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  • Mary L. Schapiro: Keynote Address - SIA Mutual Fund Reform Conference, September 23, 2005

    Date 26/09/2005

    Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak today. As you are no doubt aware, the regulation of mutual funds and the intermediaries that sell them has changed tremendously over the last few years. We all know the reasons for these changes: scandals that shocked the industry, regulators and investors alike, particularly impermissible late trading and market timing arrangements with institutional investors. These scandals led regulators to examine not just their causes, but a

  • Letter From NYMEX Chairman Mitchell Steinhause

    Date 26/09/2005

    Mitchell Steinhause, chairman of the NYMEX Holdings, Inc., released a letter yesterday to NYMEX equity owner Michel Marks. The content of the letter, in its entirety, is below: Dear Michel, In response to your recent letters and statements to the press, I would like to clarify the following points: Notwithstanding your last-minute expression of interest, the Board of Directors overwhelmingly determined on September 20, 2005 to conclude our proces

  • European Union Financial Markets: First Meeting Of The Re-Established Inter-Institutional Monitoring Group For Financial Services

    Date 26/09/2005

    The Inter-institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) for financial services met for the first time on 15 September 2005. The Monitoring Group was re-established following an agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission in spring this year (see IP/05/1002). It has an extended mandate to assess the progress made on implementi

  • EEX Exchange Council Makes Way For CO2 Derivatives Market

    Date 26/09/2005

    European Energy Exchange(EEX) Exchange Council in his ordinary meeting on September 22, 2005, passed all necessary changes in regulatory framework for the implementation of a CO2 derivatives market. The new European Carbon Futures will enable price hedging for the EU Allowances trading up to the year 2012. Technically, everything is ready for a start in October. To ensure legal certainty for the participants in sales tax, EEX will not start the CO2 derivatives market before the binding statement

  • CME Observes 15th Anniversary of CME Nikkei 225 Futures Contract

    Date 26/09/2005

    CME, the largest and most diverse financial exchange, today marked the 15th anniversary of its CME Nikkei® 225 futures contract, the first contract based on a non-US based stock index to trade on a U.S. derivatives exchange.