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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Calculation Of TOPIX In Relation To Shares Of Pasona Inc. Etc.

Date 08/11/2007

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) made an announcement today regarding calculation of TOPIX and its sub-indices concerning the following shares to be de-listed on November 27, 2007 and shares to be listed on December 3, 2007 due to stock-swap.
Shanghai Stock Exchange To Improve Corporate Governance Through New Systems

Date 08/11/2007

It is learnt from the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) that the special corporate governance of the SSE-listed companies has run smoothly since the 1st quarter of 2007. Upon examination, the SSE discovered some problems in corporate governance and will take regulatory measures against the companies with problems. Moreover, it will report to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for investigation and disposal of the companies with incompetent governance structures or refusing to embark o
Central Japan Commodity Exchange And Shanghai Futures Exchange Sign MOU

Date 08/11/2007

The Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-Com) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) announced today in Nagoya, Japan that they have signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the formation of cooperative relationship.
PetroChina To Be Taken Into SSE Composite Index, Constituent Indices On Nov.19

Date 08/11/2007

PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina), listed yesterday on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), will be included in the SSE Composite Index and the SSE Sector Indices on November 19 according to the rule that new shares on the SSE are included in the indices on their 11th trading day.
NYMEX Sets Total Daily Volume Record On CME Globex®, Including Crude Oil And Gold Daily Volume Records

Date 07/11/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: NMX) today announced that it set daily volume records, including a total daily volume record.

MSCI Barra Announces Methodology Enhancements To The MSCI GCC Countries Indices And Transition Plan

Date 07/11/2007

MSCI Barra announced today, following a consultation with market participants, enhancements to the methodology of the MSCI Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Countries Indices. The enhancements create a framework similar to that under the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices Methodology which aims to provide exhaustive representation and non-overlapping size segmentation of the investable universe. The enhanced MSCI GCC Countries Indices Methodology accounts for the specific structure of the GC
NYMEX To Change Margins For Heating Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 07/11/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the heating oil, New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap, heating oil financial, and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
Manor Care (HCR) In The S&P 500

Date 07/11/2007

The Carlyle Group’s (a private equity firm) acquisition of HCR is expected to be completed after the close of trading on Thursday, November 8, not November 7 as previously announced. As a result, S&P MidCap 400 constituent Pepco Holdings Inc. (POM) will replace Manor Care in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Energen Corp. (EGN) will replace Pepco in the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P REIT Composite constituent DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (DRH) will replace Energen in the S&P SmallCap 600 after t
NYMEX To Change Margins For Crude Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 07/11/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its crude oil and related futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
BOX’s Average Price Improvement Remains At Near-Record Level, ‘Make or Take’ Is Expanded

Date 07/11/2007

In the month of October, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.92 per contract, just slightly shy of the all-time record set last August. An average of 64,403 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $5.8 million. With this amount, BOX has reached $153 million in savings to investors since inception.