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Correction: Nymex Anounces Margin Rate Changes For Natural Gas Basis And Index Swap Futures Contracts

Date 30/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today it would change the margins for the following its natural gas basis and index swap futures contracts at the close of business on August 30.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

Date 30/08/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.
Travis Larson And Ben Veghte To Join Securities Industry Association In Corporate Communications

Date 29/08/2005

The Securities Industry Association (SIA) announced today the hiring of two new employees in the Corporate Communications Department. Travis Larson has been named the new Vice President, Corporate Communications and Ben Veghte has been appointed to the position of Coordinator, Corporate Communications. Both will be based at SIA’s Washington, DC office.
Tokyo Stock Exchange FFW (Free-Float Weight) Of Constituents In Provisional TOPIX

Date 29/08/2005

Free-Float Weight (FFW) is a weight of listed shares deemed to be available for trading in the market. FFW is determined and calculated by TSE for each listed company for use in index calculation. FFW figures range from 0.00 to 1.00@and the split-point is 0.01. FFW of company A may be different from that of company B. FFW is reviewed once a year in order to reflect the latest distribution of share ownership. The timing o
Statement Of Donald Nicolaisen, SEC Chief Accountant, Regarding KPMG LLP Agreement With The U.S. Department Of Justice

Date 29/08/2005

Donald T. Nicolaisen, Chief Accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission, today made the following statement regarding the KPMG LLP agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice: "Earlier today the U. S. Department of Justice announced that they have entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with KPMG LLP that addresses issues stemming from past services provided by KPMG's tax practice. KPMG has represented that it has stopped providing the types of tax

SGX's Annual General Meeting For FY2005

Date 29/08/2005

The Singapore Exchange will be holding its AGM on 22 Sep 2005. Shareholders are able to post their questions online at http://esite.sgx.com/questionnaire prior the event. The deadline for posting of questions is 19 Sep 2005.
SEC: Visiting Academic Scholars Named By The Office Of Economic Analysis

Date 29/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Economic Analysis today announced the appointment of Dr. Hong Yan as a Visiting Academic Scholar for a one-year term. Simultaneously, OEA announced the appointment of Dr. Allan Zebedee as an Economic Fellow for a two-year term. Yan is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance in the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, while Zebedee is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at San Diego State University.
Rank Group (ADR) To Be Removed From The S&P ADR Indices

Date 29/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 31, 2005: Rank Group (ADR) (Great Britain, NASDAQ: RANKY, CUSIP: 753037100, Sedol: 2508892) will be excluded from the S&P ADR Index. The company has voluntarily elected to terminate its ADR program.
OneChicago Closed Monday, September 5 For Labor Day

Date 29/08/2005

OneChicago will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day.
Nymex Increases Margins For Gasoline Futures And Calendar Swap Futures Contracts

Date 29/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin increases for the September and October 2005 gasoline futures and New York Harbor gasoline calendar swap futures contracts, effective at the close of business today.