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CFTC Staff Allows Hong Kong Futures Exchange’s Futures Contract Based On The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index And The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 27/09/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel issued a no-action letter on September 26, 2006, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited’s (HKFE’s) futures contracts based on the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXC) and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI).<
SEC Votes To Adopt Amendments To The Redemption Fee Rule And Extend Compliance Date

Date 27/09/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on Sept. 26, 2006, to adopt amendments to Rule 22c-2, the redemption fee rule, under the Investment Company Act. The rule, which the Commission originally adopted in 2005, requires most mutual funds to enter into shareholder information agreements with intermediaries, such as broker-dealers, that hold shares on behalf of other investors. To help funds enforce restrictions on market timing and similar abusive transactions, these agreements provide fund
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Date 27/09/2006

A list of some of the Chicago Board of Trade's top daily volume and open interest records from the previous business day.
SEC Announces Speakers, Panelists, And Agenda For October 3 Interactive Data Roundtable - PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to Deliver Opening Address

Date 27/09/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the speakers, panelists, and final agenda for its upcoming public roundtable on ways that interactive data can improve disclosure for ordinary investors. The Interactive Data Roundtable will take place on Oct. 3, 2006, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., e.d.t., at the Commission's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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