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Speech By SEC Chairman: Mutual Fund Prospectus Simplification - Financial Statements Using IFRS - Small Business Capital Formation, Simplified Reporting, And Disclosure Reforms

Date 15/11/2007

SEC Open Meeting SEC Headquarters Office Main Auditorium Washington, D.C. November 15, 2007 Good morning. This is a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Government in the Sunshine Act on November 15, 2007. We have a full agenda today with five significant actions to consider. The first is making major improvements to mutual fund disclosure for the benefit of retail investors.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 15/11/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The unitholders of Gateway Casinos Income Fund (TSX:GCI.UN) have accepted the $CDN25.26 cash per unit offer from New World Gaming Partners Ltd. Gateway Casinos Income Fund will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index. The transaction will be effective after the close on Monday, November 19, 2007.
SEC Votes To Adopt Three Rules To Improve Regulation Of Smaller Businesses

Date 15/11/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt three measures to modernize and improve its capital-raising, reporting and disclosure requirements for smaller companies. These measures address some of the key recommendations made by the SEC's Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies in its final report.
NASDAQ Supports New SEC Rules Allowing Non-U.S. Companies To File Financial Statements Using International Financial Reporting Standards - NASDAQ Proposes Amendment To Its Rules To Allow Companies Full Benefit Of This Change

Date 15/11/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(r)") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced it fully supports the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) decision today to allow non-U.S. companies to file their financial statements with the SEC using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The SEC's new rules eliminate the need for non-U.S. companies to reconcile their financial statements prepared under IFRS with U.S.
SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #3 For Fiscal Year 2008

Date 15/11/2007

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 2008 since Oct. 1, 2007, has been extended further through Dec. 14, 2007. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will remain at their current rates.

Program Trading Averaged 25.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 5-9

Date 15/11/2007

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 Nov. 5-9.
The DIRECTV Group Announces Switch To The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 15/11/2007

The DIRECTV Group today announced that it will switch its stock exchange listing from The New York Stock Exchange to The Nasdaq Stock Market, effective December 3. DIRECTV will be listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market and trade on the exchange with the ticker symbol Nasdaq:DTV.
CFTC Action Allows OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB’s Futures Contract Based On The VINX30 Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 15/11/2007

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on November 13, 2007, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB’s (OMX Stockholm’s) futures contract based on the VINX30 Index (VINX30).
Landsbanki Go Live With FFastFill Post Trade Processing For Both Derivatives And Equities

Date 15/11/2007

Landsbanki the Full Service European Corporate Bank has recently gone live with FFastFill Post Trade Processing’s (PTP) Eclipse and SAM applications to service its CFD and Equity business lines.
FTSE Global Markets Magazine November/December

Date 15/11/2007

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.