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NASD Names 20 To Mutual Fund Task Force - Goal Is To Bring Greater Transparency To Fund Costs, Distribution

Date 27/05/2004

NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber today announced the appointment of 20 individuals to NASD's new Mutual Fund Task Force, whose mission will be to consider ways to bring greater transparency to mutual fund costs and distribution arrangements. The task force members, who represent a cross-section of the broker-dealer and mutual fund communities, will meet for the first time on June 23, 2004.
Memoirs of Melamed Slated For Chinese Version - Chinese Version Of Melamed Memoirs Slated In Effort to Further Development Of Financial Futures Markets In China

Date 27/05/2004

“Escape to the Futures,” the published memoirs of Leo Melamed (John Wiley & Sons), which was described by Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman as “a well-written, fascinating memoir of a remarkable man,” has been translated into Chinese as part of an effort to further develop financial futures markets in China. Mr. Melamed, Chairman Emeritus and Senior Policy Advisor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), the largest futures exchange in the United States, is recognized as the “father of
Kerstin Hessius To leave OMHEX

Date 27/05/2004

Kerstin Hessius, Executive Vice President (EVP) of the HEX Integrated Markets Division and President of Stockholmsbörsen, is leaving OMHEX to become CEO of Tredje AP-fonden (The Third Swedish National Pension Fund). Hessius has been head of Stockholmsbörsen since August 2001 and will leave the company on August 31, 2004.
John A. Thain, CEO, New York Stock Exchange: Remarks To Economic Club Of New York City Investor Confidence And The Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets - Investor Confidence And The Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets

Date 27/05/2004

Thank you Barbara (Franklin). It is an honor to have this opportunity to address the Economic Club of New York. Your organization has long been valued for its role in providing a nonpartisan forum to discuss great issues of the day. The Economic Club of New York also has the reputation for attracting interesting and important people.
Euronext First Quarter 2004 Results: A Continued Strong Improvement In Profitability

Date 27/05/2004

Strong revenue growth: up 10.5% to €236.7m (compared to pro forma 2003) Ongoing EBITA improvement: up 23%, to achieve an EBITA margin of 35 % Increase in Profit before tax: up 26.3% Increase in Net Profit: up 26 % Dividend increase of 11 % on 2002 Commitment to strong share buy-back programme

EuroMTS Launches Dedicated Inflation-Linked Market

Date 27/05/2004

EuroMTS is pleased to announce the launch of a new market dedicated to the trading of inflation-linked benchmark securities, further promoting liquidity and creating a single point of access for this growing asset class. All euro-denominated inflation-linked government bonds of €3 billion or greater supported by a minimum of eight market makers will be eligible for trading on the EuroMTS Linkers market, which was created in response to the expansion of the European inflation-linked bond market.
Changes To The S&P Global 1200 GICS Sector Indices

Date 27/05/2004

Standard & Poor's will revise the GICS sector classification for the index constituents listed below:
Changes To The S&P EMDB GICS Sector Indices

Date 27/05/2004

Click here for details of changes to the S&P EMDB GICS Sector Indices.
UK’s Financial Services Authority - Split Capital Investment Trusts: Update On Discussions With Firms

Date 26/05/2004

On 2nd March 2004, the FSA held a private meeting with the chairmen or chief executives of 21 firms that have acted as fund managers or brokers to split capital investment trusts. At the meeting, the regulator shared some of the information that it has gathered during its extensive investigation into the sector and suggested that the firms consider taking part in collective settlement discussions. These discussions would be aimed at ensuring that firms pay compensation to investors, where approp
The MICEX Shareholders Discuss The Results Of The MICEX’s Performance In 2003 - 106 Mln Rubles Worth Of Dividends Paid

Date 26/05/2004

The meeting of the MICEX shareholders has discussed the results of the Exchange’s performance in 2003. Shareholders have elected the MICEX Exchange Council and Auditing Commission. Konstantin Korishenko has been reelected Chairman of the Exchange Council.