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Sarbanes-Oxley - SEC Offers Further Relief From Section 404 Compliance For Smaller Public Companies And Many Foreign Private Issuers

Date 09/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued two releases to grant smaller public companies and many foreign private issuers further relief from compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The relief is in furtherance of the "next steps for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation" (SEC Press Release 2006-75) announced on May 17, 2006, and includes some new initiatives not previously announced.
Record Quarter For Euronext - Revenues: €289.6m, Up 21.4% YOY - Half Year 2006 Revenues Improve Strongly YOY: +20.9%, To €557.7m

Date 09/08/2006

Revenues for the second quarter of 2006 reached a record of €289.6m, representing a progress of 21.4% compared to the €238.6m achieved during the same period in 2005. For the first six months of 2006, revenues amounted to €557.7m, up 20.9% on H1, 2005 revenues. This strong performance has been achieved in spite of the impact of changes in the scope of consolidation.
NYSE Welcomes Qimonda AG, Largest Non-US IPO At NYSE Year-To-Date - Leading DRAM Memory Products Provider Brings Roster Of NYSE-Listed German Companies To 17

Date 09/08/2006

The American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Germany ’s Qimonda AG, a leading global provider of DRAM memory products, today began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “QI” after its successful initial public offering on the Exchange raised $546 million.
NYSE Regulation, Inc. Announces Disciplinary Actions Against 13 Firms, 39 Individuals

Date 09/08/2006

This is NYSE Regulation, Inc.'s Disciplinary Actions announcement for August 2006. Here is the link to the August detail page: http://www.nyse.com/DiscAxn/discAxn_08_2006.html Link to the sortable Index page: http://www.nyse.com/DiscAxn/discAxnIndex.html
NASD Fines Four ING Broker-Dealers $7 Million For Directed Brokerage Violations

Date 09/08/2006

NASD today announced a total of $7 million in fines against four broker-dealers affiliated with ING America Insurance Holdings, Inc. (ING) in connection with the receipt of directed brokerage in exchange for preferential treatment for certain mutual fund companies.

International Finance Corporation And Hawkamah Corporate Governance Institute Announce MENA Corporate Governance Survey

Date 09/08/2006

The International Finance Corporation and the Hawkamah Corporate Governance Institute, a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, today announced the launch of a regional corporate governance survey as part of their combined efforts to improve standards within companies and banks across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Deutsche Börse Systems And IXEurope Sign Contract For Proximity Services - Cooperation To Further Support Algorithmic Trading Customers - Kuhn: Response To Market Demand For Low Latency Access

Date 09/08/2006

Deutsche Börse Systems and IXEurope announced an agreement to offer proximity services to customers for lowest possible latency access to Deutsche Börse Groups execution venues and market data streams. This cooperation enables customers to place their trading equipment as close as possible to the different matching engines and data dissemination services of the market, reducing the latency delay inherent in the speed of light. Algorithmic trading, or the use of electronic algorithms to trade on
CBOT Fed Fund Futures Set Daily Volume Record

Date 09/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that its Federal Fund futures contract set a record on Tuesday as volume surged to 286,935 contracts. The previous high mark, 262,840 contracts, was set on August 4, 2006.
BOVESPA's Monthly Bulletin - July 2006

Date 09/08/2006

BOVESPA´s year-to-date foreign investment balance presented a deficit of BRL 1,205,062,458.00 or USD 525,599,985.68, as of July 31. This figure includes the net outflow of BRL 654,925,731.00 or USD 300,949,237.66, resulting from purchases of BRL 11,643,021,745.00 or USD 5,350,161,632.66 and sales of BRL 12,297,947,476.00 or USD 5,651,110,870.32.
Borsa Italiana - BItNotes n.16 Portfolio And Psychology Of High Frequency Online Traders - Second Report On The Italian Market

Date 09/08/2006

In Italy, online trading is an important and well established phenomenon. This paper investigates the portfolio and psychological traits of Italian high frequency online traders. Our analysis is based upon a telephonic survey conducted with more than 200 online traders. The sample is composed of both active traders, those with at least two trades per month, and heavy traders, those with daily negotiation activity. In this paper, first we investigate the trading and portfolio characteristics of o