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Testimony Concerning The Impact Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act By Chairman Christopher Cox - U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Before The U.S. House Committee On Financial Services

Date 19/09/2006

Chairman Oxley, Ranking Member Frank, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. I am especially pleased to be testifying today alongside Chairman Mark Olson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, with whom I am working very closely to implement the Act.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 19/09/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Royal Group Technologies Limited (TSX:RYG) have accepted the cash offer from Georgia Gulf Corp. (NYSE:GGC) Royal Group Technologies Limited will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, and the S&P/TSX Capped Industrials Indices after the close of Tuesday, September 26, 2006.
One Down, Two To Go? Challenges Facing The Global Derivatives Industry - Speech By Dr. Thomas F. Huertas, Director, Wholesale Firms Division And Banking Sector Leader, UK's Financial Services Authority, ISDA Regional Conference, 19 September 2006

Date 19/09/2006

ISDA has many laurels to its credit – the development of standardised contracts for derivatives, ensuring the legal enforceability of netting in the world's major financial markets, and, most recently, implementation of various measures, such as the Novation Protocol and arrangements for cash settlement, that have considerably improved the robustness of the credit derivatives markets. Thanks to such achievements the derivatives markets have in fact matured into significant markets that
Office Of The Chief Accountant Of The Securities And Exchange Commission Issues Letter Expressing Its Views On The Appropriate Application Of The Stock Option Accounting Literature

Date 19/09/2006

The Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a letter summarizing the staff’s views regarding the accounting for stock options in the historical financial statements of public companies. “The views expressed in this letter will assist in the resolution of accounting issues that have been raised during reviews of past stock option grants in a way that benefits investors and the capital markets,” said SEC Chief Accountant Conrad Hewitt.
NYSE Welcomes H.E. Hamid Karzai, President Of Afghanistan

Date 19/09/2006

e New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the Afghanistan delegation of government officials led by His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan.

NYSE Honored To Welcome H.E. Elias Antonio Saca, President Of El Salvador

Date 19/09/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the delegation of government officials led by His Excellany Elias Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador.
NYSE Group, Inc. To Issue Third-Quarter 2006 Financial Results And Conduct Conference Call On October 26

Date 19/09/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) will announce earnings for the 2006 third-quarter, ended Sept. 30, 2006, before the market open on Thurs., Oct. 26. A news release will be issued at approximately 8:00 a.m. and a conference call with remarks by NYSE Group senior management will begin at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
New Lyxor ETF Launched In The XTF Segment On Xetra - Lyxor ETF Russia Offers Exposure In Russian Stocks - Deutsche Börse Is Europe's Largest ETF Platform

Date 19/09/2006

Deutsche Börse has further expanded its XTF segment for international exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the electronic trading platform Xetra. Since Tuesday 19 September, one more exchange-traded fund issued by Lyxor Asset Management has been tradable in XTF. The new index fund offers investors a low-cost and flexible way to participate in the performance of the Russian equity markets.
New listing On Euronext: ARCHIMEDE & Cie S.A.

Date 19/09/2006

ARCHIMEDE & Cie S.A. was listed today on the Free Market of Euronext Brussels. <
NASD Fines Three MetLife Securities Firms $5 Million For Providing Inaccurate, Misleading Information In Late Trading Inquiry - Firms Allowed Late Trading, Failed To Produce Emails In Timely Manner

Date 19/09/2006

NASD today announced that it has imposed a $5 million fine against MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI) of New York, New England Securities, Inc. (NES) of Boston and Walnut Street Securities, Inc. (WSS) of St. Louis - all owned by MetLife, Inc. - for providing inaccurate and misleading information to NASD, allowing late trading of mutual funds, failing to produce e-mails in a timely fashion and other conduct that violates NASD's rules.