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UK's Financial Services Authority: Fraud Attacks Force Firms To Improve Risk Management

Date 27/02/2006

The FSA's Fraud Governance report, published today, found that the larger financial firms, driven by mounting fraud losses, have taken steps to strengthen their fraud management capabilities. But these improvements are relatively recent and firms can go further to protect themselves and their customers from fraud.
Two New Exchange Traded Funds Based On Nasdaq Indexes Are Under Development

Date 27/02/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement with First Trust Advisors L.P. to launch two new exchange traded funds (ETFs), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Fund (NASDAQ:QQEW) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology Fund (NASDAQ:QTEC), which will be based on the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM (Symbol:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Technology IndexSM (Symbol:NDXT), respectively. The ETFs will be managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. and listed on NASDAQ®.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of February 27, 2006

Date 27/02/2006

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Number Of Orders And Executions

Date 27/02/2006

Current Number of Orders and Executions Date
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For February 2006

Date 27/02/2006

As of mid-February, short interest in 2,746 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,648,922,450 shares compared with 5,736,897,275 shares in 2,743 National Market issues for the month of January.

Statement By Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox Concerning Subpoenas Of Journalists

Date 27/02/2006

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox issued the following statement in response to media reports over the weekend that the agency had "ordered columnists at two Dow Jones publications to provide information about conversations that they had with stock traders and analysts": The issuance of a subpoena to a journalist which seeks to compel production of his or her notes and records of conversations with sources is highly unusual. Until the appearance of media reports this weekend, neither the Chair
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/02/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, February 27, 2006: NEMI Northern Energy & Mining Inc. (TSXVN:NNE.A) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol at the opening of trading on March 1, 2006. Newmex Minerals Inc. (TSXVN:NMM) will change its name to Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. The company will trade under the new t
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 27/02/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Tuesday, February 28, 2006: Hudson's Bay Company (TSX:HBC) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX MidCap and Equity MidCap, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite, the Provisional S&P/TSX MidCap and the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Discretionary Indices. RioCan REIT (TSX:REI.UN) will replace Huds
Securities Industry Association: Industry Cost Of Compliance Increasing Dramatically

Date 27/02/2006

The Securities Industry Association (SIA) today released a study entitled The Costs of Compliance in the U.S. Securities Industry which found that compliance costs have nearly doubled in the past three years.
SEC: Martin Dunn Named Acting Director Of Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 27/02/2006

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox has designated Martin P. Dunn to serve as Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. Mr. Dunn has served as Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance since 2002. Prior to that time, Mr. Dunn served in a number of senior positions in the Division, including Associate Director (Legal), Associate Director (Disclosure Operations), and Chief Counsel. Mr. Dunn joined the Commission as a staff attorney with the Divis