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Thai Bourse To Launch A New CG Guideline And Encourage Higher Corporate Social Responsibility

Date 04/01/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will issue new good corporate governance (CG) guidelines for listed companies. Promotion for greater understanding and implementation of these new guidelines will follow, focusing on the SET100 companies first. Listed firms will be asked to disclose their compliance to the new CG guideline in their annual information disclosure forms (form 56-1) and their annual reports starting from 2007.
Statement Of The Securities And Exchange Commission Concerning Financial Penalties

Date 04/01/2006

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued the following statement concerning financial penalties: Today the Commission announced the filing of two settled actions against corporate issuers, SEC v. McAfee, Inc. and In the Matter of Applix, Inc. In one, the company will pay a civil money penalty; in the other, a penalty is not part of the settlement.
Statement From Dubai International Financial Centre On The Death Of The Ruler Of Dubai

Date 04/01/2006

Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Director General of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, made the following statement on the passing away of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai: “It is with profound sorrow that we learned today of the passing away of Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. He was an inspirational leader, and I speak for all sta
Singapore Exchange Listing Fees Revised To Be In Line With International Exchanges

Date 04/01/2006

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced that it will revise some of its listing and processing fees. The change in initial listing, processing and annual listing fees will take effect from 1 January 2006. This will apply to all companies seeking a listing or already listed on the Mainboard, and to SESDAQ-listed companies with a market capitalisation of at least S$50 million. The increase in annual listing fees will be phased in during 20
Share Changes For Alcatel SA In The S&P European Indices And S&P Global 100 Index

Date 04/01/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, effective after the close of trading on Thursday 05 January 2006:

Share Change For St George Bank Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 04/01/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday Jan. 9, 2006: St George Bank Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6768421, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 522,701,352. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.
SEC Charges Mcafee, Inc. With Accounting Fraud - Mcafee Agrees To Settle And Pay A $50 Million Penalty

Date 04/01/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against McAfee, Inc., formerly known as Network Associates, Inc., a Santa Clara, California-based manufacturer and supplier of computer security and antivirus tools. The Commission’s complaint alleges that, from the second quarter of 1998 through 2000, McAfee misled investors when it engaged in a fraudulent scheme to overstate its revenue and earnings by hundreds of millions of dollars. The complaint specifically alleges
NYSE Inaugural “SEATS” Auction Produces 1,274 Trading Licenses At Annual Price Of $49,290 Each - Trading Licenses Give Member Organizations Direct Access To NYSE Market Following Close Of NYSE/Archipelago Merger - Number Of Licenses Exceeds Currently Acti

Date 04/01/2006

“We were very pleased with the results of the NYSE’s inaugural SEATS auction, and the response from our Member Organizations was extremely positive,” said NYSE CEO John A. Thain. “Our goal was to create a fair, equitable and transparent system that would reflect the value of the license to directly access the world’s highest-quality and most liquid equity capital market. It’s also a way for the Exchange to generate revenue that supports our business growth.”
Nymex To Introduce Five New Electricity Contracts

Date 04/01/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that will introduce five new electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® clearing and trading on January 8 for the trade date of January 9.
New Listings in 2005 Boost Thai Market Capitalization by Over THB100 Billion

Date 04/01/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) summed up its new listings’ performance in 2005. There were 36 new listings, raising about THB30 billion in funds. Their market capitalization, at IPO prices, was recorded at over THB100 billion. More than half of these new listings closed higher than their IPO prices on their first trading dates. Twenty-two companies averaged 22% above their IPO returns, led by Sahamit Machinery, Permsin Steel Works, and Solartron.