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Share Change For Wolseley And IWF Change For Endesa SA In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/09/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 29 September 2006:
NYSE Arca Announces October Transfer Date For Fifteen iShares® - First ETF Listings On NYSE Arca’s All-Electronic Market

Date 27/09/2006

NYSE Arca, the first open, all-electronic stock exchange in the United States , today announced that Barclays Global Investors (BGI), a worldwide leader in exchange traded funds (ETFs), plans to transfer the listings of 15 of its iShares ETFs from the American Stock Exchange to NYSE Arca on October 20, 2006 .
Share Change For Banca Popolare Italiana In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 27/09/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index effective after the close of trading Friday, September 29, 2006:
CBOT 5-Year Swap Futures Set New Volume Record As Total Exceeds 20,000 Contracts For First Time - Open Interest Also Reaches New High – 28,839 Contracts

Date 27/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that its 5-year Swap futures contracts established a new volume record on Tuesday, as trading surpassed the 20,000 contract mark for the first time. The new record, 20,360 contracts, was 52 percent greater than the previous record – 13,385 contracts set on December 2, 2005. Volume in the Exchange’s 10-year Swap futures was 22,861 contracts yesterday.
GL TRADE Unveils Its New Execution Management System To Meet Connectivity And Trading Needs Of The Buy Side Community

Date 27/09/2006

GL TRADE, the global provider of Front to Back office solutions for international financial institutions, will launch its new system dedicated to Buy Side trading desks, GL Execution Management System (GL EMS) at the GL NET FORUM in London.

SEC Chairman, Euronext Regulators Meet To Discuss Cooperation In The Event Of The NYSE Euronext Combination

Date 27/09/2006

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and the Chairman's Committee of the Euronext regulators met in Lisbon Tuesday in light of a potential combination between the NYSE Group, Inc. and Euronext N.V. into NYSE Euronext. They discussed the development of a possible framework for consultation and mutual cooperation in the interest of meeting their respective regulatory mandates in the areas of investor protection, orderly functioning and integrity of the markets. The r
FTSE Selected By Stock Exchange Of Thailand (SET) To Take Over Calculation Of Its Domestic Indexes

Date 27/09/2006

FTSE Group ("FTSE") the global index provider, has been selected by the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to take over the calculation of its domestic indexes. The partnership to be set up will allow FTSE to redesign and update the index series in line with international indexing standards. FTSE will undertake a full market consultation process with local investors and other index users, as the first stage of this project.
SEC Charges Former CEO And Two Former Executives Affiliated With Renaissancere Holdings Ltd. With Securities Fraud - Sham Reinsurance Transaction Used To Smooth Earnings

Date 27/09/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced securities fraud charges against James N. Stanard and Martin J. Merritt, the former CEO and former controller, respectively, of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe) and also against Michael W. Cash, a former senior executive of RenRe's wholly-owned subsidiary, Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. The complaint, filed today in federal court in Manhattan, alleges that Stanard, Merritt, and Cash structured and executed a sham transaction that had no
ISE Launches Historical Options Tick Data Offering(TM)

Date 27/09/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced the official launch of its Historical Options Tick Data(TM) offering (ISE HOT Data(TM)), the first in its suite of new market data products. The ISE HOT Data offering includes the full daily tick file of all trades and quotes for equity and index options that are reported to the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA). These comprehensive, historical data files will enable sophisticated investment professionals to conduct in-dept
Thai Exchange Chooses To Develop Co-Branded Index With FTSE

Date 27/09/2006

To boost its international profile and support innovative products, The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s Board of Governors has approved the FTSE Group to co-develop and manage the exchange’s new index.