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HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 23/06/2005

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HKEx Announces Further Fee Concession On IP Account Service In CCASS

Date 23/06/2005

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will abolish on 1 July this year the initial deposit requirement of $1,000 when opening an Investor Participant (IP) account in the Central Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS). The deposit has been waived since 2000 to lower the IP account entry cost to retail investors.
FTSE Global Markets July/August Edition Now Available

Date 23/06/2005

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.
Eurex To Launch A New 30 Year Euro-Buxl Future - New Futures To Begin Trading On September 9/ Ferscha: "Increasing Demand For Longer Maturities"

Date 23/06/2005

The international derivatives market Eurex will list a new future on 30-year German government bonds, the Euro Buxl Future, and launch it on September 9, 2005. The new Euro Buxl Future, which replaces the current 20-30.5 year Euro Buxl Future, reflects the increasing market demand for longer-term debt and the need for a cost-efficient hedging instrument.
Eurex Bonds Launches Trading In Austrian And Dutch Government Bonds

Date 23/06/2005

As of June 27, the international bond trading platform Eurex Bonds is extending its range of products to include euro-denominated government bonds from Austria and the Netherlands.

Dow Jones Indexes And RHB Launch New Index For Shari’ah Compliant Stocks - New Index Part of Global Dow Jones Islamic Market Index Family

Date 23/06/2005

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and RHB Securities Sdn Bhd today announced the launch of the Dow Jones-RHB Islamic Malaysia Index. The new index was developed jointly by Dow Jones Indexes and RHB Research Institute Sdn Bhd and will replace the RHB Islamic Index that has been in use since May 1996.
Corporate Governance: European Forum Makes Progress On Common Approach To Responsible Company Management

Date 23/06/2005

The European Corporate Governance Forum, which examines best practices in Member States in the field of corporate governance, held its second meeting in Brussels on 20 June 2005. The aim of the meeting was to discuss a number of current issues in the field, in particular shareholders’ rights and internal control.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications 30 Index

Date 23/06/2005

Dow Jones Indexes announced today a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications 30 Index.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones China Indexes - Changes Are A Result Of A Regular Quarterly Review Of The Index

Date 23/06/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced the results of the second regular quarterly review in 2005 for Dow Jones China Indexes (Dow-China Indexes). The component changes in the Dow Jones China 88 (Dow-China 88), Dow Jones China Total Market (Dow-China Total Market), Dow Jones Shanghai (Dow-Shanghai), Dow Jones Shenzhen (Dow-Shenzhen) Index, and Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index will be effective on July 1, 2005.
CBOT Fed Watch - June 23 Market Close

Date 23/06/2005

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 30, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT® ) will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market