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NASDAQ OMX And BM&FBOVESPA Enter Discussions

Date 26/08/2009

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. (BVMF3), subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of article 157 of Law number 6404/1976 and of CVM Instruction 358/2002, hereby inform that: (i) BM&FBOVESPA and NASDAQ OMX Group will initiate discussions, on an exclusive basis, with the purpose of establishing a possible strategic, commercial and technological partnership. (ii) The exclusivity shall be in effect through the next sixty (60) day period, during which BM&FBOVESPA shall not enter into si
NASDAQ OMX And BM&FBOVESPA Enter Discussions For Strategic, Commercial And Technological Partnership

Date 26/08/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and BM&FBOVESPA announced today that the two exchange companies will initiate exclusive discussions for the next 60 days with the purpose of establishing a possible strategic, commercial and technological partnership.
Georgia Court Imposes Fines And Other Sanctions Against Atlanta-Based Saxon Financial Services Inc., Charged By The CFTC With Commodity Option Fraud

Date 26/08/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained more than $4.3 million in civil monetary penalties and equitable relief in an order against Saxon Financial Services Inc. (Saxon) of Atlanta, Ga., charged by the CFTC in 2007 with commodity option fraud.
California Federal Court Order Continues Asset Freeze Against Las Vegas Resident Gordon A. Driver, Axcess Automation LLC And Axcess Fund Management LLC - CFTC Charged Defendants In May With Operating A $13.5 Million Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded More Than 1

Date 26/08/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a Federal court judge in Los Angeles continued an asset freeze against Gordon A. Driver of Las Vegas, Nev. and his companies, Axcess Automation LLC and Axcess Fund Management LLC, all charged in a CFTC anti-fraud action with operating a $13.5 million Ponzi scheme. The scheme allegedly defrauded more than 100 participants in the United States and Canada, with many participants residing in Los Angeles
Agencies Seek Comment On Proposed Regulatory Capital Standards Related To Adoption Of Statements Of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166 And 167

Date 26/08/2009

The federal banking and thrift regulatory agencies are seeking comment on a proposed regulatory capital rule related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's adoption of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 166 and 167. Beginning in 2010, these accounting standards will make substantive changes to how banking organizations account for many items, including securitized assets, that are currently excluded from these organizations' balance sheets.

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Notice To The Market

Date 26/08/2009

Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros, a public company with registered office in the city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, at Praça Antonio Prado, 48, Downtown, enrolled with the National Corporate Taxpayers’ Register of the Ministry of Finance under CNPJ/MF No. 09.346.601/0001-25 (“BM&FBOVESPA”), in view of the news report captioned “BM&FBovespa vê crescer uma bola de neve jurídica” (‘BM&FBovespa faces a snowballing legal dispute’), posted on August 21, 2009, in the “Relatório Reservado” w
6th Extract From EECS’s Database Of Enforcement Decisions (Ref: CESR/09-720)

Date 26/08/2009

Working under the operational CESR group charged with accounting issues, CESR-Fin, EECS is a forum in which all EU National Enforcers of financial information, whether CESR members or not, meet to exchange views and discuss experiences of enforcement of IFRS. A key function of EECS is the analysis and discussion of decisions taken by independent EU National Enforcers in respect of financial statements published by issuers with securities traded on a regulated market and who prepare their fina
José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission «Overcoming The Crisis: Challenges And Opportunities» European Economic Association Congress Barcelona, 25 August 2009

Date 26/08/2009

Ladies and gentlemen, Minister Castells, Professor Mas-Colell, Professor Stern, It is an honour to be speaking to the European Economic Association today. And it is a pleasure to be back in Barcelona and respond to the invitation of Professor Stern, recognised for his efforts on climate change fig
mondoBIOTECH Holding Ltd. (RARE) Opens At CHF 290.00

Date 26/08/2009

Today, the shares of mondoBIOTECH holding Ltd. have been listed in accordance with the main standard and are traded at SIX Swiss Exchange for the first time. The opening price on SIX Swiss Exchange was CHF 290.00. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 362.1 millions mondoBIOTECH holding Ltd. belongs not only to the SPI®, but also to the SPI EXTRA®.
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Civil Penalty Enforcement Action For Insider Trading

Date 26/08/2009

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty enforcement action against Mr Toh Leng Poh for insider trading under Section 218(2)(a) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).