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CBOT Fed Watch - August 7 Market Close

Date 13/09/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 20, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CalPERS Urges Full SEC Hearing On Proxy Access Issue

Date 13/09/2006

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at an upcoming meeting to consider investor views about access to the proxy to nominate corporate directors.
CalPERS Increases Corporate Governance Investments - Raises Potential Market Assets To $5 Billion

Date 13/09/2006

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has authorized staff to invest up to $600 million alongside successful partners in the CalPERS Corporate Governance Program.
BEST Brazil Promotes Brazilian Financial Capital Markets To Investors In Asia

Date 13/09/2006

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F), the São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA), the Brazilian Clearing and Depositary Corporation (CBLC) and the National Association of Investment Banks (ANBID) promoted the second Asian edition of “BEST: Brazilian Excellence in Securities Transactions” in Singapore, on September 12th. The secretary of the Brazilian National Treasury, Mr. Carlos Kawall, the Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy of the Brazilian Central Bank, Rodrigo Azevedo, and the adv
TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - August, 2006

Date 12/09/2006

Click here to download TSX Venture Exchange's statistics for August 2006.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: SPAN® Parameter Values And Trigger On Emergency Margin Call Change On 19 September 2006

Date 12/09/2006

Tokyo Financial Exchange announces that SPAN® Parameter Values and Trigger on Emergency Margin Call for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) change on 19 September 2006.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Re-Launch Of Philadelphia Board Of Trade - PBOT To Offer Fully Electronic Futures Marketplace, Innovative Product Greenhouse

Date 12/09/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Philadelphia Board of Trade (PBOT), will re-launch as a fully electronic marketplace on October 6. PBOT’s marketplace will leverage the established success of the PHLX XL options trading platform and will position itself as a product “greenhouse,” to market novel products and trading instruments that complement existing futures product suites trading in the US and internationally.
Taiwan Stock Exchange Securities Market Major Statistics And Economic Indicators

Date 12/09/2006

Click here to download Taiwan Stock Exchange's market statistics for August 2006.
Speech By SEC Staff: SOX 404 — Moving Forward By John W. White, Director, Division Of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FAE/NYSSCPA Conference, New York, N.Y., September 12, 2006

Date 12/09/2006

Thank you, George, for that gracious introduction. I am very pleased to be here today at your 2006 Current Developments conference. In planning this program, you've clearly identified some key issues and areas for public company accounting and financial reporting, and I am sure your audience will find their time well-spent today. I look forward to hearing from the speakers that follow.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 12/09/2006

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding and the Investible Weight Factors for the S&P/MIB effective at the open of business Monday, September 18, 2006.