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SEC Charges Former CEO Of Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. With Foreign Bribery

Date 03/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) executive Albert Jackson Stanley with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related provisions of the federal securities laws. The Commission alleges that over a 10-year period, Stanley and others participated in a scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to obtain construction contracts worth more than $6 billion. The contracts were awarded
MGEX Sets Total Exchange Volume Record In Fiscal 2007-2008, Other Records Also Surpassed; Positions For Future Growth

Date 03/09/2008

Building on momentum from fiscal 2006-2007, MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) ended its fiscal year with new total exchange volume of 1,684,439 contracts traded, a 4 percent increase over the previous year and 3.8 percent increase over the former record year of 2005-2006.
ICAP Hires New Base Metals Broking Team

Date 03/09/2008

ICAP plc (IAP.L), the world’s premier interdealer broker, has hired Robert Rees and Steve Bingley to lead the firm’s new London Metal Exchange base metals broking business. Rees and Bingley’s primary role will be to build the firm’s LME business and offer expert sales and execution services on LME products.
Paul Beswick Named Deputy Chief Accountant For Professional Practice In SEC Office Of The Chief Accountant

Date 03/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Paul A. Beswick as Deputy Chief Accountant for Professional Practice in the agency's Office of the Chief Accountant. Previously, Mr. Beswick served as a senior advisor to the SEC's Chief Accountant.
Karl D. Cooper Joins NYSE Liffe As Chief Regulatory Officer

Date 03/09/2008

NYSE Liffe, LLC, the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced Karl D. Cooper as the Chief Regulatory Officer of NYSE Liffe. Mr. Cooper, 49, reports to Richard G. Ketchum, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Regulation and Thomas F. Callahan, NYSE Euronext Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Futures. As CRO , Mr. Cooper is responsible for managing the self-regulatory functions of NYSE Liffe, including market surveillance, enfo

TABB Group Forecasts Monthly Novation Of Credit Default Swap (CDS) Trades To Exceed $45.2 Trillion By 2010 - Additional Automation Imperative - Novation Rate Growing At 88% CAGR - Major Sell-Side Dealers To Spend nearly $170 Million In 2010 Automating The

Date 03/09/2008

Eighteen years after the credit default swap (CDS) was created to help firms hedge against the risk of default of a given asset, TABB Group estimates that the average notional value at risk (the total value of a leveraged position's assets) of trades novated monthly will exceed $45.2 trillion by 2010, an 88% CAGR (compound average growth rate) from 2005.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 03/09/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, September 3, 2008: The shares of Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. (TSXVN:PXX) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.
K+S Replaces TUI In DAX

Date 03/09/2008

On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse has decided on changes in its equity indices DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® that will take effect on 22 September. The share of K+S will be included in DAX and will replace TUI. The inclusion of K+S was triggered by the fast-entry rule. TUI will therefore leave the index.
FINRA Expels Barron Moore And Takes Disciplinary Actions Against Seven Individuals For Illegal Sales Of Unregistered Penny Stocks - Two Individuals Barred, Others Fined And Suspended

Date 03/09/2008

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has expelled Barron Moore, Inc. of Dallas, TX and taken disciplinary action against seven individuals for violations arising from the illegal sale of unregistered penny stocks. Those sanctions range from fines and suspensions to permanent bars from the securities industry.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 4, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 03/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 4, 2008 (effective with the September 3 evening session).