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MTS Launches New Market Dedicated To Spanish Covered Bonds

Date 19/01/2005

The MTS Group today announced the launch of the MTS Cedulas Market, a facility dedicated to trading in Spanish covered bonds. The new market will provide participants who specialise in Cedulas with the opportunity to trade in an increased range of Spanish Covered Bonds.
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 19/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices effective after the close of trading Friday, January 21, 2005:
Koninklijke (Royal) KPN NV (ADR) IWF Increase In The S&P ADR Indices

Date 19/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective after the close of trading on Friday, January 21, 2005: Koninklijke (Royal) KPN (ADR) (Netherlands, NYSE: KPN, CUSIP: 780641205, Sedol: 2755676) IWF will increase to 0.8575 from 0.8070 in the S&P ADR Indices. The Dutch State reduced its holdings in the company.
ICIS-LOR Wins Oil Price Reporting Contract With New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX)

Date 19/01/2005

ICIS-LOR, the global market pricing and intelligence service for the oil and chemicals industry, has won a contract with the New York Mercantile Exchange Inc (NYMEX) to provide comprehensive crude oil pricing information for the final settlement of the NYMEX Brent futures contract.
Former ImClone CEO Samuel Waksal And Father To Settle SEC Insider Trading Case - Final Resolution Includes Order To Pay Over $5.8 Million

Date 19/01/2005

Samuel Waksal, the former CEO of ImClone Systems Inc., and his father, Jack Waksal, have agreed to a final resolution of the insider trading case brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. In documents filed today with the federal court in Manhattan, Sam Waksal and Jack Waksal, without admitting or denying the allegations in the Commission’s complaint, consented to pay more than $5 million in disgorgement and civil penalties from their unlawful trades in ImClone securities.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group - Market Holidays

Date 19/01/2005

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that the offices of Bursa Malaysia Berhad Group will be closed in conjunction with the following public holidays in February: Public Holiday Date of Closure
CBOT To Launch South American Soybean Futures - Board Of Directors Approves Contract Specifications

Date 19/01/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that the Exchange’s Board of Directors approved contract specifications for CBOT South American Soybean futures. The new commodity contract is designed to meet the global marketplace’s need for a liquid risk management tool based on soybeans produced in Brazil and Argentina, which supply more than 50 percent of the world’s soybeans.
BOVESPA Carniival Holiday Schedule – 2005

Date 19/01/2005

BOVESPA informs that on February 7 and 8 there will be no trading session due to the Carnival Holiday.
ASX: Public Management Letter - Book Build Process

Date 19/01/2005

ASX has an obligation under the Corporations Act to ensure that it operates a market that is fair, orderly and transparent. ASX considers one of its core responsibilities is to promote and maintain a high level of market integrity in the interests of Market Participants and the broader community.
All NOREX Exchanges To Use Common Global Classification Standard

Date 19/01/2005

All eight NOREX exchanges will use the same industry classification standard - the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. (MSCI) and Standard & Poor's (S&P) - as a part of the integration of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets.