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Mellon Global Investments Awarded Licence To Operate From Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 14/02/2005

Mellon Global Investments Limited, the international distribution subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has announced the expansion of its asset management business and the opening of an office in DIFC.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Sistema To Its Main Market - Largest IPO On The London Stock Exchange’s Markets By An International Company Since 2001

Date 14/02/2005

Sistema, the largest private sector consumer services company in Russia and the CIS, was today admitted to the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 11.02.2005

Date 14/02/2005

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Announces Go Live Date For Yield-X

Date 14/02/2005

The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa today announced that its new interest rate exchange, Yield-X, would commence trading on Monday, February 28 2005.

Instinet Group Announces January 2005 Transaction Information

Date 14/02/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced January 2005 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, The Unconflicted Institutional Broker and INET, The electronic marketplace.

ICEX News & Views - Discussion On Best Annual Report Awards, The Publication Of Guidelines On Investor Relations And Upcoming Course On Information Disclosure

Date 14/02/2005

Click here to download ICEX News & Views volume 5, issue 5, 14 February 2005.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-month HIBOR Futures Contract

Date 14/02/2005

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 16 February 2005, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodo

Euronext 2004 Revenues Amount To €886.8 Million - Up 2.4% Compared To 2003, Slightly Above Forecast

Date 14/02/2005

Euronext NV achieved annual revenues of €886.8mn, slightly above the forecast of €880mn published at the beginning of 2004.

CESR's Final Advice To The European Commission On The Content Of The First Set Of Level 2 Advice Under The MiFID Published On 31 January 2005 Has Been Replaced Due To A Minor Error - The Correct Version Is Now Online

Date 14/02/2005

Please be aware that the version of CESR's final advice to the European Commission on the content of the first set of Level 2 implementing measures under the Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments including the annexes (Ref. CESR/05-024b) published on 31 January 2005 has been replaced due to a minor error, with the correct version of the document. Please note that the feedback statement (Ref. CESR/05-025) remains unchanged. The correct version of the document

CBOT Receives Green Light From SEC On Exchange Restructuring

Date 14/02/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its Registration Statement on Form S-4, which includes a proxy statement and prospectus describing the CBOT’s proposed restructuring transactions, has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This brings the Exchange closer to a membership vote, and, if approved, completion of the restructuring transactions and the demutualization of the CBOT into a for-profit company. The proxy statement and prospectus desc