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KCBT Wheat Futures Margin Change - Margins Raised Due To Increased Volatility

Date 22/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility.

KCBT Wheat Futures Break All Previous Single-Day Volume Records

Date 22/02/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade wheat futures volume on Tuesday, February 21 amounted to 36,088 contracts, exceeding all previous single-day volume records. The previous record of 34,874 contracts was set almost exactly a year ago, on February 22, 2005. Each wheat futures contract represents 5,000 bushels, with trading volume yesterday amounting to 180.44 million bushels.

ICE Futures Extends Contract Months For WTI Crude And Brent Crude Futures Contracts To Six Years

Date 22/02/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced today that effective this Friday, February 24, trading in ICE Futures’ WTI and Brent Crude futures contracts will be extended to offer six years of contract months to meet the demand for additional contract months.

HKEx Responds To The Government's Initiatives To Strengthen The Financial Markets

Date 22/02/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) issued the following statement in response to media enquiries in relation to the proposed measures for the financial markets revealed in today's Budget Speech.

FTSE Group Introduces New Anti-Bribery Criteria To Its FTSE4Good Series

Date 22/02/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning index provider, takes another step forward in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) benchmarking, as it launches a new set of criteria to counter bribery for its FTSE4Good Index Series. The criteria, which are the most developed and transparent counter-bribery criteria in any CSR index, have been developed in conjunction with Transparency International (TI) based on the results of a public consultation exercise. It has been widely welcomed by comp

Four Current Or Former KPMG Partners Settle SEC Litigation Relating To Xerox Audits - Three Partners Agree To Permanent Injunctions, Record Penalties And SEC Suspensions; Fourth Partner Agrees To SEC Censure

Date 22/02/2006

The Commission today announced that all four remaining defendants in an action brought against them and KPMG LLP by the agency in connection with a $1.2 billion fraudulent earnings manipulation scheme by the Xerox Corporation from 1997 through 2000 have agreed to settle the charges against them. Three partners agreed to permanent injunctions, payment of record civil penalties and suspensions from practice before the Commission with rights to reapply in from one to three years. The fourth partner

DIFX Notice On Change In Trading Hours And A Timetable Of The New Hours

Date 22/02/2006

Calendar of Business Days and Trading Hours that will come into effect on Monday, 27 February 2006.   Calendar of Business Days DIFX will be open for trading every day, except for Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year and the dates stated below:

Deutsche Börse Press And Analyst Conference

Date 22/02/2006

Deutsche Börse held its Annual Press Briefing and an analyst conference on 22 February after publication of its preliminary figures for 2005. Broadcasts of the events can be viewed by clicking on the relevant link below.

Deutsche Börse Annual Press Briefing: Speech Reto Francioni, Mathias Hlubek - Facts And Figures 2005

Date 22/02/2006

Annual Press Briefing: Speech Reto Francioni, Mathias Hlubek - Facts and Figures 2005 Annual Press Briefing: Presentation Facts and Figures 2005

Cyprus Stock Exchange: Review Of Developments For January

Date 22/02/2006

Monthly review of developmentsOn the last trading session of January 2006 the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 2.147,17 points, representing a relative increase of 25,95 %. The value of shares traded also exhibited an increase of 82,15 % compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 2.147,17 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 2.180