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  • Thai Bourse Adjusts Rules Monitoring Listed Firms’ Executives

    Date 28/11/2005

    The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) Board of Governors has incorporated its blacklist rule into its listing requirements so that the SET’s rules regarding those unsuited to be listed companies’ executives would be more in line with those of the SEC.

  • Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

    Date 28/11/2005

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices: S&P MidCap 400 constituent Murphy Oil Corp. (NYSE:MUR) will replace Nextel Communications Inc. (NASD:NXTL) in the S&P 500 on a date to be announced. Nextel is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Sprint Corp. (NYSE:FON) in a deal that is pending final approvals. Sprint will replace Nextel in the S&P 100, and MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. (NYSE:WFR) will replace Mur

  • Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Index

    Date 28/11/2005

    Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P SmallCap 600: Brightpoint Inc. (NASD:CELL) will replace Action Performance Companies Inc. (NYSE:ATN) after the close of trading on Thursday, December 1. Action Performance is being acquired by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (NYSE:TRK) and S&P MidCap 400 constituent International Speedway Corp. (NASD:ISCA) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approvals. South Jersey Industries Inc. (NYSE:SJI) wil

  • SEC: Three Federated Investors, Inc. Affiliates To Pay $72 Million To Settle Market Timing And Late Trading Charges - Federated Investment Management Company And Federated Securities Corp. Charged With Fraud

    Date 28/11/2005

    The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that three affiliates of one of the country’s largest mutual fund managers have agreed to pay $72 million to settle charges they harmed long-term mutual fund shareholders by allowing undisclosed market timing and late trading by favored clients and an employee. The firms are affiliated with Federated Investors, Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and perform services for the Federated mutual fund complex.

  • S&P And MSCI BARRA Announce Revisions To The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®)

    Date 28/11/2005

    MSCI Barra and Standard & Poor’s, the leading providers of global indices and benchmark-related products and services, announced today the results of their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) structure. The review is intended to ensure that the GICS structure continues to appropriately represent the global equity markets and, thereby, enables asset owners, asset managers and investment research specialists to make consistent global comparisons by industry. The GI