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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Measures For Preventing A Reoccurrence Of The Derivatives Trading System Malfunction

Date 05/08/2008

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) would like to offer its sincere apologies to investors and the many others involved in its markets for the inconvenience caused by the Derivatives Trading System malfunction that occurred on July 22, 2008.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Change of Margins For Corn And Non-GMO Soybeans Contracts

Date 05/08/2008

Margin Requirements for August 2008 (2)

OES Marketgroup Europe Formed - OES Set To Launch Pan-European Routing And Linkage - Names Peter Keller Managing Director

Date 05/08/2008

OES MarketGroup, the leading independent provider of routing and linkage services to the securities industry, today announced the formation of OES MarketGroup Europe, designed to be the first truly independent pan-European financial service provider linking European securities exchanges and newly emerging liquidity pools.

Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) - First Regional Launch In Singapore By Securities & Investment Institute And Praesidium

Date 05/08/2008

Today, the Sharia’a finance and banking industry is one of the fastest growing markets in the world and is estimated to be worth more than US$1 trillion dollars in the next 2 years. Unaffected by the subprime crisis, projections suggest that this market will grow by 15% per year over the next decade and will account for 60% of the savings of the World’s 1.2 Billion Muslim community, in that same period.

July Statistics Report From The OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 05/08/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced consolidated market performance statistics for its Nordic exchanges for the month of July 2008.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limits For Aug. 6, 2008

Date 05/08/2008

Expanded daily price limits of the following contracts: Corn 1,500 yen, Soybeans 2,700 yen, Non-GMO Soybeans 6,000 yen, Arabica Coffee 1,500 yen, Robusta Coffee 1,500 yen, and Raw Sugar 1,500 yen.

DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale Begins Operations On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 05/08/2008

On 5 August 2008, the German bank DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale with its seat in Frankfurt started operations on the WSE including trading in all securities on its own account.

NZX Operating Metrics - July 2008

Date 05/08/2008

NZX has today released the NZX Operating Metrics for July 2008. NZX releases the Operating Metrics on the first Tuesday of every month.

NZDX Market Strong And New NZX Advising Firm Accredited In July

Date 05/08/2008

NZX has today released its operating metrics for July, showing another strong month of capital raising and trading on the NZDX Market.

Speech By SEC Chairman Christopher Cox: Statement At Open Meeting On Guidance To Fund Boards Regarding Investment Adviser Trading Of Fund Portfolio Securities And Use Of Soft Dollars

Date 04/08/2008

Our next item of business is a Commission release that would propose guidance to mutual fund boards on managing their investment advisers' conflicts of interests in trading activities, particularly the use of soft dollars. The proposed guidance is intended to help directors analyze when it's necessary or advisable to rein in the adviser's use of soft dollars. This is an important subject for the millions of retail investors in mutual funds in particular, because soft dollars are their dollars.