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Thai Capital Market Moving Toward International CG Standards - World Bank Assessment Shows Solid Corporate Governance Framework - Market Participants Urged To Adopt Good Corporate Governance Culture To Secure International Confidence And Sustainable Growt

Date 26/10/2005

Financial market professionals urged public and private sectors to use the World Bank’s corporate governance assessment report as a guideline to improve their operation in compliance with international standards, a corporate governance seminar suggested today.
Statements Of SEC Chief Accountant Donald Nicolaisen And Corporation Finance Division Director Alan Beller Regarding New Guidance On Section 404 Compliance

Date 26/10/2005

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) today published for comment new guidance on the use of its framework to address the needs of smaller businesses in fulfilling the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, October 26, 2005: Adobe Ventures Inc. (TSXVN:AV) will change its name to Coalcorp Mining Inc. and will trade under the new ticker symbol “CCJ” and under the new CUSIP number 190135 10 3. There is no consolidation of capital.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 26/10/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Thursday, October 27, 2005: The relative weight of Research in Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM – GICS 45201020 Communications Equipment) will increase by approximately 5.24% in the S&P/TSX Capped Information Technology Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Canadian Sector Index methodology.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 26/10/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Thursday, October 27, 2005: On October 18, 2005, the shareholders of PetroKazakhstan Inc. (TSX:PKZ) approved the acquisition of the company by China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC). With court approval having been received on October 26, 2005, PetroKazakhstan Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX MidCap, the S&P/TSX Ca

Share Changes For AMP Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 26/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday Oct. 31, 2005: AMP Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6709958, GICS Code: 40301020), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,869,579,909. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.
Revised CBOT Veterans Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 26/10/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Veterans Day holiday:
October 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 1.81% Loss In October, Eu

Date 26/10/2005

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.81% in October, closing at 10377.87. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and Globally were down in October, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,950,000

Date 26/10/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,950,000, up $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on October 24, 2005. Today’s sale is $50,000 less than the record seat sale of $3,000,000 set on August 3, 2005.
Nexa Technologies’ Tick Data Group Adds Three Years Of Ready-To-Use Toronto Stock Exchange Data To Tick Equity Database - Investment Firms Can Now Incorporate A Broader Range Of Market Conditions Into Their Portfolio Models Which May Allow For More Acc

Date 26/10/2005

Nexa Technologies’ Tick Data Group, provider of value-added historical intraday financial data, today announced the addition of three years of ready-to-use historical Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) data to their Tick Equity Database. The additional data allows traders to test on a more extensive range of market conditions helping them better define their trade algorithms and potentially make more accurate predictions. The TSX database previously included cleaned and filtere