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Strong Growth Continues At MGEX, Record February Volume

Date 03/03/2008

Unprecedented volatility and record prices continued in the Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s (MGEX or Exchange) Hard Red Spring Wheat contract contributing to another record-setting volume month. February trading closed with an all-time high volume for February of 190,327 contracts surpassing the previous February volume record set in 2005 of 175,748 contracts by 8.3 percent. This is the 4th highest volume month in MGEX history and the fifth month in a row to post a new volume record.
Track ECN Available Via SFTI

Date 03/03/2008

NYSE TransactToolsSM, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX ), today announced that Track ECN is available via SFTI®. Track ECN is an electronic communications network that allows traders to display and match limit orders for stocks. It offers routing to major markets, book feed showing depth of book, and multiple order entry choices that help provide additional sources of tradi
HM Treasury Warns Of Higher Risk Of Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing

Date 03/03/2008

Firms should be aware of a notice issued on 29 February by HM Treasury regarding the lack of comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating Terrorist Financing (CFT) systems in Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, São Tomé and Príncipe and the northern part of Cyprus. More information is available on the HM Treasury web
FESE Response To The PCAOB Policy Proposal On Inspections Of Foreign Registered Public Accounting Firms

Date 03/03/2008

In the context of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) request for public comment on proposed policy statement regarding the implementation of the rule on inspections of foreign registered public accounting firms, FESE has written a letter to the PCAOB to express its views. FESE members strongly welcome this new policy that would give the PCAOB Board the possibility of placing full reliance on the inspections programs of qualified non-U.S. auditor oversight entities.
UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes New Rules On Telephone Recording

Date 03/03/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today published new rules requiring firms to record telephone conversations and other electronic communications to help deter and detect market abuse in the UK.

TSX Group's Interim Co-CEO Calls For Further Opening Of Markets

Date 03/03/2008

TSX Group Inc. Interim Co-CEO Rik Parkhill says it is clear that the issue of mutual recognition is gaining acceptance in the U.S. but he told an audience at PDAC today in Toronto that even further work is required to make Canada more competitive on a global scale.
Deutsche Bank Lists 21 db x-trackers Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On Euronext Paris

Date 03/03/2008

Deutsche Bank continued the pan European expansion of its db x-trackers’ ETF range by listing 21 products on Euronext Paris. The new ETFs provide exposure to developed and emerging equity markets, short indices, dividend strategies, and overnight money market interest rates.
Proposed Admission Of New Dubai Mercantile Exchange Off-Floor Member - Battalion Capital Management LLC

Date 03/03/2008

Click here for details of proposed admission of new DME Off-Floor Member - Battalion Capital Management LLC.
Management Change Of Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange By China Securities Regulatory Commission

Date 03/03/2008

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has recently appointed Zhang Yujun Vice Party Secretary and General Manager of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Song Liping Vice Party Secretary and General Manager of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). Zhu Congjiu is dismissed from the positions of SSE Vice Party Secretary and General Manager, and Zhang Yujun from the positions of SZSE Vice Party Secretary and General Manager.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Changes In Industrial Classifications For Listed Company

Date 03/03/2008

Based on a decision by the Securities Identification Code Committee, TSE will change the industrial classification of the company below, effective April 1, 2008. Local code (4 digits), however, will remain the same.