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Strong Growth At Clearstream For September 2005

Date 12/10/2005

Clearstream’s core business areas saw further growth during September 2005 with the number of monthly international transactions processed rising 36.5 percent at 1.72 million compared to the same month last year (September 2004: 1.26 million). Of these transactions, 78 percent are Over the Counter (OTC) transactions and 22 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany increased 30.0 percent reaching 2.82 million compared to 2.17 million for
STOXX Ltd. Licenses Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 To Deutsche Bank For ETF In South Africa

Date 12/10/2005

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, has licensed its most successful blue-chip index, the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, to Deutsche Bank as the underlying index for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in South Africa. The Itrix DJ EURO STOXX 50 fund was listed at JSE Main Board on Monday. Itrix is a joint venture between the JSE limited and Deutsche Bank.
Share Change In S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 12/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday October 19th, 2005: Tokyu Land Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6895084, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40401020) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 51,500,000 to 514,015,304 due to a public offering.
SGX Achieved A Record Quarter Performance For 1Q FY2006

Date 12/10/2005

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced its first quarter financial results for FY2006. In the first quarter ended 30 September 2005, SGX Group registered a net profit after tax and minority interests of S$45.3 million. This was an 80.3% increase compared with S$25.1 million in 1Q FY2005 and is also a record quarter performance for SGX since going public in November 2000.
SEC Settles Securities Fraud Charges Against Theodore Sihpol - Former Banc Of America Broker Ordered To Pay $200,000 Penalty; Barred From Securities Industry For Five Years

Date 12/10/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the settlement of securities fraud charges against Theodore Charles Sihpol III, formerly a broker at Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS). Pursuant to the settlement, Sihpol has agreed to a $200,000 penalty and a five-year bar from the securities industry.

SEC Chairman Cox To Travel To Beijing, China - U.S.-China Joint Economic Commission, Other High-Level Meetings On Agenda

Date 12/10/2005

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox will travel to Beijing, China, from October 15-19, where he will attend meetings of the US-China Joint Economic Committee, engage in high-level bilateral discussions with Chinese financial authorities and address a conference on China's Capital Markets.
SEC Advisory Committee Identifies Witnesses For New York Meeting

Date 12/10/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Advisory Committee on Smaller Public Companies has identified the witnesses it intends to call at its previously scheduled meeting in New York City on the afternoon of Friday, Oc-tober 14. The witnesses all represent investors in small cap companies, with several in-vestment fund managers, a pension fund manager, a hedge fund manager and a separate accounts manager among those expected to testify.
Peter Green Joins LIFFE’s Board

Date 12/10/2005

Peter Green, Chief Executive of The Kyte Group, has joined the Board of LIFFE, as a non-executive director associated with the market, with immediate effect.
Oslo Børs Extends Agreement With OMX Technology

Date 12/10/2005

Oslo Børs, the Norwegian stock, bonds and derivatives exchange, has signed an agreement with OMX Technology, the trading technology and solutions provider, regarding an extension of the facility management contract for the SAXESS™ trading system until the end of 2010.
NYSE Regulation Announces Disciplinary Actions Against Two Member Firms And Nine Individuals

Date 12/10/2005

New York Stock Exchange Regulation announced today that it has taken disciplinary actions against two member firms and nine individuals for violations of NYSE rules and federal securities laws.