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Date 07/10/2005

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Tallinn Stock Exchange Is The Estonian Best In Financial Reporting

Date 07/10/2005

For the sixth year, the Estonian Accounting Standards Board held a contest to find the Estonian "blue chips" in financial reporting. The categories included listed companies, non-listed companies and public sector entities.
SWX Swiss Exchange: EFG International (EFGN) Opens At CHF 38

Date 07/10/2005

Today, the shares of EFG International, a Swiss private-banking company, were traded in the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Yesterday, i.e. on Thursday, an issue price of CHF 38 was determined. The opening price on the SWX was also CHF 38. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 5’574 millions. EFG International belongs not only to the SPI®, but also to the SPI EXTRA®.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes to U.S. Indices

Date 07/10/2005

S&P MidCap 400 constituent Patterson Companies Inc. (NASD:PDCO) will replace Delphi Corp. (NYSE:DPH) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Monday, October 10, 2005. As of today’s close of trading Delphi had a market capitalization of approximately $634 million, ranking 500th in the index. MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc. (NYSE:MSM) will replace Patterson in the S&P MidCap 400.
SEC, NASAA Announce IARD System Fee Waiver

Date 07/10/2005

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced a one-year waiver of certain system fees paid by investment advisers and all investment adviser representatives for registration in the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) program. Separately, NASAA also announced that it is reducing by 30 percent system fees paid by state-regulated investment advisers on an on-going basis.

Regulators To Share Information On International Financial Reporting Standards

Date 07/10/2005

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Philippe Seyll Becomes Head Of Investment Fund Services At Clearstream

Date 07/10/2005

Philippe Seyll, 42, becomes Head of investment fund services at Clearstream, the international central securities depository within the Deutsche Börse Group, based in Luxembourg.
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,800,000

Date 07/10/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,800,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale on Sept. 29, 2005.
NYBOT To Carry 2005 Citrus Crop Forecast Live Over Its Website October 12

Date 07/10/2005

The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be webcast “live” over the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) website at 8:30 a.m. (EDT), Wednesday October 12, 2005. The crop forecast event, which is produced by the Southeast AgNet Radio Network, is the latest in the Exchange’s Live on the Web program.
New Auditor White Paper Jeopardizes Investors Say Both The Securities Industry Association And Bond Market Association - Proposal Would Undermine 70 Years Of Investor Protection

Date 07/10/2005

The Securities Industry Association and the Bond Market Association today issued a letter strongly opposing proposals contained in a draft white paper authored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants that would effectively end auditor participation in the so-called “due diligence” process, thus seriously jeopardizing investor protection. The draft paper would so severely limit the types of questions auditors would be able to answer regarding the financial reporting, accounting