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Bond Market Transparency - ICMA Responds To Commission's Call For Evidence

Date 20/09/2006

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has submitted its response to the European Commission's Call for Evidence on Pre- and post-trade transparency provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in relation to transactions in classes of financial instruments other than shares.
KCBT Lowers Minimum Margins For Wheat - Change To Take Place At Close Of Trading Today

Date 20/09/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective at the close of trading today, come as a result of decreased market volatility and are as follows:
The MICEX Stock Exchange Lowers Its Rates For Trades In Non-Government Bonds

Date 19/09/2006

As of 18 September 2006, the MICEX Stock Exchange lowers the aggregate rate for trades in non-government bonds made in the main (anonymous) trading mode from 0.019% to 0.01% of the trade value.
Testimony Concerning The Impact Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act By Chairman Christopher Cox - U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Before The U.S. House Committee On Financial Services

Date 19/09/2006

Chairman Oxley, Ranking Member Frank, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. I am especially pleased to be testifying today alongside Chairman Mark Olson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, with whom I am working very closely to implement the Act.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 19/09/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Royal Group Technologies Limited (TSX:RYG) have accepted the cash offer from Georgia Gulf Corp. (NYSE:GGC) Royal Group Technologies Limited will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, and the S&P/TSX Capped Industrials Indices after the close of Tuesday, September 26, 2006.

One Down, Two To Go? Challenges Facing The Global Derivatives Industry - Speech By Dr. Thomas F. Huertas, Director, Wholesale Firms Division And Banking Sector Leader, UK's Financial Services Authority, ISDA Regional Conference, 19 September 2006

Date 19/09/2006

ISDA has many laurels to its credit – the development of standardised contracts for derivatives, ensuring the legal enforceability of netting in the world's major financial markets, and, most recently, implementation of various measures, such as the Novation Protocol and arrangements for cash settlement, that have considerably improved the robustness of the credit derivatives markets. Thanks to such achievements the derivatives markets have in fact matured into significant markets that
Office Of The Chief Accountant Of The Securities And Exchange Commission Issues Letter Expressing Its Views On The Appropriate Application Of The Stock Option Accounting Literature

Date 19/09/2006

The Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a letter summarizing the staff’s views regarding the accounting for stock options in the historical financial statements of public companies. “The views expressed in this letter will assist in the resolution of accounting issues that have been raised during reviews of past stock option grants in a way that benefits investors and the capital markets,” said SEC Chief Accountant Conrad Hewitt.
NYSE Welcomes H.E. Hamid Karzai, President Of Afghanistan

Date 19/09/2006

e New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the Afghanistan delegation of government officials led by His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan.
NYSE Honored To Welcome H.E. Elias Antonio Saca, President Of El Salvador

Date 19/09/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today opened its doors to the delegation of government officials led by His Excellany Elias Antonio Saca, President of El Salvador.
NYSE Group, Inc. To Issue Third-Quarter 2006 Financial Results And Conduct Conference Call On October 26

Date 19/09/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) will announce earnings for the 2006 third-quarter, ended Sept. 30, 2006, before the market open on Thurs., Oct. 26. A news release will be issued at approximately 8:00 a.m. and a conference call with remarks by NYSE Group senior management will begin at 8:30 a.m. (ET).