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Financial Times Reports "Nasdaq In Exclusive Talks To Buy Instinet"

Date 14/04/2005

The Financial Times today reported that Nasdaq was in exclusive talks to buy Instinet the electronic marketplace and broker-dealer owned by Reuters Group PLC.
Euronext's Alternext: A Tailor-made Market For Small And Mid Caps

Date 14/04/2005

Euronext is pleased to announce the creation of Alternext, a tailor-made market for small and mid cap companies. The move is part of the ongoing overhaul of the Euronext list, aimed at improving the visibility and liquidity of small and mid caps.
Dubai International Financial Centre Director General Addressed US Fund Management Community At 'Linklaters Seminar'

Date 14/04/2005

Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman gave a broad presentation on opportunity for US Fund Managers Essam Al Tamimi has spoken, on UAE legal environment Kevin Birkett , Asset & Fund Management Director, has given an overview on DIFC, DIFX and regulatory issues
Dow Jones Indexes, CBN Sign Agreement To Launch Sector Blue-Chip Indexes On The Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index

Date 14/04/2005

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and China Business Network Co. Ltd. (CBN), a leading professional financial-media company, today signed an agreement to create a series of sector blue-chip indexes based on the Dow Jones CBN China 600 Index. The launch date for these indexes is scheduled for June 2005.
Corporate Governance Ratings Added To The FTSE ISS CGI Series - Enhanced Corporate Governance Tools Now Available

Date 14/04/2005

New and unique corporate governance ratings have been added today to the FTSE ISS Corporate Governance Index (CGI) Series. These ratings form the foundation of this groundbreaking index series, which has been created by global index provider FTSE Group (FTSE), and corporate governance specialists Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) to assist investment managers in assessing and managing portfolio risk.

CBOT Membership Overwhelmingly Approves Restructuring - Ninety-Nine Percent Of The Votes Were Cast In Favor Of The Restructuring Proposal

Date 14/04/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that an overwhelming 99 percent of the votes were cast in favor of the CBOT’s restructuring proposal, which includes the demutualization of the Exchange into a for-profit, stock-based holding company and for-profit, membership exchange subsidiary.
CBOE Sets New Single-Day Volume Record - 3.05 Million Contracts Is The Busiest Trading Day In CBOE History

Date 14/04/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that reported total trading volume at CBOE on Thursday, April 14th was 3,052,647 contracts, setting a new volume record at CBOE for the busiest single trading day in the Exchange's 32 year history and the first time that trading volume topped three million contracts in a single day. Today's volume surpassed the previous all-time single-day volume record of 2,726,267 contracts traded at CBOE on April 18, 2001.
Boston Options Exchange Sets New Trading Volume Record

Date 14/04/2005

BOX trading broke through the 400,000 contract level today for the first time as volume totaled 408,378 contracts, a new single session record. The previous volume record of 349,782 was set on April 1, 2005.
STOXX Ltd. Launches First Pan-European Select Dividend Indexes

Date 13/04/2005

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today launched the first pan-European select dividend indexes. The Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index—covering Europe—and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index—covering the Eurozone—track the 30 highest dividend-paying stocks relative to their respective home markets.
SEC Adopts Amendments To Form 20-F Related To The First-Time Adoption Of International Financial Reporting Standards

Date 13/04/2005

The Commission has adopted amendments that will affect foreign private issuers that change their basis of accounting to international accounting standards, known as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These amendments provide an accommodation to issuers that change their basis of accounting to IFRS prior to or for the 2007 financial year. The amendments also require certain disclosures from all foreign private issuers that adopt IFRS for the first time during any financial year.