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Futures & Options On The RTS Stock Exchange Derivatives Market

Date 18/01/2005

For the week of January 11th – January 14th, 2005, total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on the RTS) reached 3 050 million rubles and 388 thousand contracts. Total open interest as of January 14th, 2005, increased by 11% in rubles and 13% in contracts and equaled 8 779 million rubles and 1 087 thousand contracts.
European Energy Exchange: Electricity Prices 2004 Virtually Unchanged

Date 18/01/2005

Wholesale prices for electrical energy at the European Energy Exchange (EEX) have changed little in the course of 2004 compared to the price changes of the preceding year.
Dow Jones Indexes And FTSE Group Announce That New Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) Is Available For Investors

Date 18/01/2005

Global index providers Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group today announced that their new joint classification system, the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), is now available. The ICB is embodied in a new and innovative classification database, covering 40,000 companies and 45,000 securities world-wide to represent a true global classification solution. It offers investors and the securities industry the most comprehensive and seamless classification system available, and serves as a versatil
Clearstream's New Corporate Action Service Proves Hit With Customers - CreationOnline Customer Interactions Exceed 2 Million Milestone In December- Additional PROPRIS Reference Data Service To Be Launched For Data Vendors

Date 18/01/2005

Customer usage of Clearstream’s new Corporate Action Service for the efficient management of corporate action activities has exceeded initial expectations: Since its launch on December 6 last year the service has attracted over 290 financial institutions and a total of 50,141 user interactions on CreationOnline. It has driven overall usage of the CreationOnline information service past the milestone figure of 2 million interactions in December.
CBOT Announces Increased Efficiency Of Open Auction Trading

Date 18/01/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today its successful launch of an Exchange-wide initiative to improve the efficiency of open auction trading on its trading floors. Designed to create a more automated trading environment, the initiative employs the latest technology that facilitates real-time trade confirmations and near-real-time trade matching on the trading floor.

CalPERS Sets Up Pension Debate Information Center

Date 18/01/2005

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced a special Web resource on proposals to privatize State and public agency pensions.
Bursa Malaysia- Singapore Stock Exchange Trading Link Expected To Go Live In 2006

Date 18/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s proposed trading link with the Singapore Stock Exchange(SGX) announced in June last year, is only expected to be fully implemented once the new trading systems of both exchanges are launched.
Wiener Börse Granted Status Of 'Designated Offshore Securites Market'

Date 17/01/2005

The Austrian capital market has no need to be shy of any comparison with international markets: This was confirmed once again when the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) granted Wiener Börse the status of “Designated Offshore Securities Market” in accordance with the “U.S. Securities Act of 1933”. Thus, Wiener Börse joins the exclusive club of some 30 international stock exchanges, such as Frankfurt and Hong Kong, who also have this status.
Timur Nasadrinov Elected Chairman Of The RTS Stock Exchange Trading Committee

Date 17/01/2005

On January 13 th , 2005, the RTS Stock Exchange Trading Committee elected Timur Nasadrinov its Chairman.
SABMiller PLC Share Increase In The S&P European Indices

Date 17/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices effective the close of trading Wednesday, January 19, 2005: SABMiller PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0483548, GICS: Consumer Staples, GICS Code: 30201010), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will increase to 1,073,296,822. This is following the conversation of Guaranteed Convertible Bonds (due 10 Aug. 2006) into SABMiller PLC ordinary shares.