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First CCP Trade Settled Via The RTS Netting Technology

Date 09/07/2008

On July 7th, 2008 obligations under trades executed by equity market participants on OJSC RTS were for the first time fulfilled via electronic multilateral netting, a technology implemented by the exchange on June 30th, 2008 for settlement of CCP trades.
SWX Indices: Adjustments To SMI®, SMIM® And SLI® Composition And SPI® Small/Middle/Large Breakdown

Date 09/07/2008

The Management Committee of the SWX Swiss Exchange has decided to make changes to SWX index baskets on the basis of a recommendation from the Index Commission and in compliance with the SMI®, SLI® and SPI® index rules. The indices will be adjusted on 19 September 2008 after closing. The adjustment takes effect on 22 September 2008.
London Stock Exchange Group: Interim Management Statement For The Three Months Ended 30 June 2008

Date 09/07/2008

London Stock Exchange Group plc (“the Exchange”) today issued its Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 30 June 2008 (“Q1”). Pro forma comparatives are provided as if Borsa Italiana had been acquired on 1 April 2007 (“pro forma basis”). All figures are unaudited.
BOVESPA Market Holiday

Date 09/07/2008

BOVESPA is closed today.
Statement At News Conference Announcing Release Of Examination Report On Credit Rating Agencies By Chairman Christopher Cox U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 08/07/2008

Thank you for joining us this afternoon at the SEC’s Washington headquarters offices. I have an important announcement to make concerning the public release of our report on the examination of the largest firms in the credit rating industry.

Vanguard To Move 34 Vanguard ETFs TO NYSE Arca

Date 08/07/2008

Vanguard announced today that it will transfer 34 Vanguard ETFs™ to the NYSE Arca listing and trading platform. The move of the Vanguard ETFs, which have been listed on the American Stock Exchange (Amex) since their inception, is a result of, and is contingent upon, the merger of Amex and NYSE EuroNext, the holding company for NYSE Arca. The ETFs will begin trading on NYSE Arca after the merger between the two exchanges has been given final approval by the SEC.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At 60 Cents

Date 08/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 9, 2008 (effective with the July 8 evening session), with the exception of the July 2008 contract, which is in the delivery period and does not have a limit.
CFTC Seeks Public Comment On Request To Permit Clearing Of Certain OTC Agricultural Swaps - Exemptive And Other Relief Sought For OTC Corn Basis Swaps And OTC Calendar Swaps For Corn, Wheat, And Soybeans

Date 08/07/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is requesting public comment on a petition submitted jointly by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (CBOT) in connection with certain over-the-counter (OTC) contracts to be listed for clearing-only on the CBOT and cleared through CME. CME is the derivatives clearing organization for the CBOT.
SEC Examinations Find Shortcomings in Credit Rating Agencies' Practices and Disclosure to Investors

Date 08/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released findings from extensive 10-month examinations of three major credit rating agencies that uncovered significant weaknesses in ratings practices and the need for remedial action by the firms to provide meaningful ratings and the necessary levels of disclosure to investors.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 08/07/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 8, 2008: