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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices effective after the close of trading Wednesday, August 31st 2005:
SEC Charges Kmart's Former CEO And CFO With Financial Fraud

Date 23/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against two former top Kmart executives for misleading investors about Kmart's financial condition in the months preceding the company's bankruptcy. According to the Commission's complaint, former Chief Executive Officer Charles C. Conaway and former Chief Financial Officer John T. McDonald are responsible for materially false and misleading disclosure about the company's liquidity and related matters in the Management's Discussion and A
RTS Stock Exchange - Classic Market: Weekly Trading Data August 15th – August 19th, 2005

Date 23/08/2005

For the week of August 15 – August 19, 2005, the RTS Index gained 5,8% and reached 852,70 (805,70 as of August 12). RTS-2 went up by 3,4% and reached 1 071,58 points (1036,34 as of August 12).
New Independent Director Appointed To LME Ltd Board

Date 23/08/2005

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today confirmed that Charles Stonehill has been appointed as an independent director on the board of London Metal Exchange Limited. His appointment will take effect from 1 September 2005.
Katherine Addleman Named Associate District Administrator For Enforcement In The SEC's Fort Worth District Office

Date 23/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Katherine S. Addleman as Associate District Administrator for Enforcement in the Commission's Fort Worth District Office. The District Office has jurisdiction over both enforcement and regulatory programs in a four-state area of the Southwest.

JSE: Renaming Of “Insider Trading Levy” Which Becomes “Investor Protection Levy” And The Levy Will Be Reduced

Date 23/08/2005

On 1 October 2001, the JSE introduced a levy at the rate of 0,0007% on the value of all equity market trades in order to fund the operating costs of the Insider Trading Directorate of the Financial Services Board.(ITD).
JSC "RTS Stock Exchange " Weekly Trading Data: August 15th – August 19th, 2005

Date 23/08/2005

During the week of August 15th-August 19th, 2005, total trading volume on the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached 977 million rubles. The second-tier stock turnover equaled 410 million rubles, 42% of the total trading volume.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange - Weekly Trading Data August 15th – August 19th, 2005

Date 23/08/2005

For the week of August 15-August 19, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 49,4% in rubles and by 20,3% in contracts and reached 20,6 billion rubles and 1,2 million contracts, compared to 13,8 billion rubles and 1 million contracts during the previous week. Total open interest, as of last day of the week, August 19, 2005, increased by 10,3% in rubles and by 5,6% in contracts and equaled 22,5 billion rubles and 2,1 million contracts.
Eurex Expands Equity Index Derivatives Product Range - Futures And Options On The DJ STOXX 600 And DJ STOXX Mid 200 Indexes To Be Launched On 19 September - Eurex Introduces First Futures Contract On Pan-European Midcap Equity Index

Date 23/08/2005

Eurex, the international derivatives market, is set to introduce futures and options on the DJ STOXX 600 equity index and the pan-European midcap index DJ STOXX Mid 200 on September 19 this year.
DIFX Broadens Board Of Directors With New Appointments

Date 23/08/2005

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has appointed six new Directors.