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UK’s Financial Services Authority Takes Action Against Firms Falling Short Of The Mark

Date 31/08/2004

Work by the Financial Services Authority over the past year to maintain standards among smaller financial firms has resulted in more than 100 firms making remedial changes to the way in which they operate in order to address serious failings and 19 firms losing their authorisation to do business.
TSX Group: Labour Day Holiday Closures

Date 31/08/2004

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed for the Labour Day holiday on Monday, September 6. Both exchanges will re-open for business on Tuesday, September 7.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 31/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, August 31, 2004: Patch Safety Services Ltd. (TSXVN:PSS) will trade under the new name “HSE Integrated Ltd.” and under the new ticker symbol “HSL.” The shares of the company will be consolidated on a 1-for-5 basis. Intrepid Minerals Corp. (TSXVN:IAU) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The company will graduate to trade on the T
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 31/08/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Wednesday, September 1, 2004: The relative weight of PrimeWest Energy Trust (TSX:PWI.UN – 10102020 – Oil & Gas Exploration and Production) will increase by approximately 0.46% in the S&P/TSX Capped Income Trust Index and by 0.87% in the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float capitalization of the trust
SFE August Trading Volumes And Moves To Underpin Fast-Growing CGS Bond Futures Market

Date 31/08/2004

SFE trading volumes for August 2004 (22 days) were up approximately 32% on the prior comparable month (August 2003 - 21 days), with volumes in the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate futures contract during August breaking the previous month’s (July 2004) record, with over 74,000 contracts traded.

SEC: Three Former Employees Of Invesco Funds Group, Inc. Agree To Settle Charges Relating To Market Timing Abuses

Date 31/08/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement actions against Timothy J. Miller, the former chief investment officer and a portfolio manager for Invesco Funds Group, Inc. (IFG); Thomas A. Kolbe, the former national sales manager of IFG; and Michael D. Legoski, a former assistant vice president in IFG's sales department. The Commission issued orders alleging that Miller, Kolbe and Legoski violated federal securities laws by facilitating widespread market timing tradin
São Paulo Stock Exchange Monthly Report – July 2004

Date 31/08/2004

Investment in stocks ended July as the outstanding component of the financial market. The Bovespa Index (Ibovespa) ended the month at 22,336 points, reflecting a 5.6% increase in nominal terms and a rise of 8.4% in dollar terms. In the year to date, total nominal appreciation amounts to 0.4%. Likewise, the Brazil Index (IBrX-50) increased by 5.1% in nominal terms, reaching 2,758 points.
OMHEX Changes Name To OMX

Date 31/08/2004

As part of a new brand strategy, OM HEX AB - owner and operator of Northern Europe's largest securities marketplace and a leading provider of transaction technology, processing and outsourcing solutions - has changed name to OMX AB, following a decision by an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held today in Stockholm.
NZX Accredits OMFinancial As First NZX Futures & Options Firm And Enters Market Making Agreement With Citigroup

Date 31/08/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is delighted to announce that it has accredited OMFinancial Limited as the first NZX Futures & Options Firm to deal in any futures or options product worldwide, including the NZFOX products, on behalf of New Zealand investors.
New Record For Options Trading On ASX

Date 31/08/2004

The ASX options market has continued to reach higher levels of trading activity, with a new average daily volume record set in August. An average of 83,673 options contracts were traded each day compared with the previous highest average volume of 82,139 set in March this year. This represents an increase of 21% over the trading activity of August 2003.