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Melissa Macgregor Joins Securities Industry Association’s Office Of General Counsel As Assistant Vice President And Assistant General Counsel

Date 29/08/2005

The Securities Industry Association (SIA) today announced the appointment of Melissa MacGregor as Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel in its Washington, DC office. MacGregor comes to SIA from Crowell & Moring LLP, where she worked as an Associate in the Securities Regulatory & Enforcement Group. In this position, MacGregor served as an adviser to broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other financial services clients on SEC, NASD, and NYSE rule interpretations and industry
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For July 2005

Date 29/08/2005

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 8,973.1 points at the end of July, an increase of 161.8 points from the closing value at the end of June. The weighted index reached 467.47 points at the end of July, an increase of 14.49 points from the closing value at the end of June.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 26.08.2005

Date 29/08/2005

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 Equities Market.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/08/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 September 2005, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining method
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans And Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes

Date 29/08/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced component changes to the Dow Jones Retail Titans 30 Index and the Dow Jones Japan Titans 100 Index.

Component Change Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend Index

Date 29/08/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index.
CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of Regulatory Compliance Programs At Chicago Board Of Trade

Date 29/08/2005

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the Chicago Board of Trade (CBT) of the results of a rule enforcement review of CBT’s audit trail, trade practice surveillance, disciplinary, and dispute resolution programs. The review, which was recently completed by the Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (Division), covered the period from October 1, 2003 to O
CBOT To Upgrade Its Premier Electronic Trading Platform - New Functionality, Other Enhancements Designed To Meet Customer Demand

Date 29/08/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that in response to requests from customers, the Exchange will upgrade its electronic trading platform on October 9, 2005. This initiative is a critical element of the Exchange’s strategic approach to delivering premier technology to its markets and will add expanded functionality to the CBOT system, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®.
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 119, 29 August 2005

Date 29/08/2005

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
August 2005 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.28% Loss In August, Europe

Date 29/08/2005

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.28% in August, closing at 10397.29. Stock market indexes in Europe and Globally fell, while indexes in Asia rose in August, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.