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CFTC: Joseph Clark Lavin And His Companies Ordered To Pay More Than $23 Million In Restitution And Civil Monetary Penalties In Retail Foreign Currency Options Case

Date 18/09/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it obtained an order imposing more than $23 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties against defendants Joseph Clark Lavin (a/k/a Joseph Ivcevic) and his companies: Global Asset Partners, LTD (a/k/a/, Global Asset Partners, LLC), Global Currency Trading Group, LLC, and Global Currency Trading Fund, LLC of Woodinville, Washington, for defrauding customers in an illegal foreign currency (forex) options scheme.
FINRA Announces Agreements In Principle With Five Firms To Settle Auction Rate Securities Violations

Date 18/09/2008

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has reached agreements in principle with SunTrust Investment Services, Inc. and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., both of Atlanta, GA, Comerica Securities, Inc. of Detroit, MI, First Southwest Company of Dallas, TX, and WaMu Investments, Inc., of Irvine, CA, to settle charges relating to the sale of Auction Rate Securities (ARS). Each of the principle agreements is subject to being formalized in an approved settlemen
Invesco PowerShares Lists Six New Exchange Traded Funds On The NASDAQ Stock Market - The Most Liquid U.S. Market For ETFs

Date 18/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market(r) (NASDAQ(r)) has listed six new exchange-traded funds (ETF) sponsored by Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC -- a leading provider of ETFs.
UK Exchequer Secretary To The Treasury - Angela Eagle - Announces Date For First Emissions Trading Auction

Date 18/09/2008

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle MP, today announced that the UK's first auction of carbon trading allowances - under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) - will be held on the 19 November, 2008, making the UK the first country in Europe to hold an auction in Phase II of the EU ETS.
Dow Jones To Change The Composition Of The Dow Jones Industrial Average - Kraft Foods To Replace American International Group

Date 18/09/2008

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) will replace American International Group Inc. (AIG) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective with the opening of trading on September 22, Dow Jones & Company announced.

Russian Trading System Stock Exchange: REPO Trading Resumed

Date 18/09/2008

RTS resumed repo trading at 03:15 pm Moscow time.
HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 18/09/2008

Updated: 18 September 2008
Statement By The UK Chancellor On The Proposed Merger Of Lloyds TSB And HBOS

Date 18/09/2008

The Chancellor welcomes the announcement by Lloyds TSB and HBOS that they have agreed the terms of a proposed merger.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Cheung Kong Futures

Date 18/09/2008

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 22 September 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining metho
Coordinated Central Bank Action To Improve US$ Liquidity

Date 18/09/2008

Today, the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank (ECB), the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank are announcing coordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in US dollar short-term funding markets. These measures, together with other actions taken in the last few days by individual central banks, are designed to improve the liquidity conditions in global financial markets. The central banks will continue to work toge