Corporate and Securities

David Webb Resigns From Hong Kong Exchanges Board (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- David Webb , Hong Kong's most prominent shareholder activist, quit as an independent director of the city's stock exchange, citing political interference and poor corporate governance.

David Webb Resigns From Hong Kong Exchanges Board (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- David Webb quit as an independent director of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. , citing political interference and poor corporate governance at the operator of the city's stock market.

JMP Securities to Hold Seventh Annual Equity Research Conference (Centre Daily Times)

16 May 2008

JMP Group Inc. (NYSE:JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that its broker-dealer subsidiary, JMP Securities, will host the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference from May 19 through May 21, 2008, at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco.