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Kansas City Board of Trade: 2009 Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop Tour Results

Date 07/05/2009

The final estimate for the 2009 hard red winter wheat tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council was announced today at the Kansas City Board of Trade. The final participant estimate for the three-day tour average was a yield of 40.8 bushels per acre, 2.5 bushels lower than the 2008 estimate of 43.3 bushels per acre.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Conducts First Night Session - Trading Volume Of The First Night Session Is 24,635 Contracts

Date 07/05/2009

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM) launched the new trading system today and conducted the night session (17:00 – 23:00) as a first for a commodity exchange in Japan. Trading volume of today’s night session is 24,635 contracts.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Launches New Trading System - Trading Volume Of The First Day Session Is 76,175 Contracts

Date 07/05/2009

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM) announced today that TOCOM has gone live with a new trading system based on the suite of trading and clearing platforms provided by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
Hellenic Exchanges Monthly Statistics Bulletin - April 2009

Date 07/05/2009

Summary of facts for April 2009:
UK's Financial Services Authority Calls For More Effective Governance And Risk Management At Firms

Date 07/05/2009

Financial companies need to create board-level governance structures that allow for challenge without creating conflict, Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), said today in a speech to the Securities and Investment Institute.

Wiener Börse Monthly Statistics - April 2009

Date 07/05/2009

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UK's Financial Services Authority: Wider Implications Referral: Lehman-Backed Structured Products

Date 07/05/2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Financial Ombudsman Service (the Ombudsman) have jointly concluded that Lehman Brothers' insolvency raises issues in the UK structured products market. As a result, while the Ombudsman has been investigating a number of individual complaints, the FSA has been actively looking at the wider issues raised in this market.
London Stock Exchange Group: Equity Value Traded In April Up 16 Per Cent On Average For First Three Months

Date 07/05/2009

The average daily value traded on the equity order books of London Stock Exchange Group during April increased 16 per cent on the average for the first quarter of 2009 to £7.5 billion (€8.4 billion), though this was down by 34 per cent on April last year. Driven in particular by increased trading activity in the Italian market, the average daily number of trades across the Group was 1,053 494, up by 14 per cent on April 2008, and up 12 per cent compared with the average for the previous three
FINRA Announces Agreements With Four Additional Firms To Settle Auction Rate Securities Violations - Settlements Include Total Fines Of $850,000, Offers To Initiate Or Complete Repurchase Of $554 Million In Customer ARS Holdings At Time ARS Auctions Seize

Date 07/05/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has entered into final settlements with four additional firms to settle charges relating to the sale of Auction Rate Securities (ARS) that became illiquid when auctions froze in February 2008. To date, FINRA has concluded final settlements with nine firms, imposing a total of $2.6 million in fines and guaranteeing the return of more than $1.2 billion to investors. Investigations continue at a number of additiona
Program Trading Averaged 29.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Apr. 27-May 1

Date 07/05/2009

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Apr. 27-May 1.