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CME Group Announces 2009 Annual Meeting Date

Date 25/11/2008

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today announced that its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 4:00 p.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
SES Replaces Ciba Holding AG In The S&P European Indices

Date 25/11/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Tuesday 02 December 2008: SES (Luxembourg, SEDOL: B00ZQQ2, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25401025) will replace Ciba Holding AG (Switzerland, SEDOL: 5196744, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15101050) in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Euro Plus indices, and will be added to the S&P Euro indices, following the cash offer by current S&P Eu
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Reprimands, Fines And Strikes Off Pneh Tee Eong, A Commissioned Dealer's Representative Of M&A Securities Sdn Bhd From The Register For Violation Of Rules 404.3(1)(A) & (B) And 401.1(2) & (3) Of The Rules Of Bursa Securiti

Date 25/11/2008

1. Bursa Securities has issued a reprimand to Pneh Tee Eong, a Commissioned Dealer’s Representative (“CDR”) of M&A Securities Sdn Bhd (“M&A”), fined him RM100,000 and has further ordered that he be struck off from the Register with immediate effect for the breach of Rules 404.3(1)(a) & (b) and 401.1(2) & (3) of the Rules of Bursa Securities.
SGX Statement On Network Connectivity To The Exchange

Date 25/11/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) would like to inform market participants that the interruptions in connectivity to the securities and derivatives trading systems at 4.09 pm today, were due to connectivity issues at the primary telecommunications network. Participants were switched to the back-up telecommunications network as part of the contingency procedures.
Statement From New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Concerning AIG's Decision To Eliminate Bonuses For Top Executives

Date 25/11/2008

We have received Mr. Liddy’s response to our letter of last week outlining the action AIG will now take regarding executive compensation. AIG has taken a positive step by eliminating bonuses and salary increases for its top executives. Taxpayers have been slammed with a one-two punch seeing their investments dwindle while simultaneously having to fund the Wall Street bailout with billions of their tax dollars. It is only fair that top executives, who benefit the most when firms do well, should a

ICE To Begin Introduction Of Over 50 New OTC Cleared Contracts - First Tranche Of Contracts To Launch December 5

Date 25/11/2008

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced plans to introduce more than 50 additional cleared energy contracts in its OTC marketplace beginning December 5, 2008, and extending into 2009. ICE currently lists over 100 cleared OTC energy contracts, and today more than 90% of ICE's OTC transaction volume is cleared.
US Treasury Provides TARP Funds To Federal Reserve Consumer ABS Lending Facility

Date 25/11/2008

The U.S. Treasury Department today announced it will allocate $20 billion to back a lending facility for the consumer asset backed securities market established by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
US Treasury Secretary Paulson Remarks On Consumer ABS Lending Facility

Date 25/11/2008

Today the Treasury and the Federal Reserve are announcing a facility to finance the issuance of non-mortgage asset-backed paper in order to support lending to consumers and small businesses that is vital to our economy.
US Federal Reserve Announces It Will Initiate A Program To Purchase The Direct Obligations Of Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises And Mortgage-Backed Securities Backed By Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, And Ginnie Mae

Date 25/11/2008

The Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday that it will initiate a program to purchase the direct obligations of housing-related government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks--and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Spreads of rates on GSE debt and on GSE-guaranteed mortgages have widened appreciably of late. This action is being taken to reduce the cost and increase the availability of credit
PLUS Markets Group Appoints Rachel Maguire New Head Of Strategic Development And Marketing

Date 25/11/2008

PLUS Markets Group has appointed Rachel Maguire as its new Head of Strategic Development and Marketing.