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Pension Protection Act Will Give Workers The Information And Advice They Need To Prepare For Retirement - Securities Industry Association Urges Passage Of Pension Reform Bill

Date 09/06/2005

The Pension Protection Act, introduced today by Representative John A. Boehner (R-OH), includes provisions that will strengthen workers’ retirement security and help employees get better access to the professional advice they need to prepare financially for retirement.
NYSE Appoints Mark H. Wille Vice President, Market Development

Date 09/06/2005

The New York Stock Exchange Board of Directors appointed Mark H. Wille as vice president, Market Development, effective today.
Nymex Sets Volume Record For e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Futures Contract

Date 09/06/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that a record 23,310 e–miNYsm futures contracts were traded on June 8, surpassing the previous record of 21,572 contracts set on June 2.
NYBOT Announces New Cotton Rule Amendment

Date 09/06/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective June 10, 2005, the Exchange and the CFTC have amended their respective rule and regulation for Cotton No. 2sm speculative position limits.
NASD Charges 15 Firms With Directed Brokerage Violations, Imposes Fines Totaling More Than $34 Million

Date 09/06/2005

NASD announced yesterday that it has imposed fines totaling more than $34 million on 15 broker-dealers in connection with the receipt of directed brokerage in exchange for preferential treatment for certain mutual fund companies.

Morgan Stanley To Pay $2.7 Million For IPO Lock-Up Violations - NASD Fines J.P. Morgan $150,000, Goldman Sachs $125,000 For Similar Violations

Date 09/06/2005

NASD today announced that it has ordered three firms - Morgan Stanley & Co, J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. - to pay more than $2.9 million following sales of restricted securities in violation of lock-up agreements as required by NASD rules.
London Stock Exchange: SETSmm Contributes To Growth In Order Book Volume During May

Date 09/06/2005

SETSmm, the London Stock Exchange’s hybrid trading system, showed particularly strong growth during May 2005. During the month, the average daily number of order book trades increased by 110 per cent on May 2004 to 28,819 and the average daily value traded increased 57 per cent to £251.6 million.
JPMorgan New Member On Oslo Børs

Date 09/06/2005

The American based investment bank JPMorgan will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs Wednesday 9 June 2005. This is the fourth remote member in short time who starts trading on Oslo Børs. 19 out of at total of 42 members now have remote membership at Oslo Børs.
Instinet Group Responds To Third Avenue Management Proposal

Date 09/06/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) announced today that, after careful consideration by its Board of Directors of the unsolicited proposal received from Third Avenue Management LLC to acquire the assets and liabilities of Instinet Group's institutional brokerage business, the Board continues to believe that the pending merger with The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. is in the best interests of Instinet shareholders.
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Selected By Hang Seng As Basis Of A New ETF

Date 09/06/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index Ltd, the leading China index specialist, has been selected by Hang Seng Investment Management Limited as the index provider for a newly created Exchange Traded Fund ("ETF"), which began trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HkEx) on Wednesday June 8.