities. Belgacom SA (Belgium, SEDOL: B00D9P6, GICS: Telecommunication Services
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Urges All Federal Parties To Let Marketplace Decide On Location For Carbon Exchange

Date 23/04/2007

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”), through its affiliate Canadian Climate Exchange Inc. (“CCE”), is asking all federal parties to reject the motion by Bloc Quebecois MP Bernard Bigras to select Montreal as the location of a carbon exchange for trading in Canada.

DIFX Academy And AUD Business School Team Up For Lecture On Wealth Creation And Capital Markets In Dubai

Date 23/04/2007

The DIFX Academy, the training arm of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), and the American University in Dubai (AUD) Business School have joined forces to organise a lecture addressing the foundations of wealth creation, the role of capital markets, and Dubai’s many achievements and challenges.
SEC: The President's Identity Theft Task Force Releases Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Combat Identity Theft

Date 23/04/2007

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft.
CBOE Announces 2007 First Quarter Financial Results

Date 23/04/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that its unaudited pre-tax profit for the three-month period ending March 31, 2007 was $30.3 million compared to pre-tax profit of $8.3 million during the same period a year ago. Net income for the first quarter was $17.6 million compared to $5.0 million during the first quarter in 2006. CBOE's average daily volume for the first three months of 2007 was 3.4 million contracts, compared to 2.5 million contracts during the first quarter of 200
SEC Announces $125 Million Fair Fund Distribution To Investors Injured By Pilgrim Baxter Market Timing Fraud

Date 23/04/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $125 million Fair Fund distribution to more than 254,000 investors who were harmed by fraudulent market timing in the PBHG Funds between June 1998 and December 2001. Today’s distribution is the first in a series of three disbursements from the Fair Fund that will distribute a total of approximately $267 million to more than 384,000 affected PBHG Funds’ account holders. The Fair Fund resulted from Commission enforcement actions charging
Touting "China" Stocks Latest "Pump And Dump" Scheme, NASD Alert Says

Date 23/04/2007

NASD is warning investors to be wary of faxes, emails and even cell phone text messages touting low-priced "China" stocks of companies that often have no affiliation with China or its stock markets.