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BALTIX And VILSE Indexes To Replace LITIN And LITIN-G

Date 15/09/2004

As of September 27, 2004, the new pan-Baltic index BALTIX will replace LITIN, the current main list index of the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE), whereas the general stock index LITIN-G will be substituted by the VILSE Stock Index.
"RTS Stock Exchange" Joint-Stock Company Receives The Stock Exchange License

Date 15/09/2004

Today the Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFM) issued the stock exchange license to the open joint-stock company (OJSC) "RTS Stock Exchange'. The license, that the company applied for on August 18th, 2004, allows "RTS Stock Exchange' to organize trading in securities.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Flaxseed Futures Contract Revised

Date 14/09/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) has received non-disapproval by The Manitoba Securities Commission of the final revisions to the flaxseed futures contract.
Vilnius Stock Exchange Celebrates 11th Anniversary

Date 14/09/2004

On September 14, 2004, the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE) will count eleven years since it held the first trading session. The VSE celebrates its 11th anniversary as part of OMX, the largest securities market operator in North Europe and the Baltics.
TSX Group In London To Pitch The Value Of Listing On Canada’s Stock Exchanges

Date 14/09/2004

TSX Group is inviting interested private and publicly traded UK companies and their legal/financial advisors to The Savoy Hotel on Tuesday, September 21, 2004. They will have the opportunity to learn more about the role TSX Group can play in assisting companies fund their corporate expansion in North America.

The Bond Market Association, Securities Industry Association File Amicus Brief Urging U.S. Supreme Court To Overturn Ninth Circuit’s ‘Loss Causation’ Rule - If Left To Stand, Rule Would Harm Issuers, Investors By Imposing Substantial, ‘Ill-Defined’ Liabil

Date 14/09/2004

The Securities Industry Association and The Bond Market Association urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the Ninth Circuit. The SIA-TBMA brief points out that the decision disregards the requirement imposed by the federal securities laws that an alleged misrepresentation caused a security’s price to decline.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P Indices

Date 14/09/2004

ADESA Inc. (NYSE:KAR) will replace ALLETE Inc. (NYSE:ALE) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the close of trading on Monday, September 20, 2004. ADESA is being spun off by ALLETE in a transaction expected to be completed on that date. ALLETE will replace Ultimate Electronics Inc. (NASD:ULTE) in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. As of market close on September 13 Ultimate Electronics had a market capitalization of roughly $29 million, ranking 600th in the S&P SmallCap 600.
Share Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 14/09/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday September 17th, 2004: Macquarie Infrastructure (Australia, SEDOL: 6456942, GICS Code: 20305020) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares by 28993794 to 1936940000. This change is due quarterly review share changes. There is no change to the IWF. Woolworths Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6981239, GICS Code: 30101030) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index wi
Securities Industry Association: U.S. Foreign Equity Holdings Soar, Foreign Net Purchases Of U.S. Securities Expected To Total $1 Trillion For ‘04

Date 14/09/2004

Americans continued to add a foreign flavor to their stock portfolios in the second quarter of 2004. The $24.6 billion in acquisitions of foreign stocks, added to the first quarter’s $18.6 billion, put U.S. foreign equity holdings on track to surpass 2003’s total of $71 billion.
Securities Industry Association: Growth In Revenues, Profits Dips For Securities Industry In Second Quarter 2004

Date 14/09/2004

The exceptionally strong gains in revenues and profits that were first posted by securities firms in the first quarter of 2003 slowed in the second quarter of 2004, according to the Securities Industry Association’s latest Research Reports. Profits for all NASD and NYSE-reporting firms were $2.98 billion in the second quarter of 2004, 61.2 percent below second quarter 2003 ($7.7 billion) and 60.7 percent below profits for the first quarter 2004 ($7.6 billion). Gross revenues were $53.93