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STOXX Ltd. Launches First Pan-European Select Dividend Indexes

Date 13/04/2005

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today launched the first pan-European select dividend indexes. The Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index—covering Europe—and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index—covering the Eurozone—track the 30 highest dividend-paying stocks relative to their respective home markets.
SEC Adopts Amendments To Form 20-F Related To The First-Time Adoption Of International Financial Reporting Standards

Date 13/04/2005

The Commission has adopted amendments that will affect foreign private issuers that change their basis of accounting to international accounting standards, known as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These amendments provide an accommodation to issuers that change their basis of accounting to IFRS prior to or for the 2007 financial year. The amendments also require certain disclosures from all foreign private issuers that adopt IFRS for the first time during any financial year.
Personnel Changes At Admission Board Of SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 13/04/2005

The Admission Board of the SWX Swiss Exchange has announced that Felix M. Stählin, until 31 December 2004 Chairman of the Executive Committee of National Versicherung, stood down from the Admission Board for effect on 31 March 2005.
NYSE Seat Sells For $1,620,000

Date 13/04/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today, Apr. 13, 2005, for $1,620,000, up $20,000 from the previous regular seat sale April 6.
NYSE Regulation Announces Disciplinary Actions Against One Member Firm And Seven Individuals

Date 13/04/2005

New York Stock Exchange Regulation announced today that it has taken disciplinary actions against one member firm and seven individuals for violations of NYSE rules and federal securities laws.

Nymex Breaks Second Consecutive Volume Record For Brent Crude Oil Futures

Date 13/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Brent crude oil futures contract broke a volume record for the second consecutive day yesterday when 24,152 contracts were traded on the NYMEX-Europe Dublin trading floor, surpassing the previous day's record of 18,374 contracts traded.
NASD Sanctions First Command Broker For Fraud, Deceptive Conduct - Broker Suspended, Fined For Unsuitable Sales To Military Personnel

Date 13/04/2005

NASD announced today that it has imposed a 10-month suspension and a $25,000 fine against Louis E. Stough, a former broker with First Command Financial Planning Inc., in connection with a series of unsuitable recommendations and sales involving liquidation of investments in the firm's Systematic Investment Plans.
IDEM Stock Futures Of Borsa Italiana: New Daily Record

Date 13/04/2005

The IDEM Stock Futures contracts today reached a new volume record of 172,709 contracts traded (the previous record was set last Monday April 11th, with 109,938 contracts traded).
ICEX News & Views - This Issue Discusses The Nominations For The IR Nordic Awards 2005, Corporate Governance At ICEX And A New Secretary General Of FESE.

Date 13/04/2005

Click here to download ICEX News & Views volume 5, issue 12, 13 April 2005.
HKEx Announces New Appointments To Various Committees And Consultative Panels

Date 13/04/2005

Following the changes in the Board composition that took effect yesterday (12 April 2005), the Board has today considered and appointed members to various Committees and Consultative Panels.