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STOXX Changes Composition Of European Benchmark Indexes - Results Of The Third Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On September 22, 2008

Date 19/08/2008

STOXX Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index, the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes, the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.
SEC Announces Successor To EDGAR Database - “IDEA” Will Make Company And Fund Information Interactive

Date 19/08/2008

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today unveiled the successor to the agency’s 1980s-era EDGAR database, which will give investors far faster and easier access to key financial information about public companies and mutual funds.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date August 20, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 19/08/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date August 20, 2008 (effective with the August 19 evening session).
Re-Appointment To Monetary Authority of Singapore Board of Directors

Date 19/08/2008

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has been re-appointed as MAS’ Chairman for a further two years from 20 August 2008.
DME Direct™ And ClearPort® Clearing Fee Schedule For The Financially Settled Brent And Oman Crude Oil Futures Contracts

Date 19/08/2008

Click here to download the DME Direct™ and ClearPort® Clearing fee schedule for the financially settled Brent and Oman Crude Oil futures contracts.

CFTC Approves Several Eurex Futures On German And Swiss Benchmark Indices For U.S. Market - Four Futures Now Available For U.S.-Based Customers

Date 19/08/2008

The U.S. regulatory agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has approved trading in four Eurex products for the U.S. market effective immediately. The approval comprises futures on the SLI Swiss Leader Index®, the SMIM® (Swiss Market Index Midcap) , the Dow Jones Euro STOXX® Select Dividend 30 index and the TecDAX®.
Hedge Fund Trader Paul Eustace And Philadelphia Alternative Asset Management Co. Ordered To Pay More Than $279 Million To Defrauded Customers And More Than $20 Million In Civil Monetary Penalties In CFTC Action

Date 19/08/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Paul Eustace of Ontario, Canada, was ordered to pay more than $279 million in restitution and a $12 million civil penalty, based on an order that resolves a CFTC enforcement action against him for defrauding commodity pool participants in four pools that he managed.
Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) Changes For S&P Asian Indices

Date 19/08/2008

As announced on December 17th, 2007, the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) annual structural review will be implemented after the close of business on Friday August 29th, 2008. Details of the restructure are available at Standard & Poor’s website www.gics.standardandpoors.com. Due to the review, Standard & Poor’s will make the attached GICS changes for
CESR Launches A Consultation On Risk Management Principles For UCITS

Date 19/08/2008

The consulation paper published today proposes a framework for guidelines concerning risk management, providing principles and an outline of the key elements for a standard in the risk management process. The principles will be complemented by a paper on the aforesaid technical and quantitative issues related to risk management, which is expected to be published for consultation by the end of 2008.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Issues Alert About Investor Scam

Date 19/08/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued an alert today that at least ten ‘recovery firms’ are targeting a scam at investors who bought shares through Pacific Continental Securities (UK) Ltd (Pacific Continental).