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UK's Financial Services Authority Fines GLG Partners And Philippe Jabre £750,000 Each For Market Abuse

Date 01/08/2006

The Financial Services Authority has today fined hedge fund manager GLG Partners LP (GLG) and Mr Philippe Jabre, a former managing director of the firm, £750,000 each for market abuse and breaching FSA principles. This is the largest fine the FSA has issued against an individual.

Turnover In The Segment RMX Commodities Surpasses That Of The Previous Year

Date 01/08/2006

Last month, the market participants traded 14,417 contracts in the segment RMX Commodities. Thus they improved the previous record of 6,395 contracts of February 2001. Moreover, the trading volume of the first seven months of almost 30,000 contracts is today already almost 5,000 contracts above the total volume of last year.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For July 2006 Contract

Date 01/08/2006

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for July 2006 contract is 50,730 yen. On the last trading day, trading for July contract is only settled by offsetting current positions by resale or repurchase based on this final settlement price. Please also note that on the last trading day, only market orders are accepted.

Standard & Poor's Reports July Index Returns

Date 01/08/2006

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SEC Moves Forward On Study To Compare Roles Of Investment Advisers, Broker-Dealers - Will Ask Investors’ Views On Their Financial Service Providers

Date 01/08/2006

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a request for contract proposals to conduct the first stage of a major study comparing how the different regulatory systems that apply to broker-dealers and investment advisers affect investors.

SEC Charges Operator Of Stock Picking Website With Secretly Profiting In Investment Scam

Date 01/08/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of civil securities fraud charges against the operator of an Internet website who made more than $2.7 million in profits by secretly selling the stocks he recommended as “mega bonus buys” on his site, www.thestockster.com (the Stockster website).

Petroceltic International Plc Shares Begin Trading On Irish Stock Exchange’s IEX market - Return Of Irish Registered Company To The Irish Market - 19 Companies Now Listed On IEX

Date 01/08/2006

Shares in Petroceltic International plc, an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company, began trading yesterday on IEX, the Irish Stock Exchange’s specialist market for small to mid-sized companies. The primary focus of Petroceltic International is oil and gas exploration and production in North Africa, the Mediterranean and offshore Ireland. This listing brings the total number of companies listed on IEX to 19, with Petroceltic being the 11th new company to join the market since it

Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Equities 2006

Date 01/08/2006

Indices, turnover per sector, winners and losers, key figures per instrument, shareholder structure, new issues and new listings last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.

OneChicago Reports Record Volume In July - July ADV 44,425 Highest Ever

Date 01/08/2006

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 888,499 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in July, an all-time monthly volume record. July also included a single-day trading volume record of 464,574 contracts on July 25. Average daily volume of 44,425 is also a new record.

NZX Operating Metrics July 2006

Date 01/08/2006

Key Facts NZX 50 Index ended the month on 3,581, a 6% increase since the beginning of 2006 Total value traded in July was $2.83 billion with an average daily value traded of $135 million Total number of trades was 49,617, and average number of daily trades was 2,363 for July Total number of trades for the NZAX was 543 for the month, 4,814 year to date Total value traded on the NZAX was $4 million for the month, $45 million y