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Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/09/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, September 21, 2004:
SEC Brings Charges Against Td Waterhouse And Three Investment Advisers For Undisclosed Cash Payments

Date 21/09/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled civil charges against TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc., a national brokerage firm, for making undisclosed cash payments to three investment advisers to encourage them to use TD Waterhouse for their clients' brokerage business. In settling the matter, TD Waterhouse agreed to pay a $2 million penalty, among other remedies. The Commission also announced related fraud actions against the three investment advisers and their principals fo
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index

Date 21/09/2004

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will update the shares outstanding for the S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index. In addition some Investible Weight Factors for constituents in the S&P/HKEx LargeCap Index will be updated effective after the close of business Wednesday, September 28, 2004.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/09/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Sept. 15, 2004 reflecting transactions through Sept. 10, 2004.
New SAXESS Member Of Stockholmsbörsen

Date 21/09/2004

Mandatum Stockbrokers Ltd, based in Helsinki, Finland, has been admitted as cash member of Stockholmsbörsen and will commence trading in SAXESS from Monday 27 September 2004.

New FTSE4Good Domestic Index Launched In Japan

Date 21/09/2004

FTSE Group, the global index company, today launches the ninth index in its successful FTSE4Good Series, FTSE4Good Japan. The new index will enable investors to identify Japanese companies within the FTSE Global Equity Index Series which meet a set of internationally supported standards of corporate social responsibility (CSR), including environmental, stakeholder and human rights standards.
Launch Of FTSE4Good Japan

Date 21/09/2004

FTSE Group are launching the fifth index in their successful FTSE4Good Series. Launched on 21st September 2004, FTSE4Good Japan enable investors to identify Japanese companies within the FTSE Global Equity Index Series which meet a set of internationally supported standards of corporate responsibility.
Labuan International Financial Exchange Records 20th Listing With IOI Investment's Exchangeable Bonds

Date 21/09/2004

The Labuan International Financial Exchange (LFX) today achieved its 20th listing with the primary listing of USD310 million exchangeable bonds issued by a Labuan incorporated unit of Malaysian integrated plantation group, IOI Corporation Berhad.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: New Accounting Standards May Result In Rising Prices

Date 21/09/2004

As from 2005, the Danish companies shall no longer amortise goodwill systematically, and a good few companies will thus look cheaper measured by the classic P/E ratio. The new accounting rules will not influence the estimated fair value of the companies. Nevertheless, it will boost movements in the prices of these companies, assesses Equity Analyst Rune Møller, Jyske Markets in Focus no. 90.
CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of The New York Mercantile Exchange

Date 21/09/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) of the results of a rule enforcement review completed by the Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO). DMO assessed NYMEX’s compliance with those core principles that relate to audit trail, trade practice surveillance, disciplinary, and dispute resolution programs. The target period for the review was January 1, 2003