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Tokyo Grain Exchange: Computer Systems Will Be Off-Line

Date 09/06/2009

The computer systems will be off-line for planned upgrades as follows: Jun 12, 2009 6:00p.m. (Japan time) Jun 13, 2009 8:00p.m. (Japan time)
Statement Of The Monitoring Board For The International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation Regarding Due Process Toward Addressing Calls From G-20 Leaders

Date 08/06/2009

We, the members of the Monitoring Board, support the recent commitments by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to undertake a comprehensive review of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) relating to financial instruments to address the recent statement from G-20 Leaders regarding need for improvements on the accounting standards on valuation and provisioning. We expect that the result of this work will be standards that offer a global, holistic approach whic
BATS Europe Achieves EUR1 Billion Traded - Also Sets New One-Day Overall Market Share Record With 3.54% Of Pan-European Equities Trading

Date 08/06/2009

BATS Europe, an innovative, wholly-owned subsidiary of BATS Global Markets, set a one-day record for notional value traded and overall market share on Friday 5th June, finishing with more than €1.02 billion traded and 3.54% of pan-European equities trading.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 08/06/2009

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, June 8, 2009: The shares of Branchez-Vous! Inc. (TSXVN:BZV) will trade under the new name BV! Media Inc. The new ticker symbol will be "BVM" and the new CUSIP number will be 05604B 10 4. There is no consolidation of capital.
CME Group Achieves Record Trading Volume In Eurodollar Futures - Total Daily, Interest Rate Volume Highest To Date In 2009

Date 08/06/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, experienced record volumes in their Eurodollar futures on Friday, June 5, 2009. In addition, CME Group's total daily volume and interest rate volume both reached its highest levels for 2009 with 18,149,132 and 10,947,762 contracts traded, respectively.

London Metal Exchange Business Continuity Strategy Recognised In Business Continuity Awards - Partnership With IBM Yields ‘Highly Commended’ Rating In ‘Business Continuity Strategy Of The Year’ Category

Date 08/06/2009

The London Metal Exchange (LME), the world’s premier non-ferrous metals market, has been highly commended for its business continuity strategy at the annual Business Continuity Awards, held last week in London. The awards are run by Continuity Insurance & Risk (CIR) magazine and recognise excellence within the field of business continuity and operational risk management.
UK's Financial Services Authority: Keydata Investment Services Ltd

Date 08/06/2009

Keydata Investment Services Ltd (‘Keydata’) has today been placed into administration on the grounds that it is insolvent. Following an application to the Royal Courts of Justice by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Dan Schwarzmann and Mark Batten of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (‘PWC’) have been appointed joint administrators.
GlobeNewswire Service Enables Public Companies To Deliver News And Information Directly To Interested Retail Investors - First Service Of Its Kind Introduced In Partnership With MUNCmedia

Date 08/06/2009

GlobeNewswire, a NASDAQ OMX company (Nasdaq:NDAQ), introduces its Retail Investor Targeting service, an online distribution network focusing on retail investors. The service pushes company news updates directly and immediately to investors as they conduct online searches of that company's peers and competitors in related sectors.
NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter 2009 Results

Date 08/06/2009

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a first-quarter 2009 after-tax profit of $5.35 billion and revenues of $39.09 billion, compared with $14.55 billion in after-tax losses on revenues of $49.42 billion in the first quarter of 2008.
Boardroom Excellence: The Way Towards Enhanced Corporate Governance - Bursa Malaysia Calls For Compliance To Substance And Not Just Form

Date 08/06/2009

Bursa Malaysia today urged directors of listed companies to embrace and move the bar higher on the practice of corporate governance by enhancing the knowledge of their duties and responsibilities. Bursa Malaysia acknowledged that Malaysian listed companies have high standards of compliance to corporate governance to the required form and mandatory requirements as prescribed in the Listing Requirements. However, more needs to be done to elevate corporate governance standards to the next level.