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Beiersdorf AG Replaces Biffa Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008: Beiersdorf AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5107401, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30302010) will replace Biffa Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B129PL7, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201050) in the S&P Europe 350 index and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the acquis
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two New Options On Friday, March 28

Date 27/03/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade two new options on March 28, 2008.
IWF Change For Compagnie De Saint-Gobain In The S&P European Indices

Date 27/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 03 April 2008: Saint-Gobain (France, SEDOL: 7380482, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, IWF will change to 0.7940, following the acquisition of a 20.6 p.c. stake by Wendel, a French investment firm.
SIFMA’s Asset Management Group To Play Key Role In Meeting 2008 Goals Outlined By Operations Management Group For Derivatives Trades Processing

Date 27/03/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA’s) Asset Management Group (AMG) is part of a letter of agreement that was signed by the senior managers of 17 major derivatives dealers (Major Dealers). The agreement serves as an update to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and other regulators and outlines goals, strategies and major benchmarks toward the continued improvement and streamlining of operational efficiency within the credit and equities derivatives markets.
CFTC: Texas Resident Aden Rusfeldt And Rusfeldt Investments LLP To Pay More Than $3 Million In Penalties In Currency Fraud Case

Date 27/03/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today it obtained more than $3 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties in a CFTC foreign currency (forex) anti-fraud action against Aden Rusfeldt and Rusfeldt Investments LLP, both of Dickinson, Texas.

NYMEX To Change Margins For New York Harbor Ethanol Futures Contract

Date 27/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margins for its new New York Harbor ethanol futures contract, which will launch on March 30 for trade date March 31.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Delaware Supreme Court Approves The Settlement In Ginsburg V. PHLX

Date 27/03/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware unanimously approved the settlement in the Ginsburg v. Phlx, et al litigation. This clears the way for the completion of the merger between PHLX and NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., subject to SEC approval.
BOVESPA And BM&F Integration

Date 27/03/2008

Bovespa Holding S.A. and the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange S.A. - BM&F announced on March 26 that will submit to shareholders a proposal contemplating an integration on the activities of the two companies, which will change into one of the world’s leading fully-integrated, multi-asset class, exchange groups temporarily called "New Exchange".
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Lifting Of Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Silver (Imposed On 3/25)

Date 27/03/2008

Based on Item 3.4.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Precious Metals Market, since the final contract prices for all contract months (excluding contract months with no applicable price limit) have not reached the price limit for three consecutive business days, the Extraordinary Clearing Margin of JPY 60,000 for new positions in the Silver market, imposed on and after March 25, will be lifted on and after March 28.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Advisory Notice Regarding Margins Requirements To Futures Contracts For Azuki (Red Beans), Arabica And Robusta Coffee, Corn, Raw Silk, Soybeans, Refined Sugar And Raw Sugar (Excluding Non-GMO Soybean Futures)

Date 27/03/2008

The Exchange will take the following steps against the highly volatile market situation: If the final contract prices of 3 or more futures contract months reach the upper or lower price limit in the same direction on 3 consecutive business days, in principle, the Exchange will collect an additional amount of extraordinary margin of the amount equal to 100% of Minimum Initial Margins (rounded to the nearest 10,000 yen) for newly established positions on all contract months from the