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The Daily Volume Of Transactions On The MICEX Stock Exchange Has Reached The Record Figure Of 54.9 Billion Rubles

Date 05/10/2005

A record-high volume of trading in non-government securities was registered on Tuesday, 4 October 2005, in secondary trading in securities held on the MICEX Stock Exchange. 114 thousand transactions worth of 54.887 billion rubles were carried out during the trading session, including: transactions in stocks – 42.55 billion rubles, transactions in bonds – 12.33 billion rubles. The volume of transactions carried out in the main trading mode amounted to 35.98 billion rubles, while the negotiated de
Survey Shows Companies Expect Cost Of SOX Implementation To Decline Slightly In Second Year - Smaller Companies Expect No Cost Savings

Date 05/10/2005

A survey conducted by The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and the American Electronics Association (AeA) has found that public companies anticipate slight cost reductions during the second year of implementing the governance and financial reporting practices required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Companies expect the costs of implementing SOX 404 -- intended to improve internal control over financial reporting -- to decline 7.4% this year. Smaller companies, as defined as hav
Stockholmsbörsen: Monthly Report - Derivatives Volumes September 2005

Date 05/10/2005

Click here to download Stockholmsbörsen's monthly report for derivatives volumes September 2005. This covers volumes in derivative trading for Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian products.
Stockholmsbörsen Statistics Report - Derivatives Volumes January-September 2005

Date 05/10/2005

Click here to download the statistics report detailing derivatives volumes for January to September 2005. This covers the total volume for Swedish, Finnish and Danish stock related derivatives, Swedish interest-rate related derivatives and Finnish stock lending.
Share Change In S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 05/10/2005

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, Thursday October 13th, 2005: Tokuyama Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6895761, GICS: Materials, GICS Code: 15101050) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 18,000,000 to 272,971,876 due to a public offering.

SGX To Announce 1Q FY2006 Results On 12 Oct

Date 05/10/2005

The Singapore Exchange will announce its first quarter results for FY 2006 on 12 Oct after market close. Results will be posted on the website at url: http://www.sgx.com/shareholder/ourShareholder_financial.shtml
Rosalind Marshall Joins The LoBue Group To Head Up EMEA Expansion Strategy

Date 05/10/2005

The LoBue Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Rosalind Marshal as EMEA Regional Director. Building on their current presence in the Middle East and Turkey, the LoBue Group will seek to expand operations into Southeastern Europe, the Balkans, Southwest Asia as well as other newly targeted Middle Eastern countries.
Release Of Egypt's Code Of Corporate Governance (Source: Al Ahram

Date 05/10/2005

Dr. Mahmoud Mohei El Din, Minister of Investment and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Egypt Institute of Directors, approved the release of Egypt's code of corporate governance, after incorporating all necessary amendments according to the Board of Trustees consensus and ratification. The code was set according to international standards and OECD principles.
Record Volumes On Sydney Futures Exchange

Date 05/10/2005

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced the largest monthly transacted volume in its history in September with 7,821,500 contracts traded. This represents an increase of 12.2% from the previous record of 6,965,114 set on June 2005. Driving the activity was the continued uncertainty brought on by Hurricane Katrina and related oil price volatility, coinciding with the quarterly benchmark expiry of the equity and interest rate futures contracts.
OMX Kicks Off Nordic Alternative Market In Denmark

Date 05/10/2005

To provide viable capital markets for small unlisted companies, OMX will establish an alternative marketplace in the Nordic region for companies that are not ready for an official listing on the stock exchange. The initiative will be kicked off by launching a Danish alternative marketplace in December and by developing the existing Nya Marknaden in Sweden. The marketplace will also cover Finland in due course. Through offering an alternative marketplace, OMX will make it easier for small compani