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Date 13/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, May 12, 2004:
Date 13/05/2004

Securities Industry Association Applauds NASD Mutual-Fund Task Force - Industry Looks Forward To Working With Panel To Improve Clarity Of Information Investors Receive About Costs, Distribution Arrangements

The Securities Industry Association yesterday lauded the NASD for initiating a Mutual-Fund Task Force and said it looked forward to working with the panel.
Date 13/05/2004

SEC To Extend Comment Period On Regulation NMS

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it intends to extend the comment period on Regulation NMS from May 24, 2004, to June 30, 2004. In addition, the Commission plans to issue a supplemental request for comment to reflect matters discussed during the hearing on Regulation NMS that was held on April 21, 2004. The extension of the comment period and supplemental request for comment are intended to afford the public a full opportunity to address in their comment letters the ma
Date 13/05/2004

S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcements: Indonesia – IWF Change For PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (Eff. 05/27/2004) - Thailand – TPI Polene Share Increase (Eff. 05/27/2004)

Effective May 27, 2004, S&P EMDB will increase the IWF for PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (S&P/EMDB Code 536520.1 / SEDOL 6454861), an S&P/IFCI and S&P/IFCG Index constituent, from 0.0796 to 0.2183. The new IWF reflects the new holdings structure after the government of Indonesia sold its entire stake in the company. If the above IWF change had occurred on May 12, 2004, the weight of PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa in the S&P/IFCI Indonesia Index would have increased to 1.21% from 0.44%.
Date 13/05/2004

RTS Stock Exchange: "Options: Theory and Practice" Conference To Take Place On May 27th

On May 27th, 2004, the RTS Stock Exchange, together with "Finexpo" company is holding the first international conference "Options Trading: Theory and Practice".

Date 13/05/2004

Program Trading Averaged 52.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 3-7

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 3-7.
Date 13/05/2004

NYBOT Announces U.S. Memorial Day And U.K. Bank Holiday Schedules

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the U.S. Memorial Day and U.K. Spring Bank Holiday for the New York Board of Trade’s subsidiary exchanges, the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE), the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE), Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange (Citrus), FINEX, and its Equity Index products: FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2004 TRADE DATE Thursday, May 27, 2004 FINEX NY Evening Sess
Date 13/05/2004

Nomura Selects FTSE4Good index

The FTSE4Good Global 100 index has been selected as the benchmark for a new socially responsible investment fund by Nomura Asset Management, launched last week.
Date 13/05/2004

National Stock Exchange(SM) Trades Up 196 Percent In April - Share Volume Up 158 Percent From Year Earlier - New Single-Day Records Set

National Stock Exchange (NSX(SM)) today announced that the number of trades in April 2004 soared 196 percent to 26.1 million, compared with 8.8 million trades in April 2003. Share volume in April 2004 of 11.6 billion surged 158 percent from 4.5 billion a year earlier.
Date 13/05/2004

NASD'S Glauber Announces Mutual Fund Task Force - Goal Is To Bring Greater Transparency To Fund Costs, Distribution

NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber yesterday announced the formation of a Mutual Fund Task Force, whose mission will be to identify and recommend ways to bring greater transparency to mutual fund costs and distribution arrangements.