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Tokyo Grain Exchange: Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 30/05/2008

NASDAQ OMX Appoints Steve Matthews As Chief Legal & Compliance Officer Of Its Pan-European Market

Date 30/05/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has appointed Steve Matthews as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer of its Pan-European Market initiative, a high-volume trading platform which will link multiple trading pools across Europe. Mr. Matthews will oversee all legal and compliance work, as well as surveillance functions for the Pan-European Market. NASDAQ OMX announced its Pan-European Market in March and plans to launch in September, pending FSA approval.

SIFMA Welcomes U.S.-Canadian Mutual Recognition Arrangement

Date 29/05/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement after the SEC and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a schedule for the completion of a process agreement that would open the way for discussion of a potential U.S.-Canada mutual recognition arrangement.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Paul S. Atkins: Remarks At The President's Advisory Council On Financial Literacy Subcommittee Meeting On The Future Of Responsible Subprime Lending

Date 29/05/2008

Thank you very much for your kind introduction, Dan [Iannicola]. It is a privilege to be here as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, although I must note that the views that I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the SEC or my fellow Commissioners.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date May 30, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 29/05/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 30, 2008 (effective with the May 29 evening session).

Launch Ceremony Of The Montreal Climate Exchange

Date 29/05/2008

The Montréal Exchange (MX) will launch the first public market for environmental products in Canada, the Montréal Climate Exchange (MCeX), on May 30, 2008.

Corporate Sustainability Index - BOVESPA's ISE Board Starts Public Hearing On Questionnaire To Evaluate Companies - Consultation Period To End On June 17 - New Portfolio Will Be Released On December 1st

Date 29/05/2008

BOVESPA started a Public Hearing for the draft questionnaire that will be fulfilled by listed companies aiming at assessing the new portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE). The Public Hearing will gather comments and suggestions until June 17 and its intention is to encourage market participants and the society in general to get involved in discussions of the Brazilian index of companies committed to sustainability. The electronic file and a tool for inserting and visualizing co

CFTC Announces Multiple Energy Market Initiatives

Date 29/05/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today announced a number of initiatives to increase transparency of the energy futures markets. The measures will expand the amount and quality of information received from energy traders to further the integrity and oversight of our nation’s futures markets. The recent dramatic increases in the price of crude oil traded on futures exchanges make these efforts paramount. The implementation of today’s measures will improve oversig

Schedule Announced For Completion Of U.S.–Canadian Mutual Recognition Process Agreement

Date 29/05/2008

The Chairmen of four Canadian securities regulators and the Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), following a series of meetings coinciding with the annual conference of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), announced today a schedule for the completion of a process agreement that would open the way for discussions of a potential U.S.–Canada mutual recognition arrangement.

NYMEX Commends CFTC On New Energy Initiatives

Date 29/05/2008

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities exchange, today issued the following statement regarding the new initiatives announced today by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): NYMEX commends the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on the multiple initiatives the agency announced today to increase the transparency of energy futures markets.