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Proposed US Treasury Authority To Purchase Troubled Assets
Date 20/09/2008
The Treasury Department has submitted legislation to the Congress requesting authority to purchase troubled assets from financial institutions in order to promote market stability, and help protect American families and the US economy. This program is intended to fundamentally and comprehensively address the root cause of our financial system's stresses by removing distressed assets from the financial system. When the financial system works as it should, money and capital flow to and from househ
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Statement Of SEC Division Of Trading And Markets Regarding The Protection Of Customer Assets
Date 20/09/2008
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Trading and Markets today issued the following statement: In recent days, Securities and Exchange Commission staff have received a number of questions from investors regarding the protection of their assets held by broker-dealers. Customers of U.S. registered broker-dealers benefit from the extensive protections provided by the Commission rules, including the Customer Protection Rule, as well as p
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SEC Acts To Support Swift Court Approval Of Barclays Acquisition Of Lehman Brothers, Inc. - Decision Assures Quick And Orderly Transfer Of Customer Accounts
Date 20/09/2008
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox announced that U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge James M. Peck this morning approved the sale of substantially all of the assets of Lehman Brothers, Inc., to Barclays Capital. The court’s approval, just days after Lehman’s parent company filed for bankruptcy, brings immediate and significant benefits to Lehman’s brokerage customers and the capital markets.
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SIFMA Welcomes Sec. Paulson’s Comprehensive Proposal To Relieve Stress On The Financial Markets & Restore Investor Confidence
Date 19/09/2008
T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., president & CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), commented on today’s announcement of a new Treasury comprehensive approach to address current market conditions:“To date, Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke have made some incredibly smart and tough decisions, but it is becoming clear that our markets need a comprehensive approach to address the current conditions. Today Secretary Paulson laid out such an approach and it
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CalPERS Taps Cooperative Personnel Services For CEO Recruitment
Date 19/09/2008
The Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has chosen Cooperative Personnel Services (CPS) to help recruit a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the $220 billion pension fund.
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CFTC Update On Efforts Underway To Oversee Markets
Date 19/09/2008
Today, on behalf of the Commission, CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken made the following statement: “These are extraordinary times in the financial markets. The CFTC continues to coordinate closely with our sister regulators in the U.S. and overseas to ensure that futures customers are protected under the commodity futures laws and to facilitate the continued functioning of the commodity futures and options markets during this challenging time. The agency applauds the steps being t
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SEC Expands Sweeping Investigation Of Market Manipulation - Measure Will Require Statements Under Oath By Market Participants
Date 19/09/2008
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a sweeping expansion of its ongoing investigation into possible market manipulation in the securities of certain financial institutions. The expanded investigation will include obtaining statements under oath from market participants.
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SWX Swiss Exchange: Strict Monitoring Of Forbidden Uncovered (Naked) Short Sales
Date 19/09/2008
In an Official Message (67/2008), the SWX Swiss Exchange has reminded its participants that uncovered (naked) short sales are prohibited on the Exchange.
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NYSE Announces Quarterly Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes
Date 19/09/2008
The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes, effective Mon. September 22, 2008 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.
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TMX Group Platforms Break Trading Records
Date 19/09/2008
Yesterday was a record-breaking trading day for TMX Group trading platforms: TSX Quantum and MX SOLA®.
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