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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: TOCOM Index

Date 24/07/2006

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange has started to publish on July 24th the TOCOM Index. The objectives of this index are first, to create a benchmark to measure the performance of investment trusts, commodity funds and the like, and second, to help commercial players manage their comprehensive hedging strategies by providing a reliable indicator. The TOCOM Index is composed of TOCOM’s listed 9 commodities, but excludes options, and is also based on the relative sizes of the spot and futures m
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 24/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600 indices: Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (NYSE:WYNwi) will replace Cendant Corp. (NYSE:CD) in the S&P 500, and Realogy Corp. (Hwi) will replace Gateway Inc. (NYSE:GTW) in the S&P 500, after the close of trading on Monday, July 31. Wyndham and Realogy are being spun off by Cendant in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. Cendant will replace Credence Systems Corp
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 24/07/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 and the S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Monday, July 31st 2006.
SGX To List First China “A” Share Index Futures

Date 24/07/2006

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today that it will be listing the SGX FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index Futures contract on Tuesday, 5 September 2006. This contract is the first internationally available futures contract based on the FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index and will be traded electronically on SGX QUEST.
Seminar At BM&F discusses Investment In China – The Mechanisms Available To Brazilian businesses

Date 24/07/2006

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange hosted on July, 18th, the seminar “Investment in China – The mechanisms available to Brazilian businesses”. The event was promoted by BM&F, by the Brazil-China Business Council (CEBC), and by Veirano Advogados law office. The seminar discussed the several legal aspects of the commercial relations between Brazil and China, especially the safeguards and existing legal protections; investment opportunities and challenges; arbitrage; protection of intellec

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox Names Conrad Hewitt To Be The Commission's Next Chief Accountant

Date 24/07/2006

Chairman Christopher Cox announced today that Conrad Hewitt, a distinguished leader of the accounting profession and the former chief financial regulator for the State of California, will join the Securities and Exchange Commission as its next Chief Accountant.
Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The OMXC Index Etc.

Date 24/07/2006

As of 1 August 2006, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
NZX Executive Appointments

Date 24/07/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) would like to announce the appointment of Stephen Armstrong as NZX Chief Financial Officer and Eric Reitman as NZX Head of Strategy.
NYSE Regulation Fines Four Firms $1.25 Million For Violation Of SEC Rule On Short Sales - Actions Taken Against Daiwa Securities America Inc., Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., And Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Date 24/07/2006

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today that it has censured and fined Daiwa Securities America Inc. (“DSA”), Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P. (“GSEC”), Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (“CGMI”), and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CS”), each a member firm, for operational deficiencies and supervisory violations concerning Regulation SHO. The scale of the violations resulted in fines ranging from $400,000 to $250,000.
NYMEX ClearPort® Weekly Volume Crosses 2 Million Contracts

Date 24/07/2006

A weekly volume record was set on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., when NYMEX ClearPort® clearing volume reached 2,054,218 contracts for the week ending on July 21.