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8th Annual World Stock Exchanges Conference Monday 27 And Tuesday 28 September 2004

Date 14/07/2004

The 8th Annual World Stock Exchanges Conference will be held on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 September 2004 at The Vintners Hall, London EC4.
Systems Restored At Bursa Malaysia Derivatives 12 July, Market Proceeded As Usual

Date 13/07/2004

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad encountered technical difficulties in its system yesterday morning causing opening in the derivatives market to be delayed to 9.30am, instead of the normal opening for trading at 8.45am.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 13, 2004: Lumina Copper Corp. (TSXVN:LUM) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “LCC” at the open on Wednesday, July 14, 2004. InterOil Corporation (TSXVN:IOL) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “IOL” at the open on We
Securities Industry Association: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Broadened Investors’ Choices For Financial Services

Date 13/07/2004

The Securities Industry Association today praised the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act for increasing the financial services and choices available to consumers, and offered suggestions for building upon the positive changes made possible by the act. In his testimony before a Senate Banking Committee hearing on “An Examination of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Five Years After
National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Monthly Bulletin – June 2004

Date 13/07/2004

In the pursuit of the integrated Baltic securities market development, the current Baltic List of securities consisting of 15 largest listed companies of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian stock exchanges, was expanded to 19. Since 1 July 2004 the expanded List has comprised all main list companies of the three stock exchanges: 8 Lithuanian, 4 Latvian and 7 Estonian companies. The securities of the companies will continue to be legally listed on their current home exchanges, but marketed jointly

Nasdaq Announces Market Statistics For The First Six Months Of 2004

Date 13/07/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s (“NASDAQ® ”; OTCBB: NDAQ) Market Intelligence Desk® announced market statistics for the six-month period ended June 30, 2004.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Clearing Corporation To Provide Clearing Processing Services To The WCE Clearing Corporation

Date 13/07/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade announces that the Kansas City Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (KCBTCC) will begin providing clearing processing services to WCE Clearing Corporation (WCECC), subject to WCECC obtaining regulatory approval, when Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) converts to electronic trading later this year. The KCBTCC will be providing processing services and WCECC will continue to guarantee WCE trades. The KCBTCC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the KCBT and was founded in 19
Investable Weight Factor Change For Autostrade SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 13/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Autostrade SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003506190) a member of the S&P/MIB Index from 0.304 to 0.478 effective at the close of trading Friday, July 16, 2004. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL and Schemaventotto SPA. Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL reduced its holding to less than 5% and Schemaventotto SPA reduced its holding to 52.2% of shares outstanding.
FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index Chosen By Hang Seng Investment For Two New Funds

Date 13/07/2004

FTSE Xinhua Index Limited, the joint venture China index company formed by FTSE Group and Xinhua Finance, today announced that Hang Seng Investment, one of Hong Kong’s leading investment fund companies, has launched two 100% Capital Guaranteed funds based on the FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index. Both the 12% Dividend Capital Guaranteed fund and the 100% Capital Guaranteed fund use the FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index as the underlying index on which the returns are based.
Eurodollar Trades Millionth Contract On LIFFE CONNECT®

Date 13/07/2004

Euronext.liffe announced that Eurodollar futures and options on LIFFE CONNECT® have exceeded one million contracts since their launch on 18 March 2004.