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UK’s Financial Services Authority To Simplify Guidance On Investment Disclosure

Date 25/07/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today confirmed it will further simplify how investment advisers can ensure they provide consumers with clear and simple information about costs and services.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Listing TOPIX ETF In US

Date 25/07/2008

On April 16, 2008, the first and only Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) in the US based on TOPIX (Tokyo Stock Price Index) was listed in the US on the largest ETF marketplace in the world - NYSE Arca. The new ETF is developed and managed by Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI), a subsidiary of Chicago-based Northern Trust Corporation, and is traded in US dollars under the name "NETS™ TOPIX® Index Fund (Japan)", ticker "TYI".
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Administrative Actions On Aozora Bank, Ltd.

Date 25/07/2008

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) today issued a business improvement order to Aozora Bank, LTD. [hereinafter referred to as "Aozora"] based on Article 20, Paragraph 2 of Act on Emergency Measures for Early Strengthening of Financial Functions [hereinafter referred to as "the Early Strengthening Act"] and Article 26, Paragraph 1 of the Banking Act. The FSA recognized the need to take administrative actions on Aozora in order to ensure the fulfillment of the bank's business revitalization pl
American Stock Exchange Reports An Increase In Short Interest

Date 24/07/2008

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,469,766,401 shares as of the July 15, 2008 settlement date, an increase of 35,906,780 from the 1,433,859,621 (adjusted) shares reported on June 30, 2008. The figure represents trades through July 10, 2008.
Share Change For Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce SA - ON And Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce SA - PNA In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 24/07/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P Latin America 40 Indices effective after the close of trading on Friday July 25, 2008: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA – ON (Brazil, Sedol: 2857334) shares will be increased by 256,927,000 million to 3,256,725,000 million as a result of a new issue of the same magnitude in the underlying security. The change in the underlying security is due to a global public offering. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA – PN (Brazil, Sedol: 2933900) shar

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date July 24, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 24/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 25, 2008 (effective with the July 24 evening session).
NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/07/2008

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 15, 2008.
NASDAQ OMX Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ OMX Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 15, 2008

Date 24/07/2008

At the end of the settlement date of July 15, 2008, short interest in 2,632 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 10,977,290,029 shares compared with 10,268,345,038 shares in 2,633 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of June 30, 2008. The mid-July short interest represents 4.56 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.92 days for the prior reporting period.
New York Attorney General Cuomo Brings National Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against UBS For Auction Rate Securities Scandal - Lawsuit Charges UBS With Deceptively Selling “Auction Rate Securities” To Customers As “Cash Equivalents,” Leaving Thousands Of

Date 24/07/2008

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a multi-billion dollar securities fraud lawsuit against UBS Securities LLC and UBS Financial Services, Inc. (collectively “UBS”). The lawsuit charges UBS with falsely selling and marketing auction rate securities as safe, highly liquid, and cash-equivalent securities. However, the representations were deceptive as the auction rate securities market came under tremendous strain, leaving the securities with mounting liquidity risks
CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee To Meet July 29, 2008 - Committee To Discuss Futures And Cash Markets Price Convergence, Agricultural Swaps, Settlement Prices, The Role of Margin, And Credit Issues

Date 24/07/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) will convene a meeting of its Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, to obtain information on the views of agricultural futures market experts, national farm organizations, major commodity and agribusiness groups, and the farm banking community. Topics to be discussed include current conditions in the agricultural markets, including issues related to convergence in the futures and cash markets, agri