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Three Additional Reuters/Jefferies CRB Commodity Indices Now Available On NYBOT Ticker

Date 26/07/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that it has made available on its ticker, real-time reference prices on three additional Reuters/Jefferies CRB (RJ/CRB) Indices: Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index (“RJ/CRB Index”) Total Return (Ticker symbol: TRY0) Reuters/Jefferies CRB Non-Energy Index Total Return (Ticker symbol: NRY0) Reuters/Jefferies CRB Non-Energy Index Excess Return (Ticker symbol: ERY0)
The Montréal Exchange Announces Its Financial Results For The Second Quarter Of 2006

Date 26/07/2006

Highlights (Q2 2006 vs. Q2 2005) Revenues up 34% to $20.7 million Net earnings up 67% to $6.5 million Diluted earnings per share of $0.74 compared to $0.45 Average daily volume grew 62% to reach 173,735 contracts per day
Statement By Darren Dopp, Communications Director For The New York State Department Of Law, Regarding Motions In The Grasso Case

Date 26/07/2006

"Two years ago, after a comprehensive investigation, our office said that the facts and law require Kenneth Langone to stand trial for violating his obligation to disclose material aspects of Richard Grasso's compensation to his fellow New York Stock Exchange directors.
Speech By SEC Chairman: Introductory Remarks At The SEC Open Meeting

Date 26/07/2006

Good morning. This is a meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Government in Sunshine Act on July 26, 2006. Today we will consider new disclosure rules for executive pay that will give investors a much clearer picture of exactly how much they're paying the executives who work for them.
Slough Estates Enters FTSE 100

Date 26/07/2006

Slough Estates, the property investment and development company, will enter the FTSE 100 at the close of business on Friday 28th July, following the merger of FTSE 100 companies Boots Group and Alliance UniChem.

Share And IWF Change For Boots Group Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 26/07/2006

Subject to the sanction of a UK Court Hearing on 28 July, Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 28 July 2006: Boots Group Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B0P7Y25, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will increase to 967,508,491 following the merger with Alliance Unichem Plc. The new group, which wi
SEC Votes To Adopt Changes To Disclosure Requirements Concerning Executive Compensation And Related Matters

Date 26/07/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt changes to the rules requiring disclosure of executive and director compensation, related person transactions, director independence and other corporate governance matters, and security ownership of officers and directors. These changes would affect disclosure in proxy statements, annual reports and registration statements, as well as the current reporting of compensation arrangements. The rules would require that most of this disclosur
Robert R. Glauber, NASD Chairman And CEO, Will Retire From NASD On August 31

Date 26/07/2006

At the NASD Board of Governors meeting July 20, Robert R. Glauber, who has served as Chairman and CEO for nearly six years, announced his intention to advance the date of his expected retirement from the end of this year to August 31. He will return to Harvard as a visiting professor in its Law School. Mr. Glauber had been a professor at the Harvard Business School and a lecturer at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government before becoming NASD's CEO in 2000 and its Chairman in 2001.
OneChicago Trades Record 464,574 Contracts In Single Session

Date 26/07/2006

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 464,574 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange Tuesday, a single day trading volume record, nearly doubling the previous single day record.
NZX: Swap Indices Add New Depth To Debt Market

Date 26/07/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) and Westpac Institutional Bank today announced the introduction of a new set of indices for debt market participants. The NZX Swap Indices, developed in partnership with Westpac, create benchmarks for the rapidly growing swap market. Broadcast of the new indices will commence on 31 August 2006.