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Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 18/09/2007

LHC Group, Inc. (NASD:LHCG) will replace First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Friday, September 21. First Republic is being acquired by S&P 100 and 500 constituent Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MER) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals.
Federal Open Market Committee Statement And Board Approval Of Discount Rate Requests Of The Federal Reserve Banks Of Boston, New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, And San Francisco

Date 18/09/2007

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 4-3/4 percent.
Changes To Warsaw Stock Exchange Traded Stock Futures Contract Specification

Date 18/09/2007

Further to a resolution of the WSE Management Board passed on May 17, 2007 , the standards of WSE traded stock futures will be changed starting from the Sept. 24, 2007 session. The resolution is harmonizing contracts' mutlipliers (the number of shares per contract), increasing transaction volume limits and lowering transaction fees.
SIFMA: More Efficient Transatlantic Regulatory Framework Is Industry Priority

Date 18/09/2007

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today argued that closer alignment of transatlantic financial regulatory systems would benefit investors, regulators and the firms that serve these markets during a presentation made at the Compliance World Conference in London.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 18/09/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The unitholders of CCS Income Trust (TSX:CCR.UN) have approved the going-private transaction proposed on June 29, 2007. As a result, CCS Income Trust will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust, the S&P/TSX Capped Energy and the S&P/TSX Income Trust indices effective after the close on Friday, September 21, 2007.

Reps. Meeks & Fossella’s Bill To Enhance Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets And Reverse Exodus Of U.S. IPO's Passes Committee - Bill Removes Barriers To The Establishment Of Developmental Tiers On U.S. Exchanges

Date 18/09/2007

Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY6) and Congressman Vito Fossella’s (R-NY13) bipartisan legislation to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets by allowing exchanges to establish developmental tiers to expand listing opportunities in the United States for smaller companies passed the House Financial Services Committee today by voice vote.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 18/09/2007

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding and the Investible Weight Factors for the S&P/MIB effective at the open of business Monday 24 September 2007, using opening prices.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index - Changes Are A Result Of The Regular Quarterly Review Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 18/09/2007

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index and its subindexes, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Asia/Pacific Titans 25 Index and the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 Index as a result of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes and will be effective before the open of trading on Monday, September 24, 2007.
NYMEX Comments On CFTC Hearing On Oversight Of Exchanges, ECMs

Date 18/09/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX) commends the CFTC for seeking to obtain industry input at its public hearing today on unregulated exempt commercial markets or ECMs. Over the last few months, a broad and growing consensus has developed that certain products traded on ECMs and also on regulated futures exchanges are tightly linked and effectively result in one broader derivatives market. This new reality creates serious regulatory problems both for regulated exchanges as well as for
CME Group Managing Director Of Products And Services To Present At Bank Of America 37th Annual Investment Conference September 19

Date 18/09/2007

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) announced today that the Managing Director of Products and Services Rick Redding will present at the Bank of America 37th Annual Investment Conference, to be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in San Francisco on September 19 at 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Time).