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Date 27/04/2005

Irish Stock Exchange Launched A New Market For Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The First Security Being An ETF Based On The 20 Most Liquid Irish Equities.

The Irish Stock Exchange launched a new market for exchange traded funds. Investors will now have the opportunity to invest at low cost and via a single security in a portfolio of 20 of the most liquid and largest Irish equities following the start of trading in the ISEQ® 20 Exchange Traded Fund plc on the Irish Stock Exchange. The ISEQ® 20 ETF is the first exchange traded fund based on the Irish stock market.
Date 27/04/2005

FTSE Group Appoints Two New Directors - Tim Ward, Finance Director - Lance Fisher, IT Director

FTSE Group (FTSE), the index company, is strengthening its executive team with the appointment of two new directors to key roles. Based at FTSE’s head office in London, Lance Fisher has been appointed IT Director and Tim Ward takes on the role of Finance Director. They will both support the ongoing progress of the business in new areas and markets.
Date 27/04/2005

Fimat Group: Nicolas Breteau Named European Zone Managing Director

The Fimat Group, one of the world's leading global brokerage organizations and part of Société Générale Global Securities Services for Investors, has appointed Nicolas Breteau as European Zone Managing Director. Previously, Nicolas was head of Fimat in the UK, a responsibility that he will retain alongside the supervision of Fimat’s other European offices in France, Spain, Germany and Switzerland.
Date 27/04/2005

Deutsche Bank Confirmed As World’s Largest Foreign Exchange Trading Firm In Euromoney Survey - Deutsche Bank Now Has The Largest Share Of The Global Foreign Exchange Markets, According To Results Of Euromoney’s Annual FX Survey Released Today

Deutsche increased its share of trading volumes to 16.71% of all trades, up from 12.18% in 2004. Last year’s winner, UBS, slipped to second place despite increasing its overall market share to 12.46%. Citigroup retained third place but there were strong performances from HSBC, Barclays Capital and Merrill Lynch who finished 4th, 5th and 6th overall respectively.
Date 27/04/2005

CME, NASDAQ Announce Extension Of Exclusivity Agreement For NASDAQ-100 Futures - Will Develop New Products Including First-Ever Biotechnology Futures

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME), the largest futures exchange in the U.S., and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ), today announced an expanded partnership to develop new derivatives contracts, including futures and options on futures contracts based on the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index® (NBI). The two markets also announced that they are extending by one year their exclusive joint agreement to offer NASDAQ-100® futures contracts at CME.

Date 27/04/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange To Dual List On The NASDAQ Stock Market

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today announced that it intends to dual list its common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ). Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, parent of CME, the largest futures exchange in the United States, will have its listing become effective on NASDAQ under the “CME” symbol within the next several weeks.
Date 27/04/2005

CESR Publishes Today For Consultation Its Draft Technical Advice On Equivalence To The European Commission. This Finds Canadian, Japanese And US GAAP, Taken As A Whole, To Be Equivalent To IFRS, Subject To A Number Of Additional Disclosures

This draft advice is accompanied by a press release.
Date 27/04/2005

CESR Publishes Its Revised Draft Advice On Possible Implementing Measures Of The Transparency Directive, And Launches A Second Consultation

This draft advice is accompanied by a press release.
Date 27/04/2005

CBOT Fed Watch - April 27 Market Close

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 3, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Date 27/04/2005

CBOT April 27, 2005 Treasury Conversion Factors

The attached conversion factor tables for the CBOT U.S. Treasury Bond and Note futures complex have been revised to include conversion factors for the following government security that was auctioned on April 27 by the U.S. Treasury Department: 1.) 3-5/8s of April 2007 (i.e., a new 2-year note).