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Borsa Italiana's S&P/MIB Index Reached New All-Time High, Annual High For MIBTEL

Date 19/07/2005

Today, S&P/MIB Index reached the new all-time high with 33,601 points.
ASX Welcomes Positive ASIC Assessment

Date 19/07/2005

The Australian Stock Exchange has welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s finding that ASX is supervising its markets to ensure they are fair, orderly and transparent.
Andrew McLelland Named Academic Accounting Fellow For SEC Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 19/07/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance today announced the selection of Andrew J. McLelland as the academic accounting fellow for a one-year term beginning August 2005. An assistant professor at Auburn University, he teaches financial accounting and valuation courses in graduate and undergraduate business programs.
Susquehanna International Securities Limited Commencement Of Trading On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 18/07/2005

We are pleased to announce that the SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Susquehanna International Securities Limited as a new participant. The measures necessary for the commencement of trading have now been taken.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To The S&P/HKEx GEM Index

Date 18/07/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/HKEx GEM index: Kingdee International Software Group (RIC: 8133.HK) will be removed from the S&P/HKEx GEM index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 19, 2005. The removal is due to the withdrawal of listing on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Standard & Poor’s And MSCI Consultation Paper On Potential Changes To The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS ®) Structure

Date 18/07/2005

MSCI and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), as part of their annual GICS review, are studying the possibility of refining the GICS structure for certain Industry Groups, Industries and Sub- Industries. Our objective is to ensure that the GICS structure continues to accurately represent the global equity markets and, thereby, enables asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make seamless global comparisons by industry.
SEC Charges Stock Promoters In Phony Fax Scam

Date 18/07/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges in a scam designed to con investors into believing they had inadvertently received a confidential stock tip faxed from a stockbroker to his client. Unlike typical unsolicited junk faxes recommending penny stocks, the handwritten fax had the appearance of an urgent message from a financial planner intended only for his client, "Dr. Mitchel," urging "Dr. Mitchel" to immediately buy shares of a stock that was about to triple in price. In fa
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Launch Of KBW Regional Banking Index (KRX) And KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFX)

Date 18/07/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on the KBW Regional Banking Index (KRXsm) and the KBW Mortgage Finance Index (MFXsm) on Tuesday, July 26. More information and the component issues will be available at a later date.
Oslo Børs Holding ASA - 2nd Quarter 2005

Date 18/07/2005

Oslo Børs Holding ASA recorded post-tax profit of NOK 30.8 (16.5) million for the second quarter. Shares and primary capital certificates worth NOK 309 (172) billion changed hands in the second quarter, representing a slight reduction from the first quarter. Transactions in the equity market totalled 1,165,283 (648,355), which is the highest-ever number of transactions for a quarter.
NZFOX Share Options To List On August 23

Date 18/07/2005

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is pleased to announce the market debut of NZFOX share options on August 23, 2005. Five share options will list on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), covering some of the NZX market's most liquid stocks. They are the NZFOX Carter Holt Harvey Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Contact Energy Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Fletcher Building Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Telecom Corporation of NZ Ltd Share Option and the NZFOX The Warehouse Group Ltd Share Option.