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UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines Citigroup £13.9 Million (€20.9mn) For Eurobond Trades

Date 28/06/2005

The Financial Services Authority has today fined Citigroup Global Markets Limited (CGML) £13.9 million for breaching FSA Principles 2 and 3 by failing to conduct its business with due skill, care and diligence and failing to control its business effectively.
U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission And The Committee Of European Securities Regulators Publishes Final Communiqué On Common Work Program To Facilitate Trans-Atlantic Derivatives Business

Date 28/06/2005

The U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) today published the final Communiqué. This Communiqué sets out a common work program to facilitate trans-Atlantic derivatives business and reflects considerable industry input. The work program was announced today, together with the names of the initial jurisdictions joining the Task Force, following a meeting in London with the Chairmen of the Committee of European Securities Regulat
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/06/2005

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, June 28, 2005: Oilexco Incorporated Inc. (TSXVN:OIL) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange as a result of its graduation to the TSX to trade under the same symbol.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To U.S. Indices

Date 28/06/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices after the close of trading on Friday, July 1: S&P MidCap 400 constituent Constellation Brands Inc. (NYSE:STZ) will replace Great Lakes Chemical Corp. (NYSE:GLK) in the S&P 500. Great Lakes Chemical is being acquired by S&P MidCap 400 constituent Crompton Corp. (NYSE:CK) in a deal that is still subject to final approvals. The Corporate Executive Board Co. (NASD:EXBD) will rep
Speech Delivered By Nout Wellink, Chairman Of The Board Of Directors And BIS President On The Occasion Of The Bank’s 75th Annual General Meeting In Basel On 27 June 2005 Ladies and Gentlemen

Date 28/06/2005

Ladies and Gentlemen It is a privilege and pleasure for me to open the proceedings on this special occasion of the 75th BIS Annual General Meeting. I extend a warm welcome to the delegates from our shareholding central banks, the representatives of nonmember central banks and international institutions and, of course, our distinguished guests from the international banking and financial community. In a short while, Malcolm Knight

SEC Charges Individuals With Fraudulent Scheme To Obtain Stock In Newalliance Bankshares IPO

Date 28/06/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing of civil fraud charges against five individuals in connection with the initial public offering of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. The fraud arises out of a scheme orchestrated by Defendant Robert Ross, along with Defendants Chance Vought, George Kundrat, John Lucarelli, and Frederick Raila, in which they illegally purchased stock in the NewAlliance IPO in violation of the federal securities laws. The SEC's action was brought in the U
Reuters/Jefferies CRB Contract To Launch July 12th

Date 28/06/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) will begin trading the Reuters/Jefferies CRB (RJ/CRB) Futures Price Index futures contract on July 12th, 2005, with options available the next business day.
Pacific Exchange To Trade Options In Pennies - Move Will Benefit Options Investors

Date 28/06/2005

The Pacific Exchange (PCX) announced today that it will begin quoting and trading all listed options in penny increments. Currently, all options exchanges are required to quote in nickels and dimes. The change requires approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Exchange will submit the necessary rule filing soon, and hopes to receive expedited approval from the SEC so that it can begin trading options in pennies in the fourth quarter of 2005.
NYSE Revises Records Set For Daily Share Volume, Crossing Session II Volume First 3 Billion-Share Day

Date 28/06/2005

On Friday, June 24, daily volume at the New York Stock Exchange reached a revised record 3,122,938,428 shares, making it the first 3 billion-share day in the Exchange’s history.
Nasdaq Closing Cross Had Record Day For Second Year As It Calculated Russell Indexes

Date 28/06/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced the NASDAQ Closing Cross had a record day as it was used to calculate the entire family of Russell Indexes during their annual reconstitution on Friday, June 24th. A total of approximately 428.5 million shares representing $5.8 billion were executed in the Closing Cross across approximately all 3,200 NASDAQ stocks. Click here to see the top 10 crosse