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BISX Secures International Mutual Fund Listing

Date 15/08/2008

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce that Phoenix Four Inc. (Phoenix Four) has successfully completed the BISX Mutual Fund Listing Process and has now been added to the roster of funds listed on the Exchange. Phoenix Four Inc. is a closed end fund that is listed under the trading symbol PFI.
Bombay Stock Exchange Applies For Currency Derivatives Segment - Mulling Strategic Alliances To Grow The Segment

Date 15/08/2008

The BSE has applied to SEBI for setting up a Currency Derivatives Segment in line with the recommendations laid down in the Report of the RBI-SEBI Standing Technical Committee on Exchange Traded Currency Futures, released by RBI & SEBI on May 29, 2008.
Wachovia Agrees To Preliminary Auction Rate Securities Settlement That Would Offer Approximately $9 Billion To Investors

Date 15/08/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced that investors, small businesses, and charities who purchased auction rate securities (ARS) through Wachovia Securities, LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC (collectively Wachovia) could receive up to $9 billion to fully restore their losses and liquidity through a preliminary settlement that has been reached with Wachovia.
ICE Futures Canada FCM Customer Margin Changes

Date 15/08/2008

To access the notice, please click on the link below: https://www.theice.com/publicdocs/futures_canada/member_notices/Aug15_2008FCMMarginNotice.pdf
New York Attorney General Cuomo Announces Settlement With Wachovia To Recover Billions For Investors In Auction Rate Securities

Date 15/08/2008

Total of $8.5 Billion to Be Returned to Investors Total Auction Rate Securities Settlements to Date: Approximately 35 Billion Dollars to More than 145,000 Investors Wachovia to Pay $50 Million Penalty

SEC Freezes Funds In Trans-Atlantic "Pump And Dump" Scheme

Date 15/08/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has obtained an emergency court order freezing the profits from an alleged $13 million international fraud involving a Seattle-area microcap company and a Barcelona stock promoter.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date August 18, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 15/08/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date August 18, 2008 (effective with the August 17 evening session).
Rosenblatt Securities Signs Sponsor Agreement With BIDS Trading - Rosenblatt Becomes First Agency Broker To Offer Sponsored Access To BIDS Trading

Date 15/08/2008

Rosenblatt Securities, a New York-based agency broker for institutional investors and BIDS Trading, the alternative trading system (ATS) designed to increase competition and liquidity in the U.S. equity block trading market, are pleased to announce an agreement that allows Rosenblatt to provide its clients with direct access to BIDS Trading’s crossing system.
KCBT Amending Wheat Futures Settlement Price Procedures Changes Effective Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Date 15/08/2008

The Board of Directors, in a special meeting held on August 13, 2008, unanimously approved changes in the settlement procedures for the KCBT Hard Red Winter wheat futures contract, following a unanimous recommendation by the Wheat Pit Committee. The changes are effective on Tuesday, September 2, 2008, subject to Commodity Futures Trading Commission approval.
Notice To Shareholders From BM&F BOVESPA S.A

Date 15/08/2008

We hereby inform you that, on August 12, 2008, BM&F BOVESPA S.A. – Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (BM&FBOVESPA) was granted its registration as a public company by the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) in order to list its shares on the stock market. As previously announced to the market, BM&FBOVESPA is the company that results from the merger of the activities of Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros-BM&F S.A. [Corporate Taxpayers’ ID (CNPJ) No. 08936812/0001-55] (“BM&F”) and Bovespa H