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GL TRADE Announces That Its Main Shareholders Have Accepted Sungard’s Offer To Acquire GL TRADE For €41.70 Per Share

Date 17/09/2008

GL TRADE, global provider of multi-market and multi-asset solutions for international financial institutions, today announced that its main shareholders, Euronext Paris S.A., Gagnières, and Messrs. Pierre Gatignol, Louis-Christophe Laurent and Frédéric Morin, have accepted SunGard’s offer to acquire their majority stake in GL TRADE representing, directly and indirectly, 64.52% of GL TRADE’s share capital, at a price of €41.70 per GL TRADE share. The price offered implies an equity value of €
SIFMA Issues Exposure Draft Of Model Municipal Bond Purchase Agreement

Date 17/09/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued an exposure draft of a Model Bond Purchase Agreement for use in connection with municipal securities including those that are fixed, variable rate, auction and credit-enhanced. The Agreement is not intended for use in connection with conduit financing transactions, although SIFMA will consider at a future date whether to undertake the preparation of other forms of model bond purchase agreements.
Opening Remarks By Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Bart Chilton, CFTC Cooperative Enforcement Conference

Date 17/09/2008

Click here to download the opening remarks by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Bart Chilton, at the CFTC Cooperative Enforcement Conference.
SEC Seniors Summit To Help Securities Firms And Professionals Better Serve Older Investors

Date 17/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the final agenda for the afternoon session of its Seniors Summit for financial services professionals who want to learn firsthand how to effectively deal with new emerging issues involved with managing the finances and investments of senior citizens.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 18, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 17/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 18, 2008 (effective with the September 17 evening session).

Dow Jones Introduces Forex News In Arabic - First Arabic-Language Currency Trading Financial News Service

Date 17/09/2008

Dow Jones & Company, a News Corporation company (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV), today announced the introduction of Dow Jones Forex News in Arabic, a service that is available to financial services firms and trading portals that want to broaden the range of services they offer Arabic-speaking investors and traders.
NYSE To Suspend Trading In Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. And Related Securities Listed On NYSE And NYSE Arca - Moves To Remove From The List

Date 17/09/2008

NYSE Regulation, Inc. (“NYSE Regulation”) announced today that it determined that the common stock of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), ticker symbol LEH, as well as the 13 related NYSE and NYSE Arca listed securities listed below, should be suspended immediately.
Japan's FSA Action In Response To Global Market Turmoil - Preparing For The Post-Subprime World Of Finance

Date 17/09/2008

Dr. Takafumi Sato Commissioner, Financial Services Agency IIF Asian CEO Summit Tokyo, Japan September 11, 2008 Opening Remarks It is a great honor to be invited to this occasion, and to speak before the CEOs of Asian financial institutions gathering here to share their insights on the current issues
Internationalization Of Japan's Property Markets And The FSA's Better Market Initiative

Date 17/09/2008

Dr. Takafumi Sato Commissioner, Financial Services Agency Real Estate Investment Forum TOKYOTokyo, Japan September 11, 2008 Introduction It is an honor to have this opportunity to speak at this forum, which exemplifies the globalization of real estate finance and the growing cross-border transactions in Japan's property market. I am also grateful to be invited today, since deepening
Outside Directors Of Mercury Interactive Settle SEC Charges Of Stock Option Backdating

Date 17/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Igal Kohavi, Yair Shamir, and Giora Yaron, three former outside directors of California-based software maker Mercury Interactive, LLC. The SEC's complaint alleges that the outside directors recklessly approved backdated stock option grants, and reviewed and signed public filings that contained materially false and misleading disclosures about the company's stock option grants and company expenses.