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SEC Announces August 4 Roundtable On Performance Of IFRS And U.S. GAAP During Subprime Crisis

Date 28/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on Monday, August 4 to analyze the performance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) during the recent period of market turmoil.
SIFMA Announces Formation Of U.S. Covered Bonds Traders Committee - Group Will Work To Foster This Important Market Within The United States

Date 28/07/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced that it has formed a U.S. Covered Bonds Traders Committee, which comprises participants in the primary and secondary trading markets for covered bonds. Member firms that are part of this committee support the growth of the covered bond market in the United States, and will play an active role in fostering and strengthening this market. SIFMA recognizes that a liquid U.S. covered bond market can provide an additiona
U.S. Attorney Follows CFTC Civil Complaint With Filing Of A Criminal Information Against George D. Hudgins Of Nacogdoches, Texas For Operating A Commodities Ponzi Scheme - Hudgins Charged With Embezzlement, Wire Fraud, And Money Laundering

Date 28/07/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) applauds the filing by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas of a three-count federal criminal Information against George D. Hudgins of Nacogdoches, Texas, concerning his alleged fraud in connection with the operation of a commodity pool.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date July 29, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 28/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 29, 2008 (effective with the July 28 evening session).
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 28/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas; Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap; natural gas penultimate and last day financial; and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.

Weeden & Co. Deploys FlexOMS - FlexTrade’s New Sell-Side Order Management System

Date 28/07/2008

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in broker-neutral, multi-asset algorithmic trading systems, today announced that Weeden & Co. LP has replaced its OMS platform with FlexOMS, FlexTrade’s new sell-side order management system.
UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints Jon Pain As Managing Director, Retail Markets

Date 28/07/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today announced the appointment of Jon Pain as its new managing director of Retail Markets. He will also join the FSA Board, as will be announced by HM Treasury today.
UK Government: Consultations Launched On Asset Management Taxation

Date 28/07/2008

Enhancing the competitiveness of the UK’s asset management industry is the focus of three consultation papers announced today by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher MP. These consultations follow a package of measures announced in Budget 2008, designed to make the UK a more competitive location for asset management and to advance the Government's City competitiveness agenda.
Jon Pain Appointed To The Board Of The UK's Financial Services Authority

Date 28/07/2008

Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Kitty Ussher MP, today announced the appointment of Jon Pain to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Board with effect from 25 July 2008.
July 2008 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 0.18% Gain In July, European S

Date 28/07/2008

As of July 25 the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.18% in July, closing at 11370.69. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and globally were down in July, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.18% in July, closing at 11370.69. Year-to-date, the index is down 14.28%. Measuring Europe, the Dow Jones STOXX 50 Index is down 1.69% for July, closing at 2857.21. Year-to-date, t