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CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Acceptable Practices For Exchange Governance And Conflicts Of Interest

Date 29/06/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved for publication in the Federal Register a Request for Comments on proposed governance and conflicts of interest Acceptable Practices for all U.S. designated contract markets.
CESR Simplifies Access To EU Mutual Funds: CESR Publishes Its Final Guidelines On Simplification Of The Cross-Border Notification Procedure Of UCITS

Date 29/06/2006

In order to simplify access by investors to mutual funds created under the UCITS directive in the EU single market, CESR is issuing guidelines to facilitate cross border notification of UCITS. Having listened attentively to the comments from market participants during two rounds of consultations and following careful consideration of the 53 written contributions received, CESR publishes today its final guidelines (Ref. CESR/06-120b), together with a feedback statement (Ref. CESR/06-301) reg
ASX Markets Supervision: New Structure To Operate From 1 July

Date 29/06/2006

The Australian Stock Exchange is set to launch the new market supervision arrangements announced in December last year, to strengthen market integrity and bring greater transparency and accountability to its supervisory operations.
UK's Financial Services Authority Reports Progress On "Better Regulation" And Publishes Studies Into Costs And Benefits Of Financial Regulation

Date 28/06/2006

The Financial Services Authority today publishes its Better Regulation Action Plan (BRAP) Progress Report, taking forward plans for reform of its rules first announced in December 2005.
Thai Bourse Raises Priority Of ATO And ATC Order-Matching

Date 28/06/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will have at-the-open (ATO) and at-the-close (ATC) orders as its first order-matching priority, ahead of limited-price orders. This is in response to investors’ preference to trade securities at either opening or closing prices. Re-prioritizing order-matching will not affect these prices, but, on the contrary, will minimize fluctuations.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/06/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 28, 2006: Storm Cat Energy Corporation (TSXVN:SME) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol. Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (TSXVN:BIM) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol.
SGX Accepts Listing Of Hedge Funds

Date 28/06/2006

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that it will accept listing of hedge funds, with effect from 29 June 2006.
Securities Industry Association, Bond Market Association Boards Approve Merger, Creating Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Recommend Member Approval

Date 28/06/2006

The boards of directors of the Securities Industry Association and the Bond Market Association today voted to merge the two organizations, creating the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, or SIFMA. The merger is subject to a vote of approval by member firms by the end of July. The new organization will encompass almost the entire diversity of firms in the financial markets and create a single, powerful voice on legislative, regulatory and market practice issues.
SEC Settles With Raytheon Company, Former CEO, And Subsidiary Controller For Improper Disclosure And Accounting Practices - Raytheon Agrees To Pay $12 Million Penalty - Former Officers Agree To Pay Disgorgement And Penalties

Date 28/06/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has instituted settled enforcement proceedings against Raytheon Company (Raytheon), its former Chairman and CEO, Daniel P. Burnham, and the former Deputy CFO and Controller of Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC), Aldo R. Servello. The SEC charged that, in periodic reports filed with the Commission from 1997 to 2001, Raytheon made false and misleading disclosures and used improper accounting practices that operated as a fraud by failing t
PLUS Markets Group Plc Statement Re: AIM Notice 18

Date 28/06/2006

PLUS Markets Group plc (“PMG”) has received confirmation from the London Stock Exchange plc that it does not intend to implement the changes to the AIM Rules for Companies proposed by AIM Notice 18, published on 6 April 2006.