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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 24/07/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 24, 2007:
CalPERS Asks Companies To Report Safeguards Against Iran Investment Risk

Date 24/07/2007

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today urged four companies in its public equity portfolio to report policies and steps to minimize the risk of investment in Iran.
SEC Charges Operators Of Phoenixsurf.com Web Site With Conducting A Massive Internet Ponzi Scheme

Date 24/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against the operators of an Internet-based Ponzi scheme that raised $41.9 million in just four months from more than 20,000 investors worldwide.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For July 2007

Date 24/07/2007

As of mid-July, short interest in 2,737 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 9,137,735,499 shares compared with 8,966,592,245 shares in 2,745 Global Market issues for the month of June. The July short interest represents 4.54 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.36 days in June.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Extra-Financial Criteria For Securities Selection - Funds Declaring Themselves Compliant With Islamic Law

Date 24/07/2007

Collective investment schemes (CISs) may rely on criteria other than financial ones when choosing the securities in which they invest. They can also set special rules on income distribution. In such cases, the AMF examines authorisation applications from CISs under its jurisdiction on the basis of rules that it has so far applied – in a conventional manner – both to CISs using strategies with extrafinancial criteria, such as socially responsible investing or sustainable development

NASDAQ Recommends Further Refinement Of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's Auditing Standard No. 5

Date 24/07/2007

On the eve of the five-year anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the benefits of the legislation have been proven - among them greater transparency, accountability and improved corporate governance. Almost all of the complaints regarding Sarbanes-Oxley have their genesis in two short paragraphs -- 20 lines of text -- contained in Section 404.
Standard & Poor's Teams With Paladyne Systems To Provide Credit Ratings Data To Hedge Funds - Paladyne To Enrich Its Product Suite With Standard & Poor's Issue And Issuer Credit Ratings

Date 24/07/2007

Standard & Poor's, a leading provider of financial market intelligence, announced it will make its industry-leading credit ratings available through Paladyne Systems' technology platform for the hedge fund industry, underscoring the growing industry demand for credit ratings information.
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Announced The Basic Prices

Date 24/07/2007

On July 23, 2007, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange announced the basic prices of strong gluten wheat, hard white winter wheat and green bean (to be listed on July 24, 2007) as: 1880 Yuan per ton for WS807, 1600 Yuan per ton for WT807 and 3000 Yuan per ton for GN807.
Industry Veteran Joins eSpeed’s Global Futures Team - Robert Brown Named Senior Managing Director, Global Futures

Date 24/07/2007

eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPD), a leading developer of electronic marketplaces and related trading technology for the global capital markets, announced that Robert Brown has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director to lead its Global Futures business. With deep experience in the futures markets, including the key futures centers of Chicago and London, Mr. Brown brings approximately 20 years professional experience in leading global sales, execution, and client relationships.
SEC Staff Provide Information To Assist Newly-Registered Investment Advisers

Date 24/07/2007

Securities and Exchange Commission staff announced that they will send all newly registered advisers a "welcome letter," along with a plain English summary of the key provisions of the Investment Advisers Act to help them understand their compliance responsibilities. The goal is to help educate newly registered advisers about their compliance obligations that promote investor protection.