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SEC Soliciting Public Comment On Role Of IFRS In The U.S.

Date 25/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to publish a Concept Release for public comment on allowing U.S. issuers, including investment companies, to prepare their financial statements using International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as published by the International Accounting Standards Board.
NYMEX Issues Statement Regarding CFTC Enforcement Action Against Amaranth Advisors And Brian Hunter

Date 25/07/2007

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities futures and options exchange, issued the following statement regarding today's enforcement action by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC):
SEC Charges Former KLA-Tencor CEO With Fraud For Improper Stock Options Backdating - Commission Also Settles Claims Against KLA-Tencor

Date 25/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Silicon Valley semiconductor company KLA-Tencor Corporation (KLA) and its former Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth L. Schroeder, alleging that they engaged in an illicit scheme to backdate stock option grants.
Appointment Of Board Directors At BME

Date 25/07/2007

The Board of Directors of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, Sociedad Holding de Mercados y Sistemas Financieros, S.A. (“BME”), has agreed at a meeting held today, 25 July 2007, to appoint, by co-option, the following shareholders to the Board of Directors:
SEC Charges ConAgra Foods, Inc. In Financial Fraud And Accounting Case - ConAgra Agrees To Pay $45 Million Penalty To Settle Charges

Date 25/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed civil charges against ConAgra Foods, Inc., alleging that it engaged in improper, and in certain instances fraudulent, accounting practices during its fiscal years 1999 through 2001, including the misuse of corporate reserves to manipulate reported earnings in fiscal year 1999 and a scheme at its former subsidiary, United Agri-Products (UAP), in 2000 that involved, among other things, improper and premature revenue recognition. ConAgra is

ICE Introduces New Cleared And Bilateral Crude Oil Swaps For Cash And Physical Oil Markets

Date 25/07/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced that an expanded range of over-the-counter (OTC) crude oil products covering the European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets will be offered for trading on the ICE platform.
July 2007 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 25/07/2007

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.30% Gain in JULY, European Stocks Lose 1.76%, Asia Rises 5.00% and World Equities Rise by 1.25% Basic Materials Sector Posts Biggest Gain for July in Asia Financials Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for July in U.S.
CBOE To Launch Multiple Payout Basket Credit Event Binary Options On Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Date 25/07/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it plans to launch Basket Credit Event Binary Options (Basket CEBOs) on Tuesday, July 31, pending regulatory approval. Initially, CBOE will list three Basket CEBO contracts. Two of the baskets are based on specific industry sectors (automobile and homebuilder) and the third is a high-yield composite basket. Basket CEBO contracts pay out a cash amount upon the confirmation of a credit event in any of the components in the basket.
IntercontinentalExchange Names ICE Clear Europe<SUP>sm</SUP> Officers: Paul Swann, President & COO - Sir Bob Reid, Chairman

Date 25/07/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced the appointment of key management for its wholly-owned European clearing house, ICE Clear Europesm, as well as the formation of a technical working group and the required notice of termination of its existing European clearing agreement.
NYBOT Sets August 17 For Russell 2000(R) Index Futures Launch On ICE Platform

Date 25/07/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced that the Russell 2000(R) Index full-size and mini-size futures listed by its wholly-owned, U.S. regulated subsidiary, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), will begin trading on the ICE platform on Friday, August 17, 2007.