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NASD, Minnesota Department Of Commerce Announce Annuity Roundtable In Washington, DC on May 5 - Regulators, Industry Executives, Consumer Advocates To Participate, Goal To Promote Comparable Rules Among All Regulators To Better Protect Investors

Date 23/03/2006

Fulfilling a pledge first made by NASD Chairman and CEO Robert R. Glauber in January, NASD and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will co-host an Annuity Roundtable in Washington DC on Friday, May 5. Participants will include a cross section of federal and state regulators, securities firm and insurance company executives, and consumer groups.
NASD Promotes James S. Shorris To Head Enforcement Department

Date 23/03/2006

NASD today announced the immediate promotion of James S. Shorris from Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Enforcement to Executive Vice President and Head of Enforcement.
London Stock Exchange: AIM 50 Prospers ON SETSmm

Date 23/03/2006

A new study published today by the London Stock Exchange demonstrates that the market for smaller stocks has benefited from the choice of order book trading alongside existing market maker provision introduced by SETSmm. The study shows that trading volumes have increased and the cost of trading has decreased, with the AIM50 securities transferred to SETSmm in December 2005 showing a particularly marked improvement. In addition, the greater choice and transparency of SETSmm has enabled more inst
ICE Futures Brent Crude Trading Update

Date 23/03/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) reported that its futures business segment, ICE Futures, incurred a processing error involving an order in the ICE Futures Brent Crude futures markets late yesterday that impacted a very small number of trades in that market. Due to a related issue this morning, ICE Futures made the decision to suspend Brent trading between 8:12 a.m. London time (3:12 a.m. Eastern time) and 11:30 a.m. London time (6:30 a.m. Eastern time). The processing error was resolved, an
FTSEurofirst 80 Index Chosen By National Bank Of Greece

Date 23/03/2006

National Bank of Greece (NBG) has chosen FTSEurofirst 80 for its new structured retail product, Magnolia, making it the first FTSEurofirst product to be issued in Greece.

Clearstream Rated Best Tri-Partite Repo Service Provider In Europe

Date 23/03/2006

For the second consecutive year, Clearstream has been rated as Europe's best provider of Tri-Partite Repo services to the international securities market by the annual survey undertaken by Global Custodian magazine. Clearstream has now achieved this leading position in five of the last six years.
Change In BOVESPA Trading Hours

Date 23/03/2006

BOVESPA informs that as of April 03, the trading session will be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as follows: Regular trading session: Pre-opening fixing: from 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Closing call: from 4:55 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. After-Market trading session: Pre-opening: from 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. – period for cancellation of bids and asks of the regular trading session; Trading session: from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – limited by the spe
CBOT Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 23/03/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Good Friday holiday: Thursday, April 13 Open auction: Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) will close at their normal times. Electronic trading: Dow/AIG Commodity Index SM contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. Metals contracts w
CBOT Fed Watch - March 23 Market Close

Date 23/03/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 28, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
American Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Approves Demutualization Course Of Action

Date 23/03/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that the Amex Board of Governors approved a course of action that would begin the process to convert the Exchange from a not-for-profit corporation into a for-profit corporation. This is the initial step in the process of demutualization to position the Amex for future investment opportunities. Amex seat owners will have the opportunity to vote on the demutualization plan, which would convert their seats into shares.