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Seminar At BM&F discusses Public And Private Sector Investment Opportunities With The Chinese For The State Of São Paulo

Date 30/08/2006

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange hosted on Tuesday, August 29th, the seminar “Investment Opportunities in the State of São Paulo with Emphasis on Public-Private Partnerships”. BM&F’s Chairman, Manoel Felix Cintra Neto; the Governor of São Paulo, Claudio Lembo; Maria Helena Guimarães de Castro, secretary of Science, Technology and Economic Development; Fernando Carvalho Braga, secretary of Finance and Planning; Dario Rais Lopes, secretary of Transport; Miao Gengshu, president of the
OneChicago Settlement Price Rule Change Effective August 29th 2006

Date 30/08/2006

OneChicago, LLC is amending Rule 902(j) relating to the daily settlement price calculation of single stock futures.
NZX: Smartshares Funds Half Year Results 2006

Date 30/08/2006

Smartshares Limted announced the Half Year Results 2006 for its four Funds.
NYSE Group Inc. Welcomes L-1 Identity Solutions To List On Its NYSE Market - Two Nasdaq-Listed Companies Combine Into New Group And Transfer To NYSE

Date 30/08/2006

The common shares of L-1 Identity Solutions, a new company formed after the combination and transfer of two companies previously listed on Nasdaq, began trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “ID”.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Propane Futures Contract

Date 30/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced margin changes for its propane futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.

NYMEX to Change Margins for Gold, Platinum and Palladium Futures Contracts

Date 30/08/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will change the margins for its gold, platinum and palladium futures contracts beginning tomorrow.
New Member On Oslo Børs

Date 30/08/2006

The Dutch broker Nyenburgh Beheer B.V. will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs Thursday 31 August 2006.
NASD Hearing Panel Fines American Funds Distributors $5 Million For Directed Brokerage Violations

Date 30/08/2006

An NASD Hearing Panel ruled today that American Funds Distributors, Inc. (AFD) violated NASD's Anti-Reciprocal Rule by directing brokerage commissions to securities firms that were the top sellers of American Funds mutual funds from 2001 through 2003. The panel censured AFD and imposed a $5 million fine. Today's ruling resolves charges brought by NASD's Department of Enforcement in February 2005.
Itaubanco-PN (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 30/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 1, 2006: Itaubanco-PN (ADR) (Brazil, NYSE: ITU, CUSIP: 059602201, Sedol: 2849739) shares will increase by 68,518,100 to 595,496,100. The share increase is due to a merger with Bank Boston and Libero Trading.
Itaubanco – PN (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 30/08/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 1, 2006. Itaubanco – PN (Brazil, SEDOL: 2849739, GICS: Financials, Code: 40101010) ADR shares will increase by 68,518,100 to 595,496,100. The share increase is due to a merger with Bank Boston and Libero Trading.