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NASD's TRACE Completes Real-Time Public Dissemination Of Public Corporate Bond Transactions, Beginning Today

Date 09/01/2006

NASD is disseminating price and transaction data on 100 percent of public corporate bond transactions in real time, beginning today.

NASD Charges Oppenheimer & Co. And CEO Albert Lowenthal With Knowingly Producing Inaccurate Data To NASD In Breakpoint Sweep - In Separate Action, NASD Fines Oppenheimer $250,000 For Late Reporting Of Potential Broker Misconduct To Public, Regulators, Bro

Date 09/01/2006

NASD announced today that it has charged Oppenheimer & Co. and the firm's CEO, Albert Lowenthal, with knowingly submitting inaccurate and incomplete data in response to NASD's request that the firm perform a self-assessment of its mutual fund breakpoint discount practices. This is the second time in eight months that NASD has charged the firm with failing to produce documents and information requested by NASD. The

Michael V. Dunn Appointed To Chair CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee

Date 09/01/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointment of Commissioner Michael V. Dunn to serve as Chairman and Designated Federal Official of its Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC). The AAC was created to advise the Commission on agricultural issues surrounding the trading of commodity futures and options and to serve as a communications link with the agricultural community. It is made up of representatives of national farm organizations, major commodity groups, agri

KCBT Announces Member Dividend - It Is The Eighth Year In A Row That The Exchange Has Paid A Dividend

Date 09/01/2006

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade at the December 20 board meeting declared a dividend for 2006 for all full members (Class “AA” Members) of record as of Nov. 29, 2005. A record-high dividend of $7,000 per share will be paid in January 2006. This represents a 4 percent return on seats that last traded at a record-high price of $175,000.

Internal Market: European Commission Sets Out Its Policy On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 09/01/2006

ICE Announces Plans To Introduce WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures Contract - OTC WTI Bullet Swap To Convert To Futures

Date 09/01/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, today announced that ICE Futures will launch an electronically traded WTI crude futures contract beginning in February. The ICE West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude futures contract will begin trading on February 3, pending regulatory approval. ICE will convert the liquid over-the-counter WTI Crude Oil Bullet swap contract currently trading in ICE’s electronic OTC markets to the ICE WTI Crude futures contract. Upon l

Emissions Trading: European Commission Sets Out Guidance On National Allocations For 2008-2012

Date 09/01/2006

The European Commission has published a Communication setting out guidance to help member states when they draw up national plans for allocating carbon dioxide emission allowances for 2008-2012 under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). This second trading period is significant because it coincides with the five-year period in which the EU and member states must meet their targets for limiting or reducing emissions of greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.

December 2005 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 09/01/2006

December was an up month for all six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes. Five of the six strategies posted gains in 2005.

Convexity Capital Management LP Selects Asset Control's Turnkey Reference Data Management Solution - Asset Control's AC Plus Solution Is Deployed In Under Two Days

Date 09/01/2006

Asset Control, a leading provider of Centralized Data Management (CDM) solutions to the financial industry today announced that Convexity Capital Management LP, a newly launched Boston based investment manager, has selected Asset Control's AC Plus as a central repository for reference data in their integrated front-to-back office systems. The solution, implemented in under two days, will manage reference data for a variety of security types.

CME Enhances Corporate Development Team -- Appoints 25-Year Financial Services Industry Veteran As Chief Corporate Development Officer - Shuman And Vroman Promoted To Managing Directors, Corporate Development

Date 09/01/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the appointment of John P. Davidson III, most recently Managing Director & Operations Officer for Morgan Stanley's Global Operations and Services Division, as CME Managing Director & Chief Corporate Development Officer.