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Dynegy Settles Securities Fraud Charges Involving SPEs, Round-Trip Energy Trades - Company Will Pay $3 Million Civil Penalty, Cease And Desist From Violating Anti-Fraud Provisions Of Federal Securities Laws

Date 24/09/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled enforcement action today against Dynegy Inc., in connection with accounting improprieties and misleading statements by the Houston-based energy production, distribution and trading company. The Commission's case arises from (i) Dynegy's improper accounting for and misleading disclosures relating to a $300 million financing transaction, known as Project Alpha, involving special-purpose entities (SPEs), and (ii) Dynegy's overstatement of its e
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 24/09/2002

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 24, 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 overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.<
ASX: Towers Perrin Study Of 10-Year Investments 1991-2001

Date 24/09/2002

The results of the latest Towers Perrin investment research highlight the importance of considering the after-tax returns and all the associated costs when making an informed and successful investment decision.
SWX: Tamedia AG To Remain In The SPI

Date 23/09/2002

Contrary to the message of 2 September 2002, the securities of Tamedia AG (ISIN CH0011178255) will not be excluded from the SPI. This was decided by the SWX Swiss Exchange. The independent auditors confirm in a report that the relevant free float value for calculating the index is greater than the SWX had expected on the basis of the available information. According to the report, the majority shareholders who are party to a shareholder agreement own more than 76.09% of the shares of Tamedia AG.
Singapore Exchange And Tokyo Commodity Exchange Sign Licensing Agreement With Platts

Date 23/09/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) today announced that they have signed a licensing agreement with Platts, the world's largest energy information provider and a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., to use Platts' Middle East benchmarks for the SGX and TOCOM Middle East Crude Oil (MECO) Futures Contracts.

Russian Trading System: Weekly Market Information

Date 23/09/2002

During the week of July 29th - August 2nd, 2002, the RTS Index rose 327.96, up 1.60% on July 26th 322.80. The RTS Technical Index gained 1.18% to close at 360.19.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Market Information

Date 23/09/2002

For the week of July 29th - August 2nd, trading volume in the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, increased 4.2 times to 2 332 thousand dollars, up from 551 thousand dollars the previous week. The number of trades doubled, from 10 to 20.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Board Of Governors Elects Gene Sperling To Its Board

Date 23/09/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange today announced the election of Gene Sperling to its Board of Governors filling a non-industry governor position left vacant by the death of Board member Carolyn Boone Lewis.
NZSE Announces Effective Date Of Listing Rule Amendments - The New Zealand Stock Exchange ("NZSE") Announces That All Listing Rule Changes, Except The Proposed Changes Related To Corporate Governance, Will Come Into Force On 1 December 2002

Date 23/09/2002

On 16 August 2002 NZSE announced it would be postponing the date on which proposed amendments to the NZSE Listing Rules would come into force to allow NZSE to consider submissions it had received on the proposed amendments.
NASD And The Chicago Climate Exchange® Reach Historic Agreement - World's Leading Provider Of Regulatory Services To Oversee Voluntary Private-Sector Program To Trade Greenhouse Gases

Date 23/09/2002

Creation of a market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. has moved one step closer to reality as the Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX®) selected NASD as the provider of regulatory services for the exchange.