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Monetary Authority of Singapore Statement On Lehman Brothers Minibonds

Date 08/10/2008

MAS has received queries on the options available for Lehman Minibonds' noteholders. HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Limited (the trustee) has informed MAS that the 15 day grace period for the coupon payment for Series 5 and 6 of the Minibond programme expired today and no payment has been received. As such, an event of default has occurred.
Opening Remarks By J Y Pillay, Chairman, Singapore Exchange Limited At The SIAs Investors' Corporate Governance Conference At Raffles City Convention Centre On 8 October 2008

Date 08/10/2008

I am happy to be here to say a few words at the opening of the SIAS Corporate Governance Conference. SIAS’s contributions to good governance 2 First, may I acknowledge and thank the President and members of SIAS for your keen interest in the theory and application of corporate governance, and your vigorous efforts in support of it. As a result of your labours, together with the strivings of many others, the good word of corporate governance is gradually spread
Former CBO Director Dan Crippen Named Senior Advisor To SEC Chairman

Date 07/10/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Dr. Dan L. Crippen, former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and White House budget advisor, has been named Senior Advisor to the Chairman. Dr. Crippen will assist with several new statutory responsibilities of the Chairman, including as a member of both the Financial Stability Oversight Board and the Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board, as well as with management and timely completion of the Congressionally-mandated study
ICE Futures Canada Holiday Notice Thanksgiving Holiday

Date 07/10/2008

This is to advise that ICE Futures Canada, Inc. and ICE Clear Canada, Inc. will be closed for trading and clearing operations on Trade Date Monday October 13, 2008.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the National Association For Business Economics 50th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., October 7, 2008, Current Economic And Financial Conditions

Date 07/10/2008

Good afternoon. I am pleased to have once again the opportunity to address the National Association for Business Economics. My remarks today will focus on recent developments in the financial sector and the economy and on the challenges we face.

CalPERS CEO Recruitment Underway

Date 07/10/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration announced today that its recruitment for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is officially underway and applications are being accepted through October 31, 2008.
Federal Reserve Board Issues Statement Concerning Its Approval Of The Proposal By Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group To Acquire Voting Shares Of Morgan Stanley

Date 07/10/2008

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released a Statement concerning its action of October 6, 2008, approving the application and notice under sections 3 and 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Tokyo, Japan, to acquire up to 24.9 percent of the voting shares of Morgan Stanley, New York, New York, and to acquire an indirect interest in Morgan Stanley's subsidiary bank, Morgan Stanley Bank, National Association, Salt Lake City, Utah; subsidiary savings ass
New Levels Of Competition Will Lead To A Rapid Transformation Of Equity Trading Across Europe, Says TABB Group - In The Lit Markets, MTFs Will Battle With Incumbent Exchanges And One Another To Win 21% Market Share - Exchanges Spend €229 Million In 2008 T

Date 07/10/2008

The door to competition has been blown off its hinges by the adoption of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), leading to wholesale change in the European equity markets as 20 Multi-Trading Facilities (MTFs) are offering or planning to offer trading on a pan-European basis by the end of 2008. Changes to both the way trading occurs in the lit markets and in dark pools is underway, and the incumbent exchanges are facing unparalleled challenges to their market share from new t
New York Attorney General Cuomo Announces $6.5 Million Insider Trading Settlement With UBS Top Executive David Aufhauser - Aufhauser Sold-Off Personal Holdings Of Auction Rate Securities Minutes After Receiving Insider Information About UBS’s Collapsing A

Date 07/10/2008

Aufhauser Sold-Off Personal Holdings of Auction Rate Securities Minutes After Receiving Insider Information About UBS’s Collapsing Auction Rate Securities Market Cuomo Secures Agreement for Aufhauser to Pay Back $6.5 Million to New York State; Aufhauser Subjected to Two Year Ban from the Securities Industry and from Practicing Law in the State
SIFMA Commends The Federal Reserve Bank’s Timely Establishment of the Commercial Paper Funding Facility

Date 07/10/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement about The Federal Reserve's Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF): "SIFMA commends this morning’s actions by the Federal Reserve to address strains in the financial markets. The new Commercial Paper Funding Facility, which will purchase commercial paper directly from eligible issuers, will help make credit available directly to American businesses, so they, in turn, can continue