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CalPERS Taps EMAlternatives For $100 Million Emerging Market Fund

Date 13/06/2007

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today it will commit $100 million to Washington, DC-based EMAlternatives to make investments in global emerging markets.
SEC Votes On Regulation SHO Amendments And Proposals - Also Votes To Eliminate "Tick" Test

Date 13/06/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to take additional steps to better safeguard investors and protect the integrity of the markets during short selling transactions by closing loopholes in Regulation SHO and further reducing persistent failures to deliver stock by the end of the standard three-day settlement period for trades.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P Latin America 40, And S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Indices

Date 13/06/2007

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will update the shares outstanding and investible weight factors (IWF) for several constituents of the S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P/ASX All Australian 50, and S&P Latin America 40 Indices.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Sixteen New Options On Thursday, June 14

Date 13/06/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade sixteen new options on June 14, 2007.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 13/06/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Sobey's Inc. (TSX:SBY) have approved the plan of arrangement whereby Empire Company Limited (TSX:EMP.A) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Sobey's Inc. for $CDN58.00 cash per share. Sobey's Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion and the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Sta

SEC Announces Second of Three Disbursements From $267 Million Pilgrim Baxter Fair Fund

Date 13/06/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the distribution of $73 million to a second group of investors harmed by fraudulent market timing in the PBHG Funds between June 1998 and December 2001. Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd. was the investment adviser to the PBHG Funds during this period.
Japan's Financial Services Agency: Interim Summary Of The Study Group On The Internationalization Of The Japanese Financial And Capital Markets

Date 13/06/2007

Click here to download the interim summary of the study group on the internationalization of the Japanese financial and capital markets.
London Stock Exchange And Bahrain Stock Exchange Sign Co-Operation Agreement

Date 13/06/2007

The London Stock Exchange and the Bahrain Stock Exchange (BSE) today signed a long term co-operation agreement to formalize their existing strong ties.
BEL20® Index - New Divisor

Date 13/06/2007

Following the announced modification of the BEL 20® Index (GBL Rights Issue), the current divisor has to be replaced by the new divisor as published below from Thursday 14 June 2007 onwards:
Bursa Malaysia Adjusts Crude Palm Oil Futures (FCPO) Margins Due To Significant Market Volatility

Date 13/06/2007

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives today announced that it would raise the margins of its crude palm oil futures contract (FCPO) at the close of business tomorrow to address the recent significant increase in price volatility in the market.