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“Monitoring The Pulse Of The City Job Market” – Classic Recruitment Cycle Returns To The City Of London With Year On Year Growth

Date 25/10/2005

Highlights: Average City salaries have increased by 7% to £50,836 in September 2005 compared to the £47,483 average recorded in September 2004. Senior level salaries have experienced the strongest rise with an increase of 9.2% on the previous year, to £76,750. Number of new jobs coming onto the market fell 11.6% in September 2005 to 5,733 compared to the August 2005 figure of 6,489. However, new jobs were up 18.2% on September 2004 levels. Number of new can
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 24/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 24, 2005: Winstar Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:WRL) will trade under the new ticker symbol “WIX” and under the new CUSIP number 975529 10 8. The shares of the company will be consolidated 1-for-5.
Share Changes For Companies In S&P/CITIC 50 And 300 Indices

Date 24/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s and CITIC Securities will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 50 and 300 Indices effective after the close of trading Tuesday October 25th, 2005: China Minsheng Banking Co., Ltd. (Exchange Ticker: SH600016, GICS code: 40101010), a member of S&P/CITIC 50 and 300 Indices will increase its free float shares from 1,876,364,325 to 2,912,921,807. This change is due to the following: (1) A conversion of convertibles that generates 62,460,665 new float shares; (2) Ba
Securities Industry Association Praises President’s Choice of Bernanke for Fed Chairman

Date 24/10/2005

Marc Lackritz, President of the Securities Industry Association (SIA), today hailed President Bush’s decision to nominate Ben Bernanke as Alan Greenspan’s successor as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,900,000

Date 24/10/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,900,000, unchanged from the previous regular seat sale on October 20, 2005.

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange And Bharat Petroleum Corporation Sign Pact To Develop Delivery Mechanisms For Furnace Oil Futures Contract

Date 24/10/2005

NCDEX & BPCL Sign Pact to work closely in developing the delivery mechanisms for Furnace Oil Futures Contract & focus towards evolving the contract as a benchmark in Indian markets for pricing this product by the Indian refiners.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange To Trade NCI By Open Outcry

Date 24/10/2005

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced that on Friday, November 4, the National Corn Index (NCI) will be available for trade by open outcry on the MGEX trading floor. NCI futures are currently traded electronically from 6:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. and beginning November 4 will also trade from 9:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. by open outcry. NCI options are currently traded electronically from 6:32 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. and will also be available for trade by open outcry from 9:20 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Names 2005-2006 Board Of Directors, Officers

Date 24/10/2005

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) owners re-elected six members and elected one new member to the 2005-2006 board of directors on October 6. Directors re-elected are Scott R. O’Donnell representing Futures Commission Merchants, Randal L. Narloch and Michael L. Ricks representing Producers, Consumers, Processors, Distributors and Merchandisers, Martin F. Farrell representing Floor Brokers and representing the At Large category, Charles A. Gallup and Gregory G. Konsor. Cliff W. Larson, III was ele
Market Systems Technology Announces Availability Of Ultra-Low Latency Ticker And Message Processing Solutions - MST’s Market Access Ticker Plant And Market Data Network Messaging Middleware Now Available On Concurrent’s Real-Time RedHawk Linux

Date 24/10/2005

Market Systems Technology, Inc. (MST), provider of high-performance, low-latency solutions for the financial services industry, today announced the availability of its Market Access ticker processing and Market Data Network messaging middleware systems on iHawk™ server platforms from Concurrent Computer Corporation (NASDAQ: CCUR). The combined solutions leverage Concurrent’s real-time RedHawk™ Linux® operating system and MST’s ticker and messaging software to provide integrated ultra-low latency
London Stock Exchange Announces Successful Implementation Of Infolect™ - The Fastest Exchange Information Delivery System In The World

Date 24/10/2005

The London Stock Exchange today announced the successful implementation of Infolect™, the fastest real-time information delivery system of any exchange in the world.