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February 2005: Performance Of MICEX Markets And MICEX Stock Exchange

Date 31/03/2005

In February 2005, 1 575 billion rubles (56.3 billion US dollars) worth of transactions were concluded in all of the MICEX markets, which is about 23.7% % more than in January and 45% more than in February 2004.
Eurex US Files Amended Antitrust Complaint Against CBOT And CME - Nandapurkar: We Welcome The Chance To Argue Our Case In Chicago

Date 31/03/2005

The fully-electronic futures and options exchange Eurex US has filed its second amended antitrust complaint against the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The amended complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Eurex US had filed an antitrust action against the two exchanges on October 14, 2003 for repeated anticompetitive behavior and unlawful attempts to block the entrance of a new competitor to the market.
CESR Was Honoured To Welcome Today A Delegation Of Members Of The European Parliament From The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs To Discuss The Work Of CESR At Its Head Quarters In Paris

Date 31/03/2005

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UBS Securities And Merrill Lynch Japan Become CDS Reference Banks

Date 30/03/2005

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Inc.(“TIFFE”) has announced that UBS Securities Japan Ltd. (“UBS Securities”) and Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (“Merrill Lynch Japan”) has joined as financial institutions to distribute CDS reference rates for TIFFE’s ‘CDS Reference Rate’, a benchmark rate for Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions provided by the exchange since March, 2004.
Thomas Weisel Partners To Pay $1.75 Million To Settle NASD Charges Of IPO, E-Mail Retention Violations

Date 30/03/2005

NASD announced today that it has ordered Thomas Weisel Partners of San Francisco, CA to pay $1.75 million for engaging in improper initial public offering (IPO) allocation practices and for failing to retain e-mails. That total represents $1.3 million in ill-gotten profits and an additional $450,000 fine.

The Polish Power Exchange Chooses OMX’s Trading And Clearing System CONDICO

Date 30/03/2005

OMX, a world leading provider of marketplace solutions and services for the financial and energy markets, and Towarowa Gielda Energii, the Polish Power Exchange, have signed an agreement regarding the trading and clearing system CONDICO™. The agreement includes license, project and five-year support of the system, which will be used for the electricity spot and electricity derivatives market. The agreement also includes OMX setting up a green certificate register to enable trading of
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 30/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 30, 2005: International Taurus Resources Inc. (TSXVN:ITS) will be removed from the index due to the plan of arrangement with American Bonanza Gold Mining Corp. (TSXVN:BZA) American Bonanza Gold Mining Corp. (TSXVN:BZA) will change its name to American Bonanza Gold Corp. and graduate to the TSX trading under the symbol BZA.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To U.S. Index

Date 30/03/2005

Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. (NASD:TRBS) will replace Retek Inc. (NASD:RETK) in the S&P MidCap 400 Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, April 5, 2005. Retek is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent Oracle Corp. (NASD:ORCL) in a tender offer expected to be completed on or about that date. Standard & Poor’s will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.
Share Changes In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 30/03/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Monday April 4th 2005: Origin Energy Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6214861, GICS Code: 10102010) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares to 787,846,816. This change is due a Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
Scott Friestad Named Associate Director Of SEC's Division Of Enforcement

Date 30/03/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Scott W. Friestad Associate Director of the Commission's Division of Enforcement. As Associate Director, Mr. Friestad will serve as a senior official in the Division of Enforcement and will assist in planning and directing the Commission's investigations and other enforcement efforts.