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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In Withholding Tax Rates In The S&P Europe 350 Index

Date 16/01/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes, effective Tuesday 23 January 2007: Country

NYMEX To Change Margins For Heating Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 16/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the heating oil, New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap, heating oil financial, and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.

NYSE Regulation Fines Seven Specialist Firms $2.8 Million For Trading Violations - Specialist Firms Cited For Violations Of Order Handling Obligations, Firm Quotes, Limit Order Displays, Short Sales And Intermarket Trading System Commitments

Date 16/01/2007

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today it has censured and fined seven member organizations a total of $2.8 million for multiple trading violations, including failure to honor firm quote obligations. NYSE Regulation also censured and fined the seven specialist firms for their lack of written supervisory procedures relating to the firm quote rule.

Emissions Trading: European Commission Decides On Second Set Of National Allocation Plans For The 2008-2012 Trading Period

Date 16/01/2007

The European Commission today took decisions on two more national plans for allocating CO2 emission allowances for the 2008-2012 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The Commission's decisions on the national allocation plans for Belgium and the Netherlands reaffirm its strong commitment to ensuring that the EU and Member States achieve their greenhouse gas emission targets under the Kyoto Protocol. The Commission accepted

NYMEX Announces Fees For NYMEX iPortTM 3-2-1 Plus Energy Index Futures Contract

Date 16/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced the fee schedule for its NYMEX iPort 3-2-1 Plus contract, that will begin trading on January 21 for trade date January 22.

ICE Enters Agreement With PVM Oil Associates To Offer Daily Oil Market Reports To ICE Customers

Date 16/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with PVM Oil Associates Ltd (PVM) for the provision of daily oil market commentary and market information to ICE customers. PVM is the leading independent broker of OTC oil instruments and the largest execution-only broker of ICE Futures oil contracts. The agreement will allow customers to access a complement of oil market information

John Tiner To Step Down As Chief Executive Of The FSA

Date 16/01/2007

As set out in FSA press notice FSA/PN/005/2007, John Tiner has announced his intention to step down as Chief Executive of the FSA, in July 2007.

ICMA Regulatory Policy Newsletter Issue No. 4: January 2007

Date 16/01/2007

This edition includes: Investor Protection in the International Bond Markets, Guidance on Denominations of €50,000 and Integral Multiples of €1,000, Implementation of the Transparency Directive, MiFID Implementation, Bond Market Transparency, Clearing and Settlement and much more.

John Tiner To Step Down As UK Financial Services Authority CEO In July 2007

Date 16/01/2007

John Tiner, chief executive officer of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), announced today that he intends to step down later this year.

ICE Extends Launch Date Of Electronic Trading Of NYBOT Soft Commodities To January 26

Date 16/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodities exchange, will extend the start date of side-by-side trading at its New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) subsidiary by one week to accommodate demand for electronic trading enrollment and training. Side-by-side trading of the NYBOT’s benchmark agricultural commodities on ICE’s electronic trading platform will commence the evening of January 25 for the trade date January 26.