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  • Standard & Poor’s Announces The Treatment Of The SRG Spin-Off From Macquarie Infrastructure Group In The S&P/ASX 50

    Date 12/07/2006

    Standard & Poor’s, the leading provider of equity indices in Australia, announces the inclusion of Sydney Roads Group (ASX: SRG) in the S&P/ASX 50 and all related indices. This addition is a result of an in-specie distribution of SRG by Macquarie Infrastructure Group (ASX: MIG) to all shareholders on a basis of 1 for 3. Due to the lag between the ex date (July 17, 2006) and the date the SRG shares start trading (July 24, 2006) Standard & Poors will add a cash security, SGRX, to the S&P/ASX 50 a

  • Speech By SEC Chairman: Opening Statements At The Commission Open Meeting

    Date 12/07/2006

    First Item - The Soft Dollar Interpretive Release The first item on our agenda is a recommendation from the Division of Market Regulation. It is a proposed interpretive release on "soft dollar" commissions. The purpose of this release is to better circumscribe the use of soft dollars, which are really inflated brokerage commissions, to ensure that they are used only for research and not for other things. Soft dollars represent a lot of investors' hard cas

  • Speech By SEC Chairman Christopher Cox: Videotaped Remarks At The Other Russia Conference

    Date 12/07/2006

    Доброе утро! Меня зовут Кристофер Кокс. In my role as Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, I’m responsible for maintaining fair and orderly securities markets, and promoting capital formation — the life blood of a free economy.

  • Sir Nigel Wicks To Become Euroclear Chairman As Of 1 August

    Date 12/07/2006

    Sir Nigel Wicks,,currently Deputy Chairman of the Board,will succeed A.Chris Tupker as Chairman of both Euroclear plc and Euroclear SA/NV as of 1 August 2006.Following his appointment as Chairman of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd,Mr.Tupker offered his resignation as a Director and Euroclear Chairman with effect from 31 July 2006.

  • Share Change In S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

    Date 12/07/2006

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Thursday July 20, 2006: Nippon Mining Holdings Inc (Japan, SEDOL: 6543770, GICS: Energy, GICS Code: 10102030) a member of the S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 70,000,000 to 918,462,002 due to the public offering.