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Accounting Standards: European Commission Endorses IAS 39

Date 19/11/2004

The European Commission has adopted a Regulation endorsing International Accounting Standard (IAS) N° 39 on Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, with the exception of certain provisions on the use of the full fair value option and on hedge accounting. This text was supported both by a qualified majority of Member States at the Accounting Regulatory Committee (ARC) on 1 October and by the European Parliament. The Commission has also adopted a political declaration stati
Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Will Replace Shanghai Hualian Co., Ltd. And Share Increase For Shanghai No. 1 Department Store Co., Ltd. In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 18/11/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Thursday, November 25, 2004: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6591058, GICS: Health Care, GICS Code: 35202010), will replace Shanghai Hualian Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6802750, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25503020) in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index after the close of trading on Thursday, November 25, 2004. Shanghai Hualian Co., Ltd. is bein
streetTRACKS® Gold Shares Lists On The NYSE - First Gold Based Exchange Traded Trust In The U.S.

Date 18/11/2004

Today the New York Stock Exchange listed the streetTRACKS® Gold Shares Exchange Traded Trust under the ticker symbol GLD. Gold Shares offers investors the opportunity to access the gold bullion market through a tradable security with each share representing 1/10 of an ounce of gold. Sponsored by World Gold Trust Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the World Gold Council, Gold Shares are designed to track the price of gold and trade intra-day like any common stock on the Exchange.
Securities Industry Association Welcomes NASD Mutual Fund Task Force Findings And Recommendations Regarding Soft Dollar Arrangements

Date 18/11/2004

The Securities Industry Association welcomed the NASD Mutual Fund Task Force’s report on soft dollars and portfolio transaction costs, praising its recommendations for greater transparency for both mutual- fund boards and investors and tightened standards regarding the use of soft dollars for research.
Program Trading Averaged 49.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 8-12

Date 18/11/2004

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 Nov. 8-12.

Listed Companies On The SET And MAI Collectively Showed Over THB 300 Bln. In Profits In 9M/04

Date 18/11/2004

434 listed companies on the SET and MAI posted their 9M/2004 profits at THB314,874 mln. (approx. USD7,679.85 mln.), accounting for an overall 39% increase. The three top industry groups with highest net profits were Resources, Financials, and Property & Construction.
Global Clearing Link Start Operations With First Clearing Participant - R.J. O'Brien Becomes First Global Clearing Link Participant And New Eurex Member - Cost Savings For Customers Through Margin Offsets And Collateral Pooling

Date 18/11/2004

Eurex Clearing AG today announced that the Global Clearing Link has started operations: R.J. O'Brien and Associates, a privately owned futures commission merchant, is now clearing business executed on Eurex through The Clearing Corporation (CCorp). R.J. O'Brien has simultaneously become a Eurex member. The Global Clearing Link, once fully implemented, will increase the efficiency of cross-border clearing by allowing customers to use just one clearing organization for trades executed on either E
FTSE Xinhua Index Wins New Business

Date 18/11/2004

FTSE Xinhua Index Ltd, the leading China index specialist, has been selected by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) as the index provider for a new ETF, which is the first ETF on China “A’ Shares and begins trading on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today.
First U.S. Trust Based On A Commodity Completes First Day Of Trading - StreetTRACKS® Gold Shares Trust Trades 6 Million Shares

Date 18/11/2004

Today, the streetTRACKS® Gold Shares Trust completed its first day of trading on the NYSE with 6 million shares traded, a record for any derivative, ETF or structured product listed on the NYSE. Gold Shares, the first commodity-based security available in the United States, provides investors with access to the gold bullion market through a tradable security representing a fractional, undivided beneficial ownership in the Gold Shares Trust. Designed to reduce the barriers to investing in gold
Euronext.liffe Cocoa Contract Continues Record Breaking Run

Date 18/11/2004

The Euronext.liffe Cocoa contract set a new futures open interest record of 203,878 contracts at the close of business 15 November, breaking the previous record of 203,302 contracts set on 17 November 1997.