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Deutsche Börse Welcomes Decision By The SWX Board Of Directors - Hlubek: Creating Value For Financial Centers, Customers, And Shareholders

Date 20/08/2004

Deutsche Börse Has Welcomed The Decision Made By The Board Of Directors Of SWX Group On Friday, When The Board Accepted Deutsche Börse’s Invitation To Open Negotiations Into Intensifying Their Cooperation. Mathias Hlubek, CFO Of Deutsche Börse, Commented: “This Will Allow Us To Further Expand Our Successful Partnership, And We Are Prepared To Evaluate All Formats And Options. Our Goal Is To Continue To Jointly Develop These Two Financial Centers, To Increase The Benefits For Our Customers And To
CBOT Expands Use of TDI<SUP>™</sup> For Electronic Data Distribution

Date 20/08/2004

CMS WebView plc (CMS) is pleased to announce that the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) will be expanding its use of TDI™ to distribute market data for Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) and Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX).
Bursa Malaysia Berhad Launched Best Practices In Corporate Disclosure Aimed At Raising Corporate Governance Standards

Date 20/08/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad launched the Best Practices in Corporate Disclosure to raise the standards of corporate governance amongst Malaysian companies. The Best Practices, established by a special Task Force set up by Bursa Malaysia Berhad, was launched by YABhg. Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Hj Abdullah, Chairman, Bursa Malaysia Berhad.
SIS x-clear AG Recognised As Overseas Clearing House

Date 19/08/2004

Financial Secretary Ruth Kelly has today given the Financial Services Authority (FSA) leave under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to recognise SIS x-clear AG as the first recognised overseas clearing house.
Shandong Langchao Cheeloosoft Co. Ltd. Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 19/08/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Friday, August 20, 2004: Shandong Langchao Cheeloosoft Co. Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6797481, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45102010), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 20,610,720 to 89,313,120. This change is due to the successful completion of a rights issue. There will also be a change to the IWF.

Securities Industry Association And U.S. Immigration And Customs Enforcement To Announce New, Joint Effort To Combat Money Laundering

Date 19/08/2004

The Securities Industry Association and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will hold a joint news conference to announce an enhanced government/securities industry anti-money laundering effort under the Department of Homeland Security’s “Cornerstone” initiative.
Securities And Exchange Commission Reopens Comment Period On Rule Proposal Regarding Full Service Brokers That Charge Asset-Based Fees

Date 19/08/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the public comment period on a proposed rule, originally proposed on Nov. 4, 1999, to address the application of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to brokers offering full service brokerage service, including advice, for a fee based on the amount of assets in customers' accounts, instead of traditional commissions, mark-ups and mark-downs.
SEC: Cynthia Fornelli, Deputy Director Of The Division Of Investment Management, To Leave Commission

Date 19/08/2004

Cynthia M. Fornelli, Deputy Director of the Division of Investment Management, announced today that she will leave the Commission in September to join Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fornelli, who joined the Commission staff in June of 1999, will fill the new role of Senior Vice President and Compliance Executive for Securities Regulation and Conflicts Management. In that role, she will be responsible for addressing potential conflicts that can arise within the bank.
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement: India - Deletion Of Global Trust Bank From Index Coverage (Eff. 08/27/04)

Date 19/08/2004

S&P EMDB will remove Global Trust Bank (SPID 534282.1 / Sedol 6135854) from S&P/IFCG Index coverage, effective August 27, 2004. The company’s shares will be delisted from the Mumbai Stock Exchange. The company is being acquired by Oriental Bank of Commerce, an S&P/IFCG and S&P/IFCI constituent, in an all-cash deal.
RTS Stock Exchange:"TRANSCAPITALBANK" Becomes FORTS Clearing Member

Date 19/08/2004

On its proxy meeting held on August 12th, 2004, the RTS Board of Directors approved the application of the commercial bank "TRANSCAPITAL" (closed joint-stock company) to join FORTS.