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The Borsa Italiana Group Will Observe One Minute Of Silence At 10.00 (CET) On April, 8 To Commemorate Pope John Paul II

Date 07/04/2005

Borsa Italiana, Cassa di Compensazione e Garanzia, Monte Titoli as well as the other Borsa Italiana Group subsidiaries will observe one minute of silence at 10.00 (CET) on April, 8 to commemorate Pope John Paul II.
Stockholm Stock Exchange Adopts The Swedish Code Of Corporate Governance

Date 07/04/2005

On a press briefing today, the Swedish Association of Exchange Listed Companies and the Stockholm Stock Exchange will present the adaptation of the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance for the listed companies. The Swedish Association of Exchange Listed Companies and the Stockholm Stock Exchange have agreed to incorporate the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance into the Stockholm Stock Exchange’s rules. The decision means that initially the code will apply to all Swedish companies on the A List
SEC Settles Charges Against Easylink Services Corporation And Its Former CFO For Overstating Advertising Barter Revenue

Date 07/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the institution of a settled enforcement action against EasyLink Services Corporation, headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, for improperly recognizing and reporting advertising revenue from barter transactions in 2000 as a result of its failure to apply the appropriate accounting standards.
SEC Obtains Court Order Against Maurice Greenberg, C.V. Starr And AIG To Protect Documents In Ongoing Investigation

Date 07/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained a protective order against respondents Maurice R. Greenberg (Greenberg), C.V. Starr & Company, Inc. (C.V. Starr) and American International Group, Inc. (AIG), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, to protect documents in the Commission's ongoing investigation. The respondents consented to the Order.
SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Prohibited Conduct In Connection With IPO Allocations

Date 07/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an interpretive release (Release Nos. 33-8565; 34-51500; IC-26828) to provide guidance regarding prohibited conduct by underwriters in connection with initial public offering (IPO) allocations. Regulation M prohibits underwriters and others from bidding for, purchasing, or attempting to induce any person from bidding for or purchasing an offered security during a restricted period as def

SEC Announces Panelists For April 13th Roundtable On Implementation Of Internal Control Reporting Provisions - Discussions To Be Webcast In Real Time

Date 07/04/2005

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson announced today the panelists for the Commission's Roundtable on Implementation of Internal Control Reporting Provisions. The Roundtable will feature a broad range of stakeholders involved with internal control reporting - including investor advocates, representatives of public companies, members of audit committees, auditors, attorneys, and U.S. regulators.
SEC Adopts Regulation NMS And Provisions Regarding Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Date 07/04/2005

On April 6, the Commission voted to adopt provisions regarding the application of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to certain broker-dealers. (See Advisers Act Release No. 1845, Advisers Act Release No. 2278, Advisers Act Release No. 2339, and Advisers Act Release No. 2340).
Resolutions From OMX’s Annual General Meeting

Date 07/04/2005

Shareholders at the OMX Annual General Meeting convened earlier today in Stockholm voted in favor of all resolutions proposed at the meeting, including: The Annual General Meeting approved the Board’s proposal that no dividend be distributed to the shareholders. The current Board members, Adine Grate Axén, Urban Bäckström, Bengt Halse, Birgitta Klasén, Tarmo Korpela, Henrik Normann, Markku Pohjola and Olof Stenhammar, were re-elected. Olof Stenhammar was elected as Chairman of the
Record Level Of Financial Recoveries By Attorney General In ’04 - Funds Recovered For Government And Restitution To Consumers Reach All-Time Highs

Date 07/04/2005

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced today a record level of financial recoveries by his office in 2004. Total payments to the state, its local governments and members of the public increased 37 percent to more than $2.3 billion.
Program Trading Averaged 59.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 28-Apr. 1

Date 07/04/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Mar. 28-Apr. 1.