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CFTC Chairman Reuben Jeffery III Announces The Appointment Of Michael J. Otten As Counsel To The Chairman

Date 12/04/2007

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Reuben Jeffery III today announced the selection of Michael J. Otten to be Counsel to the Chairman, effective immediately. Mr. Otten replaces Terry Arbit who was appointed Deputy General Counsel for Regulation and Administration.
Resolutions From OMX AB’s AGM

Date 12/04/2007

The OMX Annual General Meeting (AGM) convened earlier today in Stockholm and voted in favor of all resolutions proposed at the meeting, including:
Hedge Funds - New Regulatory Challenge: Speech By Dan Waters, IOSCO AGM Chair Of SC5 Sub Committee On Hedge Fund Valuation Director Of Retail Policy And Asset Management Sector Leader, FSA, IOSCO AGM, Thursday 12 April, 2007

Date 12/04/2007

Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen and thank you to both IOSCO and SEBI for inviting me to present here today. My name is Dan Waters and as chair of the IOSCO Hedge Fund Valuation Sub Committee, I have been asked to speak about the "Principles for the valuation for hedge fund portfolios", which IOSCO published last month and which is currently open for public comment. I would encourage all who feel they can make a contribution to any aspect of the nine Principles, to submit their comments online
OMX And SIFR Institutes ”The Olof Stenhammar Professorship In Financial Entrepreneurship”

Date 12/04/2007

OMX and Swedish Institute for Financial Research, SIFR, institutes “The Olof Stenhammar professorship in financial entrepreneurship”. The possessor of the professorship will conduct research in financial entrepreneurship and promote research and higher education in financial economics and also promote debate about the financial sector.
NASDAQ Announces March Market Performance Statistics - Total Matched Volume In All U.S. Equity Securities Reached A Record High 36 Billion Shares

Date 12/04/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq(r):NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of March.

CFTC Announces Appointments of Terry Arbit as Deputy General Counsel for Regulation and Administration and Brad Berry as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation

Date 12/04/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointments of Terry Arbit as Deputy General Counsel for Regulation and Administration and Brad Berry as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation. Mr. Arbit’s appointment is effective immediately.
Statement of the Securities And Exchange Commission On The Death Of Former Commissioner James J. Needham

Date 12/04/2007

The Commission released the following statement on the death of former Commissioner James J. Needham: STATEMENT OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION April 12, 2007 Christopher Cox, Chairman Paul S. Atkins Roel C. Campos Annette L. Nazareth Kathleen L. Casey The Commission notes with great sadness the death on Friday, April 6th, of James J. Needham, who served as a Commissioner from July 10
NYMEX Announces Updated Schedule For NYMEX Division Futures And Options Contracts

Date 12/04/2007

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX), today announced an updated fee schedule containing increased member rates of $0.10 per side (or $0.20 per round turn) for its NYMEX Division contracts, including physically and financially settled crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, RBOB gasoline, platinum, and palladium futures and options and NYMEX miNYTM futures, traded on the NYMEX trading floor and on the CME Globex® elec
Program Trading Averaged 32.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Apr. 2-6

Date 12/04/2007

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 Apr. 2-6.
New Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Service For International Investors: Weekly Short Sales Balance - Short Selling Balances Have Steadily Increased Over Recent Years, To A Peak Of More Than NIS 10 Billion

Date 12/04/2007

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange website offers a new service for international investors: a weekly short sales balance in English.