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SEC Charges California Investment Adviser With Committing Fraud While Recommending Hedge Fund To Investors

Date 24/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a San Luis Obispo, Calif.-based investment adviser and its owner with fraud for failing to disclose a material conflict of interest when recommending that their clients invest in a hedge fund that made undisclosed subprime and other high-risk investments.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 25, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 24/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 25, 2008 (effective with the September 24 evening session).
CFTC Sanctions Four Registered Commodity Pool Operators For Failing To File Timely Commodity Pool Reports With The National Futures Association - Mansur Capital Corp., Persistent Edge Management, LLC, Stillwater Capital Partners, Inc., And Stillwater Capi

Date 24/09/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today simultaneously filed and settled charges against four registered commodity pool operators (CPOs), charging them with failing to distribute to investors and file with the National Futures Association (NFA) one or more of their respective commodity pools’ annual reports in a timely manner. Mansur Capital Corporation of Chicago, Persistent Edge Management, LLC of San Francisco, California, and Stillwater Capital Partners
Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Policy - Situation Of The World Financial System And Its Effects On The European Economy, European Parliament Plenary Debate, Brussels, 24 September 2008

Date 24/09/2008

Many thanks Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The series of events we have witnessed in financial markets during the last year, and in particular during the last few days, are of a magnitude that exceeds anything we have seen in our lifetime. Many believe, and I tend to agree, that this will trigger important changes in the functioning of the international financial system. Since the outbreak of the crisis in August 2007, disclosed losses have totalled mo
CFTC Files Action To Revoke The Registration Of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Company

Date 24/09/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed an action to revoke the registration of Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC (PAAM) as a Commodity Pool Operator (CPO). The action is based, in part, on fraud judgments entered against PAAM.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) Monitors Short Selling Of Shares

Date 24/09/2008

Due to the discussion concerning short selling of shares, Finansinspektionen would like to provide information on what actions have been taken: FI continually requests that the banks and other financial market participants submit statistics on share loans. FI has increased its focus on market surveillance of trading in financial companies. Suspected market manipulations are immediately reported to the Swedish National Economic Crimes Bureau. FI compiles statistics on the
NYSE Welcomes H.E. Felipe Calderón, President Of Mexico

Date 24/09/2008

The New York Stock Exchange today welcomed His Excellency Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico and his wife, Mrs. Margarita Zavala. President Calderón and his wife met with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer and commenced the day’s trading by ringing the NYSE Opening Bell.
MEFF Manages The 6th Auction For Power VPP Options

Date 24/09/2008

On Tuesday, September 23rd MEFF, a BME subsidiary, managed the Sixth Auction for Power Primary Auction (also known as VPP options) in collaboration with IBM.
Vienna Stock Exchange And OeKB Majority Owners Of The Budapest Stock Exchange

Date 24/09/2008

Wiener Börse AG and Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG announced today that they have received the approval of the Hungarian Financial Market Authority (PSZÁF) on their acquisition of the shares of UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt., Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG, Erste Group Bank AG and Erste Befektesi. The stake owned by Wiener Börse AG is now 50.453%, while Oesterreichische Kontrollbank's share has widened to 18.345%.
Athens Exchange: Short Selling Notification Obligation

Date 24/09/2008

According to Decision no. 485/23 by the BoD of the Capital Market Commission, dated September 23, 2008 physical or legal entities that open a short position over a particular share that exceeds 0.10% of a listed company's total number of shares, amongst others, must immediately, notify this position to Athens Exchange (and in any case by no later than 17:00 hours local time next day).