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FTSE Xinhua Index Announces Review Results - Bank Of Communications And China Shenhua Energy Added To The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index

Date 13/10/2005

FTSE Xinhua Index (FXI), the independent China index provider, held its quarterly Index Committee meeting on Tuesday to review and approve constituent changes on the FTSE Xinhua China Index Series. The FTSE/Xinhua Index Series has fast become recognised as the leading measure and the first complete set of indices for the China market.

Euronext: BEL 20 Index Reservelist

Date 13/10/2005

Based upon the figures until the end of September 2005, there are no reserve candidates for the BEL20® index, as all of the securities that are not in the index fail to meet the minimum Free Float adjusted Market capitalization threshold. This situation is valid for replacements that would occur from Monday 17 October 2005 up to and including Tuesday 15 November 2005 after trading hours. The full list of the index universe is also available on the Euronext website:

CME Statement On Refco, LLC And CME Financial Safeguards System

Date 13/10/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) provides a marketplace where futures and options on futures contracts are traded. The CME Clearing House clears, settles and guarantees all matched transactions in CME contracts and contracts traded through the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). The financial integrity of the CME Clearing House is the foremost consideration of the CME's Management, Board of Directors and Clearing House Risk Committee. CME is vitally aware of its role in international financial

Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - The EU framework For Investment Funds: A Facilitator - Not A Strait-Jacket - Commission Hearing On Investment Funds (UCITS) - Brussels, 13 October 2005

Date 13/10/2005

Introduction The European investment fund industry has become a powerful business in its own right. No longer the little brother of banking or insurance. No longer a back-water of the financial industry. Its development has been spectacular. A four-fold increase in the space of a dozen years. An efficient investment fund industry can help Europe meet pressing structural challenges. Put household savings to work in the real economy. Strengthen financial stability by d

Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - September 2005

Date 13/10/2005

Turnover for September 2005 was EUR 88,305 million. This compares to EUR 57,270 million in August. Blue Chip domestic turnover in September was EUR 77,685.39 million, Blue Chip foreign turnover EUR 5,191.81 million, Star domestic turnover in September was EUR 2,407.04 million, Star foreign turnover EUR 10.00 million, Standard Domestic, EUR 2,767.09 million, Standard foreign EUR 135.39 million and on the Mercarto Expandi market EUR 108.08 million.

UK's Financial Services Authority Fines GoshawK Syndicate Management Limited £220,000 For Systems And Control Failures

Date 12/10/2005

The FSA has today fined GoshawK Syndicate Management Limited ('GoshawK') £220,000 for systems and control failures primarily relating to its management of third party underwriting agreements (binding authorities). GoshawK signed a number of binding authorities permitting third parties to take on risks and/or settle claims, without properly vetting the third parties or monitoring their operation. This exposed the syndicate managed by GoshawK to unnecessary risk and cont

Tipp24 Goes Public On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 12/10/2005

Tipp24 AG ISIN DE0007847147 Type of Admission: New Issue First Trading Day: 12 October 2005 Market Segment: Prime Standard, Official Market Sector/Industry Group: Retail/Retail Internet Issue Price (in €): 20.50 Placement Volume in Shares: 4,078,000 (incl. Greenshoe of 610,000) First Price (in €): 20.00 Underwriter: Joint Global Coordinators/Joint Bookrunners: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley According to Tipp24, the co

Strong Growth At Clearstream For September 2005

Date 12/10/2005

Clearstream’s core business areas saw further growth during September 2005 with the number of monthly international transactions processed rising 36.5 percent at 1.72 million compared to the same month last year (September 2004: 1.26 million). Of these transactions, 78 percent are Over the Counter (OTC) transactions and 22 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany increased 30.0 percent reaching 2.82 million compared to 2.17 million for

STOXX Ltd. Licenses Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 To Deutsche Bank For ETF In South Africa

Date 12/10/2005

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, has licensed its most successful blue-chip index, the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, to Deutsche Bank as the underlying index for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) in South Africa. The Itrix DJ EURO STOXX 50 fund was listed at JSE Main Board on Monday. Itrix is a joint venture between the JSE limited and Deutsche Bank.

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

Date 12/10/2005

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, Wednesday October 19th, 2005: Tokyu Land Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6895084, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40401020) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 51,500,000 to 514,015,304 due to a public offering.