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Standard & Poor’s Releases The Inaugural S&P/ASX 200 Directory

Date 30/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s, the leading provider of equity indices in Australia, announced today that it has released the inaugural 2005 S&P/ASX 200 Directory.
Share & IWF Changes For Seiyu Ltd In The S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 30/05/2005

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, Monday 6th June 2005: Seiyu Ltd (Japan, SEDOL: 6793780, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30101040) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 58,479,000 to 715,780,897 and IWF will be changed 0.45 due to the private placement.
SGX Seeks To Enhance Standards Of Governance And Listings

Date 30/05/2005

The Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) plans to enhance its listing rules and processes in order to raise corporate governance standards and promote good regulatory practices. This is part of an annual review of SGX's regulatory framework and processes. In this regard, a Public Consultation Paper
SGX Admits Fortis Clearing Singapore As Corporate Clearing Member

Date 30/05/2005

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that Fortis Clearing Singapore (Fortis) has been admitted as a Corporate Clearing Member of SGX Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX-DT) and SGX Derivatives Clearing Limited (SGX-DC) on Friday, 27 May 2005.
SAXESS Trading Platform Successfully Launched At Vilnius Stock Exchange

Date 30/05/2005

Vilnius Stock Exchange, one of six exchanges within OMX Exchanges, today successfully launched the common Nordic trading platform SAXESS™ for trading on the cash markets. SAXESS is already in use at the stock exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Riga and Tallinn (all exchanges owned by OMX) as well as the stock exchanges in Oslo and Iceland. The launch of SAXESS, developed and operated by OMX Technology, is a milestone in OMX's effort to realize the vision of an integrated Nordic and Ba

Ontario Securities Commission Says Proposed Principal Regulator System Does Not Achieve Meaningful Reform

Date 30/05/2005

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) cannot support a new principal regulator system developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) because it endorses the idea of different regulatory standards for market participants depending on where their head office is located, undermining the CSA harmonization efforts that the OSC continues to strongly support.
New SAXESS Member Of Stockholm Stock Exchange

Date 30/05/2005

Mangold Fondkommission AB, has been admitted as cash member of Stockholm Stock Exchange and will commence trading in SAXESS from Wednesday 1 June 2005.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 27.05.2005

Date 30/05/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
Japan’s Financial Service Agency Comments On CESR's Draft Technical Advice On Equivalence Of Certain Third Countries' GAAP

Date 30/05/2005

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) sent a comments letter on May 27, 2005, regarding the ''Draft Technical Advice on Equivalence of Certain Third Countries' GAAP'', which was published on April 27, 2005, by the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR). Third country issuers (non-EU issuers), who have their securities admitted to trading on an EU-regulated market or who wish to make public offerings of their securities in Europe, will be required, as fro
Investable Weight Factor Change For RCS MediaGroup SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 30/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for RCS MediaGroup SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003039010), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.326 to 0.227 effective at the close of trading Thursday, June 02, 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Magiste International S.A., which has increased its holding to 15.1 % of shares outstanding.