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Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limits For Aug. 29, 2008

Date 28/08/2008

Daily price limits of Raw Sugar futures are 1,500 yen for Aug. 29, 2008.
Merrill Lynch Establishes Commodities Trading Platform In Oslo

Date 28/08/2008

Merrill Lynch today announced it has established an office in Oslo, Norway, focused on commodities trading. A team of three trading professionals have relocated from Merrill Lynch in London and will be responsible for expanding the firm’s existing coverage of Nordic power markets.
RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 28/08/2008

For the week of August 18 – August 22, 2008 the Russian stock market saw most of the stocks going down.
Deutsche Börse To Provide Information On European Directors’ Dealings - Verified, Standardized Data On Directors’ Transactions Available

Date 28/08/2008

As of 1 September, Deutsche Börse will be extending its data service to include information on European Directors’ Dealings (EDD). Market Data & Analytics will then be the only provider to publish these information in one consolidated product. Transactions in a stock corporation’s shares conducted by its executive and supervisory boards as well as their family members will be collated, adjusted, verified and then made available in a standardized format.
UK Government Focuses On Supply Chains In Response To New CDP Initiative - Government Acknowledges Need For Collaboration

Date 28/08/2008

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a collaboration of some 385 institutional investors including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and HSBC, has extended its traditional work in the private sector to the public sector where it is actively assisting Government and local government organisations to assess greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through their supply chains.

Five New Db X-Trackers ETFs Launched On Xetra - First ETF In FTSE 100 Short Index Listed In XTF Segment - Range Of Shariah-Compliant ETFs Expanded

Date 28/08/2008

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted five new ETFs issued by db-x-trackers to trading.
SII’s Senior Adviser Qualifications Show Sustained And Growing Demand

Date 28/08/2008

The Securities & Investment Institute (SII) announced that 585 candidates sat the units of its prestigious Diploma and SII Masters examinations, of which 396 passed. The overall pass rate was 68%. The numbers taking these examinations increased by 8% on those taking the examinations last summer.
Eurex Admits First Local Broker From Singapore - UOB Bullion And Futures Limited Has Been Connected Since Mid August

Date 28/08/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that it admitted the first local broker from the Republic of Singapore. UOB Bullion and Futures Limited, a subsidiary of Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Limited, was connected on 18 August 2008 to the Singapore Access Point of Eurex.
SGX: Prolonged Suspension Not In Interest Of Shareholders And Market

Date 27/08/2008

SGX sets out its position on why further extensions may not be granted to long-suspended companies. A company should keep its suspension to the shortest period possible in the interests of shareholders. The longer a suspension, the more challenging it can be for the company to acquire suitable assets as viable alternatives would have been exhausted.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Roadmap For The Potential Use Of Financial Statements Prepared In Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards From U.S. Issuers

Date 27/08/2008

Open Meeting Washington, D.C. August 27, 2008 The IFRS proposal we have before us today is truly a momentous one. I would like to thank the staff for their tireless efforts on this release. I would also like to thank you for putting up with my passion with respect to this issue.