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Reprimand Against PAX-Anlage AG By The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 09/03/2007

The SWX Swiss Exchange has imposed a fine on PAX-Anlage AG, Basel, for violation of provisions of the Swiss GAAP FER financial reporting standards and the Additional Rules for the Listing of Real Estate Companies in its semi-annual report 2006. The deficiencies ascertained by the SWX pertain to the illicit offsetting of positive and negative valuation differences on investment properties and the incomplete publication of information pursuant to the Additional Rules.
Avox Expands Its Service Offering For MiFID Requirements - Enhanced Service Incorporates Data From Authoritative Sources

Date 09/03/2007

Avox, the leading network of financial services providers collaborating for the verification of counterparty data, has further expanded their MIFID related services. Avox researches key performance indicators required by MIFID, e.g. total assets, net annual turnover and capital which are necessary to prove the appropriate client classification has been assigned to each entity. Avox also allocates a unique ID, known as the Avid, to every business entity.
Record Trading Volume In The New Zealand 90 Day Bank Bill Futures Contract

Date 09/03/2007

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) experienced record trading volume in the New Zealand (NZ) 90 Day Bank Bill Futures contract on 8 March 2007.
Top Priority To Developing China’s Capital Market For Better Economic Development

Date 09/03/2007

National Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and also President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Zhu Congjiu spoke on the ongoing NPC and CPPCC Meetings in an exclusive interview with the "Shanghai Securities News".
Securities And Exchange Commission Announces March 19 Roundtable: Creating Interactive Data To Serve Investors - Vanguard Chairman And CEO John J. Brennan To Deliver Opening Address

Date 09/03/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced yesterday that Vanguard Group Chairman and CEO John J. Brennan will be the keynote speaker at the Commission's March 19 roundtable on the use of interactive data by public companies and mutual funds to improve disclosure for individual investors.

NZX Breaks Into The NZX 50 Index, Macquarie Goodman Property Trust Into The NZX 15

Date 09/03/2007

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) has gained a place in the NZX 50 Index and Macquarie Goodman Property Trust is to join the NZX 15 Index, effective 2 April 2007.
SEC Staff Release Report Concerning Examinations Of Retail Options Order Routing And Execution Practices

Date 08/03/2007

The Commission’s staff today released a report summarizing the results of recent examinations and analysis of routing and execution practices in equity options. The “Report Concerning Examinations of Options Order Routing and Execution” can be found on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov/news/studies/2007/optionsroutingreport.pdf.
CBOE: Volatility Index (Vix) Options Trade 230,847 Contracts, Setting New All-Time Record Today, Thursday, March 8, 2007

Date 08/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that reported volume in options on the CBOE Volatility Index, "VIX" (ticker symbol VIX), was 230,847 contracts today beating the previous record of 162,856 contracts traded on August 14, 2006. VIX is the widely disseminated benchmark index of market volatility and investor sentiment, sometimes referred to as the market's "fear gauge."
Restatement Of Trading Hours For NYBOT Dublin Floor

Date 08/03/2007

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced amendments to its rules which restate the re-open time for financial contracts at the Dublin trading facility in Dublin time instead of New York time to prevent any confusion which could arise from the coming expansion of Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the USA. Effective Friday, March 9, 2007, trading in all financial futures and options contracts will re-open on the Dublin Floor at
SIFMA Optimistic About U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue

Date 08/03/2007

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement after U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson delivered a speech before China’s Shanghai Futures Exchange.