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Metals Seminar 2005: Introduction And Annual Overview, Simon Heale, Chief Executive, LME

Date 03/11/2005

Click here to download the introduction and annual overview by Simon Heale, Chief Executive, LME at Metals Seminar 2005.
London Stock Exchange: Presentation Of Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 30 September 2005

Date 03/11/2005

Click here to view a presentation of the London Stock Exchange's interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2005.
London Stock Exchange Plc Announcement Of Results For The Six Months Ended 30 September 2005 And Intention To Return £250 Million To Shareholders

Date 03/11/2005

London Stock Exchange plc today reports results for the six months ended 30 September 2005. Financial Highlights: Turnover up 15 per cent to £136.1 million before exceptional items: Operating profit up 24 per cent to £50.8 million Adjusted earnings per share increased 40 per cent to 15.7 pence per share Interim dividend per share doubled from 2.0 pence to 4.0 pence per share reflecting re-setting of dividend payout and strong performance Inten
Governance Score Of 371 Thai Listed Cos. Improves To Nearly 70%

Date 03/11/2005

Thai listed companies’ corporate governance (CG) improves overall, especially concerning the role of stakeholders and disclosure and transparency.
GL TRADE’s Turnover Up 20.7% To €133M To End-September 2005

Date 03/11/2005

Revenues grew steadily since the beginning of the year (€43M for Q1; €44M for Q2; €45.9M for Q3); This strong performance is partly due to the dynamic growth in Asia and also to Ubitrade’s banking risk management business, whose turnover for the third quarter included once again a high level of non-recurring consulting revenues.<

Following Consultation, CESR Publishes Today Its Final Recommendations On The Use By Listed Firms Of Alternative Performance Measures

Date 03/11/2005

This Recommendation is accompanied by a Feedback statement and a Press release.
CME And Merrill Lynch Launch Rogers International Commodity Index TRAKRS

Date 03/11/2005

CME (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME), the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange announced today the successful launch of the Rogers International Commodity Index TRAKRS(TM) product, the eighth in a series of non-traditional futures products developed jointly with Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER).
CESR: Alternative Performance Measures To Ensure Best Practice By Companies In The Information Prepared For Investors

Date 03/11/2005

Following consultation, CESR publishes today its final Recommendations on the use by listed firms of Alternative Performance Measures (ref CESR/05-178B) and a feedback statement (ref CESR/05- 548) which indicates how the points raised by the respondents during the consultation were handled.
CBOT 100oz. Gold Open Interest Surpasses 10,000 Contracts And Sets New Record

Date 03/11/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that open interest for the Exchange’s 100 oz. Gold futures contract surpassed 10,000 contracts setting a new record of 10,054 contracts on November 2, surpassing the previous record of 9,739 contracts. Overall, the CBOT’s electronically traded Precious Metals Complex’s open interest closed at 19,149 contracts yesterday.
CBOE And CFE Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 03/11/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving day holiday: (All noted times are Chicago time).