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Investable Weight Factor Change For Autostrade SPA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 13/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will change the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Autostrade SPA (Italy, ISIN IT0003506190) a member of the S&P/MIB Index from 0.304 to 0.478 effective at the close of trading Friday, July 16, 2004. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL and Schemaventotto SPA. Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL reduced its holding to less than 5% and Schemaventotto SPA reduced its holding to 52.2% of shares outstanding.
FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index Chosen By Hang Seng Investment For Two New Funds

Date 13/07/2004

FTSE Xinhua Index Limited, the joint venture China index company formed by FTSE Group and Xinhua Finance, today announced that Hang Seng Investment, one of Hong Kong’s leading investment fund companies, has launched two 100% Capital Guaranteed funds based on the FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index. Both the 12% Dividend Capital Guaranteed fund and the 100% Capital Guaranteed fund use the FTSE/Xinhua China A 50 Index as the underlying index on which the returns are based.
Eurodollar Trades Millionth Contract On LIFFE CONNECT®

Date 13/07/2004

Euronext.liffe announced that Eurodollar futures and options on LIFFE CONNECT® have exceeded one million contracts since their launch on 18 March 2004.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Orders Ponzi Scheme Participants William Rogers, Maria Toczylowski, And Harold Ludwig To Pay Millions - Two Former Officers Of Republic New York Securities Corp. And Former Director Of Princeton Global Management, Ltd.

Date 13/07/2004

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the issuance of two orders requiring over $10 million in restitution and assessing over $4 million in civil monetary penalties against William Rogers and Maria Toczylowski, the former President and Vice President, respectively, of the commodity futures division of Republic New York Securities, Corp. (Republic), and Harold Ludwig, former co-director, with Martin Armstrong, of Princeton Global Manageme
Carlos San Basilio Pardo Appointed As Head Of Participation Of MTS S.p.A. And Chief Executive Officer Of MTS Spain

Date 13/07/2004

MTS S.p.A. and MTS Spain today announced the appointment of Carlos San Basilio Pardo as Head of Participation and member of the Committee of the CEO of MTS S.p.A. and Chief Executive Officer of MTS Spain.

Canada's Share Ownership Back To Record High Levels - New TSX Group Study Shows More Than 49 Percent Of Adult Canadians Own Shares - They’re Back...Canadian Shareholders, That’s Who

Date 13/07/2004

The latest TSX Group Shareowners Study shows share ownership in Canada, either direct or indirect through stock-based funds, has equalled the previous record of 49 percent, recorded first in 2000 at the end of the bull market run of the late 1990’s.
Bursa Malaysia Berhad's CEO Yusli: Information Key In Making Investment Decisions

Date 13/07/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad's Chief Executive Officer Yusli Mohamed Yusoff said that information is key in making investment decisions.
Autostrade SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 13/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices effective the close of trading Thursday, July 15, 2004: Autostrade SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 7667163, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20305020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.3 to 0.478. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Banca Popolare di Milano SCRL and Schemaventotto SPA. Banca Popolare d
Agriliance To Serve As Lead Market Maker For New Fertilizer Contracts - CME Announces Agriliance To Serve As Lead Market Maker For New Fertilizer Contracts Traded On GLOBEX®

Date 13/07/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest U.S. futures exchange, today announced that Agriliance LLC has agreed to provide continuous, transparent and competitive markets for new fertilizer contracts traded on GLOBEX®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform, for CME’s futures and options on futures contracts. Agriliance markets crop nutrients, crop protection products, seed and related technical services to farmers and ranchers through local cooperatives and independent retailers
VIX Futures Set New Single-Day Volume Record At CBOE Futures Exchange

Date 12/07/2004

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced that trading volume during today's session set a new single-day record at CFE with reported volume of 1,844 VIX futures contracts. Today's volume surpassed the previous high of 1,594 contracts traded on May 24, 2004. CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new, all-electronic futures exchange offering futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and CBOE S&P 500 Three-Month Variance (VT).