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Bernanke Supports Extension Of Tax Reforms Regarding Capital Gains And Dividends

Date 26/10/2005

Marc Lackritz, President of the Securities Industry Association (SIA), today noted with interest, comments made by Dr. Ben Bernanke, the nominee to replace Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve, regarding the need to extend capital gains and dividends tax reforms. Congress may extend these reforms this year, perhaps as part of the budget reconciliation process, and SIA strongly supports that extension.
AEM SPA Will Replace Edison SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 26/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index, effective at the open of business, Monday 31 October 2005:
TSX Group Inc. Reports Results For Third Quarter 2005, Announces An Accounting Change And Restatement Of Certain Financial Results

Date 25/10/2005

Highlights: Revenue of $75.3 million, up 27% over restated Q3, 2004 Net income increase of 84% compared with restated Q3, 2004 Earnings per common share of 42 cents versus 23 cents as restated for Q3, 2004 Initial and additional listing fee revenue restated retroactively Cash flows from operating activities of $40.5 million have increased by $20.0 million over Q3, 2004
Tokyo Stock Exchange Will Further Improve Settlement Scheme For TSE Listed Foreign Stocks

Date 25/10/2005

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced today that it will aim at further improvement of its settlement scheme for TSE listed foreign stocks, by changing the settlement entity for such stocks from Japan Securities Settlement & Custody Inc. (JSSC) to Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc. (JASDEC). Practical discussion involving JASDEC, JSSC and other related parties will begin immediately.
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Notification Concerning Corporate Logo

Date 25/10/2005

Commencing on April 25th this year, the anniversary of the foundation of this exchange, TIFFE has newly become TFX and accordingly renewed its corporate logo.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For October 2005

Date 25/10/2005

As of mid-October, short interest in 2,735 NASDAQ National Market(R) securities totaled 5,781,321,321 shares compared with 5,650,606,353 shares in 2,753 National Market issues for the month of September.
Standard & Poor’s Announces The S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Rebalancing Report For October 2005

Date 25/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s has completed the monthly rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index. According to index methodology, the universe of Canadian bonds is exhaustively reviewed to reflect changes in par amount and term to existing index constituents. Qualifying new issues are added to the index and existing constituents that no longer meet the criteria for inclusion are removed.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 25/10/2005

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Wednesday, October 26, 2005: The relative weight of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.NV.B) will increase by 0.08% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, by 0.10% in the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, by 1.01% in the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Discretionary and by 0.07% in the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite Indices. These changes reflect the issuance of approximat
Share Changes For Woolworths Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 25/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday Oct. 28, 2005: Woolworths Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6981239, GICS Code: 30101030), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,081,140,513. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.
Rogers Communications Inc. (US) Share And IWF Change In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 25/10/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, October 26, 2005: Rogers Communications Inc. CI B NV (US) (CANADA, NYSE: RG, CUSIP: 775109200, Sedol: 2125268) shares will increase to 311,563,453 from 294,420,596. The IWF will be changed to 0.83531939158474 from 0.82573074133713. The company issued the new shares to Microsoft Corporation as part of a conversion of preferred shares.