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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices (Capped Income Trust)

Date 16/04/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Friday, April 16, 2004:
SETTRADE Launches SETSMART-Investor Version, An Information Service On The Net For Retail Investors Starting May 1, 2004

Date 16/04/2004

SETTRADE Dot Com, the SET's marketing arm, has opened another information service for retail investors via the Internet, the SETSMART- Investor Version. The service has been created to provide an all-inclusive information source which will make investing easier and more convenient.
SETTRADE Develops Thailand's First Comprehensive Website For Mutual Fund Information

Date 16/04/2004

SETTRADE Dot Com's Vice President-Marketing and Business Development, Mr. Kirati Kosicharoen, announced that SETTRADE, in conjunction with the Office of Securities Exchange Commission and the Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC), has developed the website www.thaimutualfund.com to be the first website that gathers complete information regarding all mutual funds from every investment management company in Thailand. This will include the fund's performance, past to present, classi
SEC Approves NASD And NYSE Business Continuity Rules

Date 16/04/2004

On April 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved rules proposed by NASD and the New York Stock Exchange (File Nos. SR-NASD-2002-108 and SR NYSE-2002-35), which require NASD and NYSE members to develop business continuity plans that establish procedures relating to an emergency or significant business disruption.
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement

Date 16/04/2004

China - Aluminum Corp of China Share Increase and IWF Change (Eff. 04/29/2004) S&P/EMDB will increase the number of shares outstanding for Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. (EMDB Code 520105.1 / SEDOL 6425395), a constituent of the S&P/IFCI and S&P/IFCG China Indices, by 549.976 million via a new issue effective April 29, 2004, following a public offering. The IWF for the stock will simultaneously be increased to 0.7320 from 0.6945 to reflect the updated percentage of stake held by Alcoa

Nymex To Decrease Natural Gas Basis Spot Month Assessments

Date 16/04/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will decrease the spot month assessments on several natural gas basis swap futures contracts at the close of business on April 28.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For H-shares Index Futures Contract

Date 16/04/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 19 April 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Deutsche Börse's XTF Segment Celebrates Fourth Birthday - XTF Segment European Market Leader - 56 Percent Market Share In Europe

Date 16/04/2004

Deutsche Börse gave a positive appraisal of its XTF segment for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) four years after the segment was launched. Around 56 percent of all European ETF turnover is now processed via Deutsche Börse's XTF segment. Deutsche Börse had already established itself as the European market leader for trading in listed index funds back in Q1/ 2003, when it achieved a market share of around 51 percent.
CMS WebView plc - Final Results

Date 16/04/2004

Click here for the final results for CMS WebView plc, for the year ending 31 December 2003.
CME Eurodollar Options Volume Establishes New Record - CME Eurodollar Options Volume Establishes New Record - Overall Exchange Volume Reaches Near All-Time High

Date 16/04/2004

Following the release of the March 2004 U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on April 14, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) posted its second busiest non-TRAKRSSM volume day with 5,492,622 contracts traded and marked the third time exchange volume has exceeded five million contracts. The current record volume day is March 5, 2004, when CME volume was 5,529,920 contracts.