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EU Financial Services Policy For The Next Five Years

Date 05/12/2005

Today, the European Commission presented its new financial services strategy for the next five years. Although progress has been made through the successful completion of the Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP), the Commission concludes that the EU financial services industry (banking, insurance, securities, asset management) still has strong untapped economic and employment growth potential. The Commission's new strategy explores the best ways to effectively deliver further benef
Dow Jones Indexes Launches Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend, Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Indexes - Indexes Tap High-Yielding Non-U.S. Stocks To Expand Dividend-Investing Style

Date 05/12/2005

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, which tracks the top 100 yielding stocks in Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada, and the Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index, which tracks the country’s top 30 yielding stocks.
Creation Of Two Investment Fund Advisory Groups: European Commission Calls On European Trade Associations To Nominate Candidates

Date 05/12/2005

The European Commission has adopted decisions which pave the way for the creation of two advisory groups in the field of investment funds. The first group will provide commercial insights on ways in which the functioning of the single market for investment funds might be improved. The second will bring together industry experts to examine the development of alternative investment business in Europe (private equity, hedge funds). The creation of these groups was foreseen by the Commis
Component Changes Made To The Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Annual Review

Date 05/12/2005

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index. The changes will be effective as of the opening of trading on December 19, 2005.
CME And Morgan Stanley Capital International Establish Index Licensing Partnership - CME To Launch MSCI EAFE(R) Futures In First Quarter 2006

Date 05/12/2005

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced plans to launch a futures contract based on the MSCI EAFE(R) Index. This contract is designed specifically to help investors engage in a variety of trading and portfolio management strategies in developed international equity markets. The new CME E-mini(R) MSCI EAFE futures contract will be listed for trading at 5:30 p.m., Central Time, on Sunday, March 20, 2006, and will trade exclusively on the CME(R) Globex(R) elect

CBOE Seat Sells For An All-Time Record - Sale Of $771,000 On Monday, December 5 Tops Previous Record Set In July

Date 05/12/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that a seat, or membership, at CBOE was sold for an all-time record price of $771,000 on Monday, December 5, 2005. This morning's sale surpassed the previous CBOE all-time seat price record of $755,000 from July 18, 2005.
Bunton Joins Securities Industry Association As Vice President, Strategic Communications

Date 05/12/2005

The Securities Industry Association (SIA) announced today the appointment of Jean M. Bunton as Vice President, Strategic Communications in its Washington, D.C. office.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Statistics - November

Date 05/12/2005

CAPITALISATION: highest value since July 2001 The capitalisation, at the end of November, is 646,4 billion euro, the highest value since July 2001 (+7.1% by October 2005, +17.4% by November 2004) and GDP ratio is 47.1%. The total number of listed companies is 281, considering the listing of Tamburi Investment Partners and Caleffi (Expandi), Guala Closures and Eurotech (MTA-MTAX) and the de-listing of Arquati and Zignago.
Belgacom SA Will Replace BPB In The S&P European Indices

Date 05/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Europe Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom Indices, effective at the close of trading on Wednesday 07 December 2005: Belgacom SA (Belgium, SEDOL B00D9P6, GICS: Telecommunication Services, GICS Code: 50101020) will replace BPB (United Kingdom, SEDOL 0068707) in the S&P Europe 350, and will be added to the S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, after the close of trading on Wednesday 07 December 2005. BPB i
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 126, 5 December 2005

Date 05/12/2005

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.