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TIFFE Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 26 April 2005

Date 19/04/2005

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 26 April 2005, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 19/04/2005

&P REIT Composite constituent Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE:REG) will replace Mandalay Resort Group (NYSE:MBG) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the close of trading on Monday, April 25. Mandalay is being acquired by MGM Mirage Inc. (NYSE:MGG) in a deal expected to close on or about that day, subject to final approval. Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Nymex To Launch Additional Natural Gas Index And Swing Futures Contracts

Date 19/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce 16 additional natural gas index and swing futures contracts for eight delivery locations on its NYMEX ClearPortsm electronic trading and clearing platform beginning on April 24 for the April 25 trade date.
Nymex Announces Opening Of New Washington, D.C. Office, Appointment Of Vice President

Date 19/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced the opening of its new office in Washington, D.C. The office will initially be located at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
New York Mercantile Exchange And Budapest Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 19/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and the Budapest Stock Exchange and the Budapest Commodity Exchange announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of cooperation that could mutually benefit the exchanges.

National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) Launches Futures Trade In Arabica Coffee And Robusta Coffee

Date 19/04/2005

NCDEX had added another product to its list of futures contracts with the launch of Arabica and Robusta Coffee futures contracts today. The contracts were launched from NCDEX in Mumbai amid various players of the coffee value chain.
NASD: View Remarks By Elisse B. Walter, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Programs, From The Independent Directors Council Directors Workshop On April 7, 2005

Date 19/04/2005

Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. With so much attention focused on mutual funds and the role of fund directors -- and with so much happening in the regulatory environment - this is a particularly opportune time for me to both learn from you and explain what we at NASD are doing.
Mr. Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Affairs - The Euro, Financial Market Integration And Structural Reform In Europe, St. Regis Hotel, New York, 19 April 2005

Date 19/04/2005

Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to open this conference on the euro and the evolution of Europe’s financial market. In the past, one might have been forgiven for asking why we have gathered in New York – the pre-eminent US financial centre – to discuss developments several thousand miles away. Today, this is not surprising at all. We live in an increasingly globalised environment. And, nowhere is this more evident than in the inte
Listed Exchanges Sector Continues To Outstrip The Market - Growth In Specialist Index Confirms Stock Market Success Of Newly Floated Exchanges

Date 19/04/2005

Latest figures have confirmed the remarkable stock market performance of those exchanges which have chosen to practice what they preach by floating their shares.
KPMG Pays $22 Million To Settle SEC Litigation Relating To Xerox Audits

Date 19/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that KPMG LLP has agreed to settle the SEC's charges against it in connection with the audits of Xerox Corp. from 1997 through 2000. As part of the settlement, KPMG consented to the entry of a final judgment in the SEC's civil litigation against it pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The final judgment, which is subject to approval by the Honorable Denise L. Cote, orders KPMG to pay disgorgement of $9,80