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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To The S&P Hedge Fund Index

Date 29/11/2004

Standard & Poor’s, the leading provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, will make the following changes to the S&P Hedge Fund Index (S&P HFI):
SGX To Launch Phase Two Of Research Incentive Scheme With Participation From 50 Listed Companies And Five Research Firms

Date 29/11/2004

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced the list of SGX-listed companies and research firms which are participating in phase two of the SGX-MAS Research Incentive Scheme.
Securities Industry Association: Changes In Employment Trends Point To More Diverse US Workforce

Date 29/11/2004

The latest issue of Securities Industry Trends explores the demographic makeup of the securities industry’s workforce and how it is affected by the changing nature of the business. Rob Mills, Securities Industry Association vice president and director of industry research, shows that, while recent market forces – including increasing use of automation, continued consolidation, and workforce reductions – have negatively impacted women more than men, women are making significant inroads in
SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #5 For Fiscal Year 2005

Date 29/11/2004

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2005 has been extended through Dec. 8, 2004. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will remain at their current rates.
Record Daily Volume For SFE 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures

Date 29/11/2004

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced the largest daily transaction volume on record for the SFE 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures contract. The total daily volume was 18,390 contracts, up 11% compared to the previous daily record of 16,554 contracts set on September 14, 2004.

OneChicago Week in Review

Date 29/11/2004

Volume Highlights
New York Mercantile Exchange: Gold Futures Sets Daily Volume Record; Comex Division Sets Monthly Volume Record

Date 29/11/2004

Gold futures contract set a daily volume record on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., on Wednesday, November 24, as COMEX Division volume surpassed its previous monthly record.
New MEFF Members

Date 29/11/2004

MEFF announced its recently approved new Members:
New CLICK Member Of Stockholm Stock Exchange

Date 29/11/2004

EKF Enskild Kapitalförvaltning AB has been admitted as derivatives member of Stockholm Stock Exchange and will commence trading in the trading system CLICK from Tuesday 30 November 2004.
NASD Bars Former AmSouth Broker For Fraud In The Sale Of Variable Annuities - Sales Assistant Charged With Forgery And Falsification Of Documents

Date 29/11/2004

NASD announced today that James B. Moorehead of Starkville, MS, has been barred from the securities industry for engaging in fraud, forgery and falsification of documents in connection with variable annuity sales. The transactions took place between March 2000 and April 2001 while Moorehead was a registered representative of AmSouth Investment Services, Inc.