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CBOT Holdings Board Determines Revised ICE Proposal Not Superior, Reaffirms Recommendation Of CME Merger Agreement

Date 14/06/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced that its Board of Directors and special committees have carefully reviewed the revised proposal from IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) and concluded that it is not superior to the revised CME merger agreement announced earlier today.
CME And CBOT Revise Merger Agreement To Provide Increased Value To CBOT Shareholders - Agreement Delivers One-Time Cash Dividend To All CBOT Shareholders And Guarantee For Holders Of CBOE Exercise Rights

Date 14/06/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE/Nasdaq: CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced that they have revised the terms of their merger agreement to provide additional value to all CBOT Holdings shareholders and a guarantee for holders of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) exercise right privileges (ERP). The revised agreement has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
NYBOT Sets Second Exchange-Wide And Electronic Volume Records This Week - Electronically Traded Cotton Futures Also Achieve New High

Date 14/06/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced that for the second time this week, its New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) subsidiary set exchange-wide and electronic volume records. NYBOT also established a new record in electronically traded Cotton No. 2SM futures.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Clarifies On Public Shareholding Spread Requirements

Date 14/06/2007

Bursa Securities wishes to clarify that Pursuant to Paragraph 8.15(1) of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities (“Bursa Securities LR”), upon non-compliance of the public shareholding spread requirement, Bursa Securities may accept a percentage lower than 25% of the total number of listed shares if it is satisfied that such lower percentage is sufficient for a liquid market in such shares.
Five New db X-Trackers Launched In XTF Segment On Xetra

Date 14/06/2007

The db x-trackers SHORTDAX ETF (ISIN: LU0292106241) tracks the performance of the ShortDAX. The index, which is calculated by Deutsche Börse, is inversely linked to movements on the DAX. A negative change on the DAX leads to a positive change, on the same scale, on the ShortDAX. “This index means that Deutsche Börse is the first index provider in Europe to offer investors an effective short strategy in index form”, said Dr. Hartmut Graf, Head of Issuer Data & Analytics. “With this product Deu

Japan's Minister Yamamoto And EU Commissioner McCreevy Meet To Discuss Financial Services And In Particular Accounting And Auditing Issues

Date 14/06/2007

On June 13, Mr. Yuji Yamamoto, Minister for Financial Services met with Mr. Charlie McCreevy, Commissioner for the Internal Market and Services of the European Commission(EC).
Abu Dhabi Securities Market Finished The First Presentation In A Series Of Road-Shows In London

Date 14/06/2007

Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) organized over the past two days, the first presentation to investors in a series of road shows that highlight investment opportunities for international institutions in ADSM in particular and Abu Dhabi in general among British companies, investors and finance houses in the UK which was attended by representatives of the 100 major largest companies, experts and financial analysts, investment funds, pension funds as well as Portfolio Managers of major compani
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.