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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Shortens Trading By 1 Hour

Date 09/12/2008

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s (TASE) Board of Directors decided on Thursday, 4 December 2008 to shorten trading hours by one hour. The pre-opening phase will begin at 9:00 instead of 8:30 and trading will close at 16:30. Clearing house operations will last 2 hours after trade closing, until 18:30.
SIFMA And ASF Form U.S. Covered Bonds Council

Date 09/12/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the American Securitization forum (ASF) today announced the creation of a U.S. Covered Bonds Council. The jointly sponsored Council will be a collaborative forum through which a diverse group of market participants will promote the U.S. covered bonds market. The group will focus on the development of market policies and practices that uphold public confidence in U.S. covered bonds. The Council will further represent the indust
Price Adjustment For HBOS Plc And Lloyds TSB Group In The S&P European Indices

Date 09/12/2008

Standard & Poor’s today announced it will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P United Kingdom and S&P Global 1200 indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday, 12 December 2008:
CBOE Board Of Directors Announces 2009 Member Vice Chairman - Bradley G. Griffith

Date 09/12/2008

The Board of Directors of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that Bradley G. Griffith will serve a third consecutive one-year term as the Vice Chairman of the Chicago Board Options Exchange for 2009.The new term as Vice Chairman begins on January 1, 2009.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Amendment To Annual Rebalancing Of The S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats Index

Date 09/12/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following constituent changes in the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, 19 December 2008:

Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures For November 2008

Date 09/12/2008

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly key figures for November 2008.
Florida Federal Court Orders Nine Defendants In CFTC Foreign Currency (Forex) Anti-Fraud Action To Pay More Than $12 Million In Penalties And Customer Restitution - Defendants Engaged In Illegal Off-Exchange Forex Options Transactions And Defrauded Custom

Date 09/12/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it obtained more than $12 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties against nine Florida defendants to settle a CFTC anti-fraud lawsuit in connection with the offer and sale of illegal off-exchange foreign currency (forex) options (CFTC v. The Liberty Mutual Group, et al., No. 07-21267 (S.D. Fla.)).
SEC's Longest-Serving EEO Director Deborah K. Balducchi To Retire, Completing 35 Years Of Public Service

Date 09/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Deborah K. Balducchi, the longest-serving director of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office, will retire in January 2009 after leading the SEC's substantial efforts to promote diversity in the workplace, and helping the agency earn accolades as one of the best places to work in the federal government.
No Respite For Exchanges In Latest Slump But Grounds For Optimism In 2009 - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 16.8 Per Cent In November

Date 09/12/2008

The value of the worlds listed exchanges continued to drop in November 2008, but there are grounds for optimism following positive share price rallies in recent days prompted by fresh signs of investment in the industry.
ICE Announces Second Set Of New OTC Cleared Contracts - Next Tranche Of 11 Contracts To Launch January 9

Date 09/12/2008

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the introduction of 11 new cleared energy contracts in its OTC marketplace beginning January 9, 2009. ICE previously announced that it would be introducing more than 50 new cleared products beginning in December 2008 and continuing into 2009. The first tranche of 21 contracts launched on December 5.