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NASD Fines Hantz Financial $675,000 For Fraud, Misrepresentations Related To Undisclosed Revenue Sharing Arrangements - Firm's Owner/CEO Censured, Fined And Suspended

Date 11/08/2005

NASD announced today that it has fined Michigan-based Hantz Financial Services, Inc. $675,000 for fraud and misrepresentations relating to undisclosed revenue sharing arrangements, as well as other violations. John Hantz, the firm's President, CEO, founder and primary owner, was censured and fined $25,000 for failing to supervise the firm's revenue sharing activities and suspended from acting in a supervisory capacity for 30 days.
Korea Exchange Will List Star Index Futures In October 2005

Date 11/08/2005

Korea Exchange (KRX) plans to list Star Index futures in October 2005, which will be the first futures product to be launched since the exchange was established in Jaunary this year as a result of the merger of three different exchanges.
Indices Outperform Canadian Actively Managed Equity Funds in Second-Quarter 2005, Says S&P - Latest SPIVA Report For Canada Also Shows Small Cap Funds Beating Index

Date 11/08/2005

According to the latest report from Standard & Poor's, the majority of actively managed mutual funds in the Canadian and U.S. Equity categories underperformed their respective benchmarks (the S&P/TSX Composite Index and S&P 500 Index) in the second quarter of 2005. According to the Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index outperformed 80% of actively managed Canadian equity funds through June, while the S&P 500 Index (measured in C
Index Versus Active Funds Scorecard For Canadian Funds - Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard, Second Quarter 2005

Date 11/08/2005

The S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard reports performance of actively managed Canadian mutual funds corrected for survivorship bias and shows equal- and asset-weighted peer averages. Actively managed Canadian Equity funds and US Equity funds have lagged indices in the first half of 2005. The S&P/TSX Composite Index outperformed 80.4% of Canadian Equity funds, while the S&P 500 Index outperformed 67.7% of US Equity funds. In contrast, 67.5% of SmallCap Equity fun
Euronext’s Q2 2005 Revenues Amount To €238.6m, Up 5.6% YOY - The Half Year 2005 Revenues Are Stable YOY, With €461.2m

Date 11/08/2005

Revenues for the second quarter of 2005 reached €238.6m, compared to the €225.9m achieved during the same period in 2004. This good quarterly performance was mainly owed to the recovery in stock markets, this trend change having been confirmed by July market volumes. These improved market conditions generated revenue growth in Listing, Cash trading and Settlement & Custody activities. Besides, mainly thanks to its external growth, GL Trade’s revenues continued to rise.

Euronext: BEL 20 Index Reservelist:

Date 11/08/2005

Based upon the figures until the end of July 2005, there are no reserve candidates for the BEL20® index, as all of the securities that are not in the index fail to meet the minimum Free Float adjusted Market capitalization threshold. This situation is valid for replacements that would occur from Tuesday 16 August 2005 up to and including Thursday 15 September 2005 after trading hours. The full list of the index universe can be viewed by clicking her
Eurex Launches Options Contracts On Swiss Nobel Biocare Bearer Shares - Rising Turnover Swiss Equity Options Trading

Date 11/08/2005

The international derivatives market Eurex is set to launch options contracts on Nobel Biocare (NOBE) bearer shares on 22 August. The derivatives market is thus providing liquid and transparent trading in options on the equity even before its inclusion in the Swiss SMI index on October 3 this year. Including the new product, a total of 29 options on Swiss equities are listed on Eurex.
Dubai International Financial Centre Posts Draft Laws For Public Comment

Date 11/08/2005

The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) today released for public comment two draft laws relating to securities investment, personal property and insolvency matters within the DIFC. The DIFCA is responsible for the development and administration of these laws as they relate to general and commercial matters.
Clearstream Shows Good Growth Levels In July

Date 11/08/2005

Clearstream’s core business areas saw further growth during July 2005 with the number of monthly international transactions processed rising 26.8 percent at 1.65 million compared to the same month last year (July 2004: 1.30 million). Of these transactions, 82 percent are Over the Counter (OTC) transactions, 18 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany, increased 11.3 percent the figure at 2.78 million compared to 2.49 million for the same
Changes To SICOM's Initial And Maintenance Margins

Date 11/08/2005

Please be advised that the margin levels for RSS1, RSS3 and TSR20 have been changed with immediate effect. Please refer to the circular to get more details.