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Nymex: Richard Schaeffer Elected Vice Chairman; Seven Others To Board Positions

Date 16/03/2005

The shareholders of NYMEX Holdings, Inc., and the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., yesterday elected Richard Schaeffer as vice chairman of the board and the following individuals to other positions on the Exchange board of directors: Stanley Meierfeld, Kevin McDonnell, Steven Karvellas, A. George Gero, Eric Bolling, Harvey Gralla, and Melvyn Falis.
Nymex To List Gold Options Contract On NYMEX ACCESS®

Date 16/03/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will list the gold options contract for after-hours trading on NYMEX ACCESS® beginning on Sunday evening, March 20, for the March 21 trading session.
Nymex To Increase Margins On Some Gasoline And Heating Oil Futures Contracts

Date 16/03/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its gasoline, New York Harbor gasoline calendar swap, heating oil, and New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces History Project

Date 16/03/2005

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announces the commencement of The Minneapolis Grain Exchange History Project. The Exchange, founded on October 19, 1881, will celebrate its 125-year history in October 2006. To commemorate this milestone, the MGEX board of directors established the 125th Commemoration Commission Committee whose objectives are to chronicle the history of the Exchange, its people and organizations, and to create awareness of the Exchange’s role in the growth and development of
Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) Appoints Avenue Securities Sdn. Bhd. As Listing Sponsor

Date 16/03/2005

The Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) announced the appointment of Avenue Securities Sdn Bhd as its 8th Listing Sponsor and Advisor on the Exchange. Avenue Securities Sdn Bhd, a participating organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad has been given the approval to carry out the relevant functions and responsibilities of a Listing Sponsor of LFX.

Jefferson Pilot To Pay Over $500,000 In First VUL Market Timing Action - NASD Also Fines Affiliate $125,000 For E-Mail Retention Violations

Date 16/03/2005

NASD has fined Jefferson Pilot Variable Corporation, a Concord, NH broker-dealer, $325,000 for failing to have an adequate supervisory system in place to prevent market timing and excessive trading in the sub-accounts of its Ensemble series of variable universal life insurance policies (VULs). Jefferson Pilot is the exclusive distributor of Ensemble VULs, which are issued by a Jefferson Pilot insurance affiliate. In addition, the firm must pay $238,697 in restitution to the affected funds.
Investments In Thailand’s mai-Listed Firms Resulted In An Average 5.41% Dividend Yield For 2004

Date 16/03/2005

Twenty listed firms on the mai (Market for Alternative Investment) announced dividend payments for the year 2004 totaling THB589.71 mln., representing a 5.41% average dividend yield. Firms with the highest yields were Unique Mining Services Pcl. (UMS), Pack Delta Pcl. (PD), and RK Media Holding Pcl. (RK).
ICAP’s BrokerTec And OMX Sign Extended Global Agreement - Delivers New Efficiency Enhancements To The Platform

Date 16/03/2005

ICAP’s BrokerTec unit has recently signed an extended three year global agreement with OMX Technology for the license, support and hosting of ICAP’s BrokerTec electronic trading system, based on OMX Technology’s CLICK XT™ trading software. This agreement includes hosting and supporting the global network and hardware infrastructure in data centers in the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. In addition, OMX has delivered new efficiency enhancements to the platform.
Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited - Fees Review And Proposed Fee Changes

Date 16/03/2005

The Board of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ("HKEx") has approved a review of its fees and a package of fee changes ("Fee Proposals"). Pursuant to Section 76 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO"), the Fee Proposals are subject to approval of the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC"
Exclusion of United Business Media PLC (ADR) And Electrolux AB – B Shares (ADR) And Quarterly Share Rebalancing In The S&P ADR Index

Date 16/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Friday, March 18, 2005: United Business Media PLC (ADR) (Great Britain, NASDAQ: UNEWY, CUSIP: 90969M101, Sedol: 2918695) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Indices. The company has decided to delist its shares from NASDAQ. Electrolux AB – B Shares (ADR) (Sweden, NASDAQ: ELUX, CUSIP: 010198208, Sedol: 2309567) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Indices. The company has decided to del