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SEC Votes To Codify Longstanding Policy On Shareholder Proposals On Election Procedures

Date 28/11/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt an amendment to Rule 14a-8(i)(8) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to codify the Commission's longstanding interpretation of that rule. This action was taken to provide certainty to shareholders and companies following a 2006 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit which did not defer to the Commission's interpretation of the rule. It will also ensure that current disclosure requirements and antifraud protec
Clearstream To Sell Headquarters In Luxembourg - Long-term Lease Agreement Between Clearstream And New Owner

Date 28/11/2007

Clearstream International S.A., Deutsche Börse Group’s securities settlement and custody provider, is to sell its headquarters in Luxembourg for € 350 million to the real estate company IVG Immobilien AG, Bonn. A corresponding contract was signed today. At the same time of the sale, Clearstream entered into a lease agreement with the owner of the buildings. The Luxembourg buildings are the only properties actually owned by Deutsche Börse Group, which rents all of its remaining office space. The
Bovespa Presents The New Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) Portfolio, Valid As Of 2007, December 1st.

Date 28/11/2007

The new portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) presents 40 shares issued by 32 companies from 13 different sectors and it will be valid from December 1st, 2007 to November 30th, 2008. These companies represent a market capitalization of BRL 927 billion, or 39.6% of the total market capitalization of BOVESPA.
NYSE Arca Options Reports Latest Penny Pilot Results - NYSE Arca Share Of Trading In Penny Pilot Issues Up Nearly 8% Y-T-D - Quote Mitigation Plan Continues Its Success By Saving 19.5 Million Quotes Daily

Date 28/11/2007

NYSE Euronext’s (NYSE Euronext: NYX) U.S. options trading exchange, NYSE Arca Options, today reported its most recent industry-wide findings in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Penny Pilot program. Including the 22 newly expanded issues, NYSE Arca Options experienced ADV growth of 89% in penny pilot issues from January to October 2007, compared to a 36% increase in trading volume for all equity options.
CME Group Appoints Lam As Director And Head Of Asian FX Sales

Date 28/11/2007

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange and the largest regulated marketplace for foreign exchange (FX) trading, today announced that is has expanded its FX team by appointing K.C. Lam as Director and Head of Asian FX Sales. This new position was created to better serve current and prospective Asia-based customers with a dedicated CME Group FX resource and is also part of an exchange-wide effort to build its presence in the region.

VAT: The European Commission Proposes To Modernise The Current Legislation For Financial Services And Insurances

Date 28/11/2007

(see MEMO/07/519) The European Commission has adopted today a proposal for a Directive aiming at modernising and simplifying the complex VAT rules for financial and insurance services and securing a level playing field in the pan-EU market for these services as far as VAT is concerned. These services are generally exempt f
Central Japan Commodity Exchange: Error Setting Of The Trading In Oil And Aluminum Markets For January 2008 Contract Month

Date 28/11/2007

The contracts for January 2008 Contract Month in Oil and Aluminum Markets were traded today with the daily price fluctuation limits shown in the below because of the error setting of price fluctuation. (These contracts should have been traded without fluctuation limit.)In accordance with the Article 122 of the Market Administrative Bylaws, the Board Meeting resolved that the above contracts were deemed as traded with the below price fluctuation limits as exceptional treatment only on
UK’s Financial Services Authority Calls For All Firms To Ensure Their Promotional Websites Are Fair, Clear And Not Misleading

Date 28/11/2007

A Financial Services Authority (FSA) review of advertising on financial firms' websites has found that three-quarters met the standards required. However, the findings, published today, also show that a significant minority of the websites sampled failed to present information in a fair, clear and not misleading way.
FINRA Fines Wachovia Capital Markets $300,000 For Deficient Disclosures In Research Reports - Wachovia Omitted Numerous Required Conflict Of Interest Disclosures, Used Inadequate Disclaimer Language

Date 28/11/2007

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured and fined Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC $300,000 for violations of FINRA's research analyst conflict of interest disclosure rules.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Record For Metals Futures Contracts

Date 28/11/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), announced that it set daily volume records yesterday for its gold contract on the CME Globex ® electronic trading platform, overall gold futures, and total metals futures for COMEX.