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CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Its Notice Of Intent To Determine Whether Five Contracts Offered For Trading On The Natural Gas Exchange, Inc., Perform Significant Price Discovery Functions

Date 15/10/2009

On October 13, 2009, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Notice of Intent, pursuant to the authority in Section 2(h)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) and Commission Rule 36.3(c)(3), to undertake a determination whether five contracts offered for trading on the Natural Gas Exchange, Inc., (NGX) perform significant price discovery functions. The contracts include: Phys, BS, LD1 (US/MM), AB-NIT Contract Phys, BS, LD1 (US/MM), Union-D
SZSE 100 Index Fund Products Continuously Keep The Lead In Three Quarters

Date 15/10/2009

According to the latest report released by Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. the data in three quarters of 2009 showed that two index funds, namely E-Fund SZSE 100 ETF, Rongtong SZSE 100 index fund ranked in the top 10 open-ended funds. Both two funds are tightly tied to the SZSE 100 index.
Thomson Reuters Makes Offer To Acquire Breakingviews - Offer Seeks To Build On Reuters Leadership In Financial News Commentary

Date 14/10/2009

Thomson Reuters today confirms that it is has made a formal offer to acquire a leading global financial insight commentary business, Breakingviews. This offer, for an undisclosed sum, has been accepted by Breakingviews’ directors, who are unanimously recommending the offer to their shareholders. The transaction is expected to complete within eight weeks.
BOVESPA Segment Registers 582,187 Trades And Sets New Record

Date 14/10/2009

The BM&FBOVESPA stock market trading volume set a new record today with 582,187 registered trades, including both the regular trading session and the after-market session. This surpasses the previous record of 494,430 trades set on September 16, 2009.
NASDAQ OMX Announces New Listing Market - BX Listing Platform To Provide Quality Regulation And Market Structure

Date 14/10/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it will establish a new listing market called BX, pending SEC approval, for companies that do not presently qualify for an exchange listing.

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Islamic Market And Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 Indexes

Date 14/10/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Wyeth (United States, Health Care, WYE) will be removed from the Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100, its sub-index Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Titans 50 and Dow Jones Health Care Titans 30 indexes.
CalPERS Initiates Special Review Of Placement Agent Fees, Activities

Date 14/10/2009

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today that it is initiating a special review of the fees paid by its external managers to placement agents and their related activities.
Michael Decker Joins SIFMA, Will Co-Head Muni Securities

Date 14/10/2009

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced the hiring of Michael Decker as a Managing Director. Decker will share the position of Co-Head of the Municipal Securities Division with Leslie Norwood. Michael rejoins SIFMA from the Regional Bond Dealers Association (RBDA), and will be based in D.C. He and Leslie will report to Randy Snook, Executive Vice President of SIFMA.
CME Group Announces The Launch Of New Options Contracts On Futures Strips For Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Electricity And Coal

Date 14/10/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of trading and clearing services for seven new options contracts on underlying futures strips for natural gas, crude oil, electricity and coal. Trading will be available on the New York trading floor and clearing services will be available through CME ClearPort®, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and p
LCH.Clearnet To Clear For NASDAQ OMX Europe

Date 14/10/2009

LCH.Clearnet Limited has been selected to clear for NASDAQ OMX Europe (NEURO), NASDAQ OMX's pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF).