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UK’s Financial Services Authority Publishes Proposals For Fund Disclosures To Retail Clients

Date 30/09/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published a consultation paper – CP05/13 Bundled Brokerage and Soft Commissions Arrangements for Retail Investment Funds – which addresses the issue of how to ensure that investors in retail funds benefit from the enhanced disclosure regime being introduced for firms for bundled brokerage and soft commissions from 1 January 2006.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of September 30, 2005

Date 30/09/2005

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.

SuperDerivatives® Launches Its Revolutionary Pricing System For Equity Options

Date 30/09/2005

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 30/09/2005

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (France, SEDOL = 4061412, GICS Code: 25203010) will be added to the S&P Global 100 index after the close of trading on Monday, October 3. LVMH will replace Gillette in the S&P Global 100 index, which is being removed from the Index after this evening’s market close. Procter & Gamble is acquiring Gillette and the deal will close tomorrow.

Share Change In S&P Japan Smallcap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 30/09/2005

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, Friday October 7th, 2005:

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #3 For Fiscal Year 2006

Date 30/09/2005

When fiscal year 2006 starts tomorrow, Oct. 1, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission will operate under a continuing resolution that will extend through Nov. 18, 2005. During this period, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will remain at their current rates.

S&P Index Announcements: Procter & Gamble (PG), Gillette Co. (G).

Date 30/09/2005

Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Gillette will close tomorrow…Standard & Poor’s will remove G from the S&P 500, S&P Global 100 and S&P 100 Indices after tonight’s close of trading.

Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The KAX, Sektor And Industry Indices Of The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 30/09/2005

As of 1 October 2005, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.

NYSE Announces Fourth-Quarter 2005 Circuit-Breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

Date 30/09/2005

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for fourth-quarter 2005, effective Monday, October 3, 2005.

New York Mercantile Exchange Sets Record Volume On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 30/09/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced that 286,146 contracts were posted for clearing yesterday on the NYMEX ClearPort® clearing platform. The record surpassed the 260,394 contracts cleared on August 31.