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SEC Charges Former Comverse Technology, Inc. CEO, CFO, And General Counsel In Stock Option Backdating Scheme - U.S. Attorney's Office For The Eastern District Of New York Files Separate Criminal Complaint

Date 09/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil charges against three former senior executives of Comverse Technology, Inc. (Comverse), alleging that they engaged in a decade-long fraudulent scheme to grant undisclosed, in-the-money options to themselves and to others by backdating stock option grants to coincide with historically low closing prices of Comverse common stock. Two of the executives, Comverse's founder and former Chairman and CEO Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, and David Kreinberg
Saxo Bank New Member Of The Nordic Exchange In Copenhagen

Date 09/08/2006

Saxo Bank has been approved as a member of the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen. As of Monday August 14, Saxo Bank will have access to trade on the equity market on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.
Sarbanes-Oxley - SEC Offers Further Relief From Section 404 Compliance For Smaller Public Companies And Many Foreign Private Issuers

Date 09/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued two releases to grant smaller public companies and many foreign private issuers further relief from compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The relief is in furtherance of the "next steps for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation" (SEC Press Release 2006-75) announced on May 17, 2006, and includes some new initiatives not previously announced.
Record Quarter For Euronext - Revenues: €289.6m, Up 21.4% YOY - Half Year 2006 Revenues Improve Strongly YOY: +20.9%, To €557.7m

Date 09/08/2006

Revenues for the second quarter of 2006 reached a record of €289.6m, representing a progress of 21.4% compared to the €238.6m achieved during the same period in 2005. For the first six months of 2006, revenues amounted to €557.7m, up 20.9% on H1, 2005 revenues. This strong performance has been achieved in spite of the impact of changes in the scope of consolidation.
NYSE Welcomes Qimonda AG, Largest Non-US IPO At NYSE Year-To-Date - Leading DRAM Memory Products Provider Brings Roster Of NYSE-Listed German Companies To 17

Date 09/08/2006

The American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Germany ’s Qimonda AG, a leading global provider of DRAM memory products, today began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “QI” after its successful initial public offering on the Exchange raised $546 million.

NYSE Regulation, Inc. Announces Disciplinary Actions Against 13 Firms, 39 Individuals

Date 09/08/2006

This is NYSE Regulation, Inc.'s Disciplinary Actions announcement for August 2006. Here is the link to the August detail page: http://www.nyse.com/DiscAxn/discAxn_08_2006.html Link to the sortable Index page: http://www.nyse.com/DiscAxn/discAxnIndex.html
NASD Fines Four ING Broker-Dealers $7 Million For Directed Brokerage Violations

Date 09/08/2006

NASD today announced a total of $7 million in fines against four broker-dealers affiliated with ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. (ING) in connection with the receipt of directed brokerage in exchange for preferential treatment for certain mutual fund companies.
International Finance Corporation And Hawkamah Corporate Governance Institute Announce MENA Corporate Governance Survey

Date 09/08/2006

The International Finance Corporation and the Hawkamah Corporate Governance Institute, a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, today announced the launch of a regional corporate governance survey as part of their combined efforts to improve standards within companies and banks across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Deutsche Börse Systems And IXEurope Sign Contract For Proximity Services - Cooperation To Further Support Algorithmic Trading Customers - Kuhn: Response To Market Demand For Low Latency Access

Date 09/08/2006

Deutsche Börse Systems and IXEurope announced an agreement to offer proximity services to customers for lowest possible latency access to Deutsche Börse Groups execution venues and market data streams. This cooperation enables customers to place their trading equipment as close as possible to the different matching engines and data dissemination services of the market, reducing the latency delay inherent in the speed of light. Algorithmic trading, or the use of electronic algorithms to trade on
CBOT Fed Fund Futures Set Daily Volume Record

Date 09/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that its Federal Fund futures contract set a record on Tuesday as volume surged to 286,935 contracts. The previous high mark, 262,840 contracts, was set on August 4, 2006.