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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Pledges Efforts Upon Conclusion Of The 17th National People’s Congress Of The CPC

Date 26/10/2007

Chen Dongzheng, party secretary and director of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange pledged doubled efforts to be taken by the staff to study and put to practice the spirit of the 17 National People’s Congress of the CPC, which would also serve the overarching guidelines to the future work of the bourse.
EBITDA Up 70% In Third Quarter, 90% Year To Date – NZX Group Financial Result

Date 26/10/2007

NZX today announced a Q3 2007 EBITDA result of $3.93 million. This represents a 70% increase on the $2.31 million result recorded for Q3 2006. Net profit after tax reached $2.29 million, an increase of 49% over the same period in 2006.
IWF Change For Compagnie De Saint-Gobain In The S&P European

Date 25/10/2007

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 Monday 29 October 2007: Compagnie de 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 0.882, following the purchase of a 11.8% stake by Wendel Investissement.
Standard & Poor's Announces The S&P Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For October 2007

Date 25/10/2007

Standard & Poor's has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 25/10/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) has announced the distribution of certain coal assets via a special dividend to shareholders. For every ten shares of Peabody Energy, shareholders will receive one share of Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:PCX). After the close of trading on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, the distributed shares of Patriot Coal will be added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index.

Former BP Trader Paul Kelly Agrees To Pay $400,000 Civil Penalty To Settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Charges Of Attempted Manipulation Of The NYMEX Unleaded Gasoline Futures Contract - CFTC Order Finds That Kelly Attempted To Manipulate Th

Date 25/10/2007

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the issuance of an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Paul K. Kelly, a former gasoline trader for BP Products North America Inc. (BPPNA), for attempting to manipulate the price spread between the November and December 2002 unleaded gasoline futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on October 31, 2002, the last day of trading for the November 2002 unleaded gasoline futu
BP Agrees To Pay A Total Of $303 Million In Sanctions To Settle Charges Of Manipulation And Attempted Manipulation In The Propane Market

Date 25/10/2007

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the entry of a consent order by the Honorable Ruben Castillo of the Northern District of Illinois (Order) settling charges brought against BP Products North America Inc. (BP), a corporate entity based in Warrenville Illinois, for manipulating and attempting to manipulate the price of TET propane in February 2004, for cornering the market for TET propane in February 2004, and for attempting to manipulate the price of T
SEC Charges Former CEO Of Military Body Armor Supplier With Financial Fraud And Insider Trading

Date 25/10/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against David H. Brooks, the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at DHB Industries, Inc., a major supplier of body armor to the U.S. military and law enforcement agencies.
Program Trading Averaged 29.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Oct. 15-19

Date 25/10/2007

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Oct. 15-19.
FINRA Fines UBS Financial Services $370,000 For Late Reporting, Failing To Report Broker Information - Firm Was Late With More Than 550 Disclosure Filings Relating To Customer Complaints, Regulatory Actions And Criminal Disclosures - Firm Failed To Disclo

Date 25/10/2007

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured and fined UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBS) $370,000, for making hundreds of late disclosures to FINRA's Central Registration Depository (CRD) of information about its brokers, including customer complaints, regulatory actions and criminal disclosures. Those reporting violations occurred over a three-year period, from January 2002 through December 2004.