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CalPERS Board Votes To Oppose Defined Contribution Legislation

Date 16/02/2005

The CalPERS Board of Administration voted 9-3 to oppose legislation that calls for a Constitutional Amendment that would shift public pensions from a defined benefit plan to a 401(k)-style defined contribution plan for new employees.
Amcorp Makes Primary Listing Of USD120 Million Exchangeable Bonds On Labuan International Financial Exchange

Date 16/02/2005

The number of approved listings on the Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) increased to 28 with the primary listing of USD120 million exchangeable bonds issued by Amcorp Capital (L) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arab-Malaysian Corporation Berhad (Amcorp).
STOXX, Ltd. Changes The Composition Of The European Benchmark Indexes - First Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On March 21, 2005

Date 15/02/2005

STOXX, Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 index, the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes, the Dow Jones EU Enlarged Total Market Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 15/02/2005

Penn Virginia Corp. (NYSE:PVA) will replace Ionics Inc. (NYSE:ION) in the S&P SmallCap 600 after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 22. Ionics is being acquired by a subsidiary of S&P 500 constituent General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) in a deal expected to close on or about that date, pending final approval.
Rule Changes For Euronext 100 And Next 150 Indices

Date 15/02/2005

Euronext announces the following rule changes with respect to the Euronext 100 Index and the Next 150 Index. The rule change has been approved in the January meeting of the Euronext Indices Steering Committee.

National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Signs Memorandum Of Understanding For Natural Gas Spot Trading

Date 15/02/2005

National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) and GAIL (India) Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 15th February 2005 in New Delhi. This will enable both the organizations to jointly work for the development of a spot market for natural gas in the country. The MoU was formally signed by Mr P.H. Ravikumar, MD & CEO, NCDEX Ltd and Dr U.D. Choubey, Director, Marketing, GAIL (India) Ltd.
Nasdaq Announces Closing Of Secondary Offering And Exercise Of Over-Allotment Option

Date 15/02/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ®"; NASDAQ: NDAQ), announced today the closing of the secondary offering of common stock by NASD and certain other stockholders who purchased such shares in NASDAQ’s 2000 and 2001 private placements. In the offering, the managing underwriters have exercised the over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional 2,586,980 shares of NASDAQ’s common stock from NASD at the offering price of $9.00 per share. Merrill Lynch & Co. and Credit Suisse First Boston
Monte Titoli: Express II Completes Its First Year; New Functions Under Development To Ensure Integration With Systems Of Other Countries

Date 15/02/2005

Express II, the securities clearing and settlement system, completes its first year.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 15 February 2005

Date 15/02/2005

At its meeting on 15 February 2005, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Wilson ASA and Petrojack ASA to listing. At the same meeting the Board resolved to impose a violation charge on MediCult of twice the company’s annual listing fee for a breach of the duty to provide information.
International Securities Exchange Receives Independent Assurance Of Control Effectiveness

Date 15/02/2005

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that it has received an independent audit report prepared according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Type II Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70). The report was prepared by Deloitte & Touche, LLP and includes an independent opinion that ISE's controls over its automated trading system are suitably designed and operate effectively.