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Charles A. Vice Promoted To President Of ICE

Date 27/10/2005

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today announced that Charles A. Vice, Chief Operating Officer, has been promoted to President, effective immediately. Vice, 42, will retain the title of Chief Operating Officer while adding expanded responsibilities; he will continue to report to ICE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey C. Sprecher.
CESR Publishes Its Final Advice Of A Possible Amendment To The Prospectus Regulation Regarding The Treatment Of Complex Financial Information

Date 27/10/2005

The Prospectus Regulation came into effect on 1 July 2005 and contains requirements relating to how issuer’s historical financial information should be presented in a prospectus. Shortly after the legislation’s implementation, it became clear that more detail in the level two implementing measures might be helpful if the treatment of issuers having a complex financial history was to be handled in a consistent manner across Europe. CESR was therefore asked by the European Commission to provid
CESR Launches A Consultation On Simplification Of The Cross-Border Notification Procedure Of UCITS

Date 27/10/2005

CESR publishes today its first consultation paper (Ref. CESR/05-484) on its draft guidelines regarding the cross-border notification procedure of UCITS funds. CESR requests comments and reactions to its proposal and to the specific questions raised in the document by 27 January 2006, from both market participants and from retail investors. A public hearing will also be held in Paris at CESR’s premises and information regarding the date and agenda wil
CBOT Fed Watch - October 27 Market Close

Date 27/10/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on November 1, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CalPERS: Three California Pension Funds Recover $257 Million In WorldCom Lawsuit

Date 27/10/2005

Three California public pension funds today announced they have recovered more than $257.4 million from a non-class action lawsuit filed against former WorldCom Inc. executives and investment banks after the financial collapse of WorldCom, Inc.

CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Mark Anson Resigns

Date 27/10/2005

Mark J.P. Anson, Chief Investment Officer for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), advised the pension fund's Board today that he has accepted a position to be the Chief Executive Officer of Hermes, the London-based institutional fund manager that invests assets for the British Telecom Pension Fund, and other pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, and endowments.
Bursa Malaysia Exceeds Annual Profit Forecast For Maiden Year As Listed Entity

Date 27/10/2005

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today announced that it has posted a cumulative net profit of RM65.3 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2005, exceeding its annual profit forecast of RM60.3 million. This represents a 310.7% increase over the net profit of RM15.9 million recorded over the same period in 2004. For the quarter ended 30 September 2005, Bursa Malaysia registered a net profit of RM20.9 million, a 226.6% increase of RM14.5 million compared to RM6.4 million recorded f
World’s First Biotechnology Code Of Best Practice For Reporting - ASX And AusBiotech Partnership To Promote Better Communication Between The Life Science Industry And Investors

Date 26/10/2005

Australia’s peak biotechnology industry body, AusBiotech, and the Australian Stock Exchange today released the world’s first Code of Best Practice for Reporting by Life Science Companies. The Code was officially launched by the Victorian Minister for Innovation, John Brumby in Melbourne.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Compliance Quarterly (Inspection & Market Surveillance )

Date 26/10/2005

TSE works to ensure the soundness and credibility of its markets through self-regulatory operations, comprised of participant registration and inspection and market surveillance activities. The Compliance Quarterly booklet available below outlines TSE's self-regulatory activities on a quarterly basis.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Names C. Robert Paul To The Position Of Executive Vice President And General Counsel

Date 26/10/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced yesterday C. Robert Paul has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel.