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SGX To List First China “A” Share Index Futures

Date 24/07/2006

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that it will be listing the SGX FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index Futures contract on Tuesday, 5 September 2006. This contract is the first internationally available futures contract based on the FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index and will be traded electronically on SGX QUEST.
Seminar At BM&F discusses Investment In China – The Mechanisms Available To Brazilian businesses

Date 24/07/2006

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange hosted on July, 18th, the seminar “Investment in China – The mechanisms available to Brazilian businesses”. The event was promoted by BM&F, by the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC), and by Veirano Advogados law office. The seminar discussed the several legal aspects of the commercial relations between Brazil and China, especially the safeguards and existing legal protections; investment opportunities and challenges; arbitrage; protection of intellec
SEC Chairman Christopher Cox Names Conrad Hewitt To Be The Commission's Next Chief Accountant

Date 24/07/2006

Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that Conrad Hewitt, a distinguished leader of the accounting profession and the former chief financial regulator for the State of California, will join the Securities and Exchange Commission as its next Chief Accountant.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The OMXC Index Etc.

Date 24/07/2006

As of 1 August 2006, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
NZX Executive Appointments

Date 24/07/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) would like to announce the appointment of Stephen Armstrong as NZX Chief Financial Officer and Eric Reitman as NZX Head of Strategy.

NYSE Regulation Fines Four Firms $1.25 Million For Violation Of SEC Rule On Short Sales - Actions Taken Against Daiwa Securities America Inc., Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., And Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Date 24/07/2006

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today that it has censured and fined Daiwa Securities America Inc. (“DSA”), Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P. (“GSEC”), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (“CGMI”), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CS”), each a member firm, for operational deficiencies and supervisory violations concerning Regulation SHO. The scale of the violations resulted in fines ranging from $400,000 to $250,000.
NYMEX ClearPort® Weekly Volume Crosses 2 Million Contracts

Date 24/07/2006

A weekly volume record was set on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., when NYMEX ClearPort® clearing volume reached 2,054,218 contracts for the week ending on July 21.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer: Waddell & Reed Settles Market Timing Case

Date 24/07/2006

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced an agreement with one of the nation’s oldest mutual fund management companies to settle charges that the firm permitted illegal trading of its funds.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Statistical Report – Half-Year 2006

Date 24/07/2006

Click here to download the Ljubljana Stock Exchange statistical report for half-year 2006.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 21 July 2006

Date 24/07/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.