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NASD Offers Firms Best Practices For Reviewing New Investment Products

Date 06/04/2005

Concerned about the number of increasingly complex investment products that are being introduced to the market, NASD today issued a Notice to Members outlining best practices for developing and vetting new products. The Notice urges firms to improve their procedures for determining what constitutes a new product and for ensuring that the right questions are asked and answered before a new product is offered for sale.
Merrill Lynch Swiss Banking Arm Licensed To Operate From The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 06/04/2005

Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) S.A (MLBS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., has been awarded a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Merrill Lynch & Co. is a global financial management and advisory firm with offices in 36 countries and $1.6 trillion under management. Merrill Lynch has been present in the Middle East since 1961.
March On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 06/04/2005

March 2005 saw all main WSE indices fall. The index, which declined the most was the small companies’ index – the WIRR.
JSE Securities Exchange SA And Accenture Sign Multi-Year Technology Agreements - South Africa’s Bourse To Become More Agile, Efficient

Date 06/04/2005

The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) and Accenture have signed two agreements under which Accenture will transform and manage key aspects of the exchange’s technology infrastructure on an outsourced basis. The agreements are part of the JSE’s effort to strengthen its role as a competitive force in the global financial marketplace through outsourcing and new technology.
Investable Weight Factor Change For RCS MediaGroup SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 06/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for RCS MediaGroup SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003039010), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, from 0.378 to 0.326 effective at the close of trading Friday, April 08, 2005. This is following the acquisition of ordinary shares by Magiste International S.A., which has increased its holding to 5.189 % of shares outstanding.

Futures And Options On RTS Stock Exchange: I Quarter 2005 Results

Date 06/04/2005

In the first quarter of 2005 (January 1st – March 31st, 2004) FORTS trading volume reached 9,7 million contracts or 80.1 billion rubles in underlying value. Total open interest as of March 31 st , 2005, increased by 60% in rubles and 53% in contracts and stood at 1,5 million contracts or 13,1 million rubles in underlying value.
Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange: March 2005 Monthly Data

Date 06/04/2005

In March 2005 total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) increased by 35% in rubles and 49% in contracts and reached 34.5 billion rubles and 3 million contracts. Total open interest as of March 31st, 2005, reached 13.1 billion rubles and 1,5 million contracts.
FTSE Launches Watch List Index Series

Date 06/04/2005

FTSE Group, the global index provider, today announced the launch of the FTSE Watch List Index Series. The Series is a set of nine shadow benchmark indices illustrating the impact of the addition of China 'A' Shares within FTSE's widely used global benchmark series and the potential promotion of South Korea and Taiwan from emerging to developed market status.
FFastFill’s New Customer Win - KBC Clearing

Date 06/04/2005

FFastFill plc, the leading provider of application services to the electronic trading community, is pleased to announce a contract with a new customer: KBC Clearing.
Dubai International Financial Exchange Signs Agreement With Tata Consultancy Services For Central Counterparty Clearing System That Will Be Unique In Middle East

Date 06/04/2005

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has signed a contract with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) under which TCS will supply software systems that will support Clearing and Settlement services for the DIFX.