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Statement By US Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke On Action Taken By Congress

Date 03/10/2008

I applaud the action taken by the Congress. It demonstrates the government's commitment to do what it takes to support and strengthen our economy. The legislation is a critical step toward stabilizing our financial markets and ensuring an uninterrupted flow of credit to households and businesses.
MGEX Announces 2008 Board Of Directors Election Results

Date 03/10/2008

MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) today announced results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 2, 2008. Elected candidates include Scott A. Cordes, Country Hedging, Inc.; Scott O. Hedin, St. Croix Commodities, Inc.; Christopher T. Matzdorf, UBS Securities, LLC; and Scott D. Nagel, ADM-Benson Quinn, a division of Archer Daniels Midland. The newly elected Board members will serve two year terms, effective immediately.
Alior Bank S.A. Approved As Warsaw Stock Exchange Member

Date 03/10/2008

On 3 November 2008, the WSE Management Board admitted the company Alior Bank S.A. with its seat in Warsaw to operation on the WSE as an Exchange Member. There are now 50 Members operating on the WSE, including 31 members located in Poland.
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen): The Situation In The Smaller Banks And Investment Firms

Date 03/10/2008

All banks, credit market companies and investment firms are reporting a capital adequacy that fulfils the minimum level of regulatory own funds. In general, the capital adequacy ratio for the smaller market participants is significantly higher than for the big banks.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Change Of Trading Unit And Trading Hour For Soybean Futures

Date 03/10/2008

A smaller contract unit and more frequent trading sessions for Soybean futures(from the Oct. 2009 contract month) starts from October 16, 2008.

Wiener Börse Monthly Statistics - September 2008

Date 03/10/2008

Click here to download Wiener Börse's monthly statistics for September 2008.
Jacksonville Resident Stephanie Ann Gallitano And Her Fort Lauderdale-Based Companies Ordered To Pay More Than $5 Million In Restitution And Civil Monetary Penalties In CFTC Forex Anti-Fraud Action

Date 03/10/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that Stephanie Ann Gallitano of Jacksonville, Florida, and her Fort Lauderdale-based companies, Financial Risk International, Inc. (FRI) and Financial Risk Management, Inc. (FRM), were ordered to pay restitution of $3.1 million and a civil monetary penalty of $1,943,000 to settle CFTC charges of fraudulently soliciting customers to purchase foreign currency (forex) options. (See CFTC Press Release 5270-07, January 4, 2007.)
IWF Change For Lonmin Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 03/10/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 10 October 2008:
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces 2008 Board Of Directors Election Results

Date 03/10/2008

MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) today announced results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 2, 2008. Elected candidates include Scott A. Cordes, Country Hedging, Inc.; Scott O. Hedin, St. Croix Commodities, Inc.; Christopher T. Matzdorf, UBS Securities, LLC; and Scott D. Nagel, ADM-Benson Quinn, a division of Archer Daniels Midland. The newly elected Board members will serve two year terms, effective immediately.
CESR Publishes A Statement On Fair Value Measurement And Related Disclosures Of Financial Instruments In Illiquid Markets

Date 03/10/2008

CESR publishes today a Statement entitled “Fair value measurement and related disclosures of financial instruments in illiquid markets” (Ref. CESR/08-713b). This Statement allows CESR, as an organisation composed of securities regulators and enforcers, to stress the importance of appropriate application of measurement and disclosure requirements. This statement follows a consultation which was launched in mid July and closed in mid September. C