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San Paolo-IMI SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 25/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective after the close of trading Thursday, April 28, 2005: San Paolo-IMI SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 5556575, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.868 to 0.7755. This follows the increase of their holding by existing shareholder, Santusa Holding SL, and the increas
San Paolo-IMI SpA (ADR) IWF Change In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 25/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Thursday, April 28, 2005: San Paolo-IMI SpA (ADR) (Italy, NYSE: IMI, CUSIP: 799175104, Sedol: 2307130) Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.868 to 0.7755. The change results from increased holdings by an existing shareholder, Santusa Holding SL. IFIL Investment has also increased its holding in the company to more than 5%.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market Weekly Trading Data: April 18th – April 22nd, 2005

Date 25/04/2005

For the week of April 18th– April 22nd, 2005, the RTS Index lost 0.32% points and closed at 686.72 (688.90 as of April 15 th ). The RTS Current Quotes Index ( RTST ) gained by 0.32% and reached 754.52.
Prudential Financial Derivatives Now Using NYBOTs Electronic Order Routing System - System Usage At All-Time High

Date 25/04/2005

Prudential Financial Derivatives, LLC (Prudential), a business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), is the latest company to begin using the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) Electronic Order Routing (EOR) system, which allows orders to be sent directly to the trading floor over the Internet. Prudential recently went live with the EOR system, sending orders to the Sugar No. 11SM futures (symbol SB) pit on the NYBOT floor.
OneChicago Week In Review

Date 25/04/2005

Volume Highlights Each single stock futures contract is equal to 100 shares of the underlying stock or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) April 18 Dell Inc. (DELL1C): 7,096 contracts traded including 1,855 SEP05 in a block trade and 4,500 SEP05 in another block trade United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS1C): 2,000 JUN05 contracts traded all in a block trade Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC1C): 8,000 contracts traded including 3,200 MAY05 in a block trade

NYSE Seat Sells For $2,400,000

Date 25/04/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, April 25, 2005, for $2,400,000, up $600,000 from the previous regular seat sale on April 21.
NASD Proposes Revising Definition Of Public Arbitrator - Classification Would Extend To Employees Of Firms Linked With Securities Firms

Date 25/04/2005

NASD announced today it is proposing a new rule to tighten the definition of who can serve as a public arbitrator in its Dispute Resolution forum, a move that reinforces NASD's commitment to ensuring the integrity of the arbitration process.
MSCI Launches First Multiple-Asset Class Index By Major Provider - MSCI Global Capital Markets Index<SUP>SM</SUP> - Providing New And Objective Insights Into The Investment Process

Date 25/04/2005

MSCI, a leading provider of international equity, US equity, fixed income and hedge fund indices, announced today the launch of the MSCI Global Capital Markets Index.
MICEX Stock Exchange Holds Stockholders’ General Meeting

Date 25/04/2005

The MICEX Stock Exchange’s general meeting of stockholders, held 21 April 2005, declared the results of the MICEX SE’s work in 2004. The meeting elected a new composition of the Board and the Auditing Commission.
Mergers: European Commission Approves Acquisition Of Radianz By BT

Date 25/04/2005

b>The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of the US-based company Radianz, a financial services extranet provider, by BT Group plc. An extranet is a secure private network to share business information using internet technology in conjunction with the public telecommunications system. The Commission concluded that the acquisition would not significantly impede effective competition in the EEA or in any substantial part of it, as the