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Euronext: Refinement Of Selection Rules BEL20 Index And BEL Mid Index

Date 24/08/2005

Euronext Indices announces that the selection rules for the BEL20 index are refined. These selection rules maintain the principle of a BEL20 company having a minimum level of free float market capitalisation, which principle is now refined by introducing a threshold of specified entry and exit levels. The entry level is defined as a minimal free float market capitalisation for non index constituents of 300,000 times the level of the index at year end, while the exit level for companies in the in
TSX Group Labour Day Holiday Closings

Date 23/08/2005

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed for the Labour Day holiday on Monday, September 5, 2005. Both exchanges will re-open for business on Tuesday, September 6, 2005.
Stockholm Stock Exchange: Comment On Suspension In Trading Of CTT Systems AB

Date 23/08/2005

In consultation with CTT Systems AB, the Stockholm Stock Exchange decided yesterday to suspend trading in CTT Systems´ shares. Trading would be resumed after the company had informed the market of the reason for the suspension.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/08/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices effective after the close of trading Wednesday, August 31st 2005:
SEC Charges Kmart's Former CEO And CFO With Financial Fraud

Date 23/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against two former top Kmart executives for misleading investors about Kmart's financial condition in the months preceding the company's bankruptcy. According to the Commission's complaint, former Chief Executive Officer Charles C. Conaway and former Chief Financial Officer John T. McDonald are responsible for materially false and misleading disclosure about the company's liquidity and related matters in the Management's Discussion and A

RTS Stock Exchange - Classic Market: Weekly Trading Data August 15th – August 19th, 2005

Date 23/08/2005

For the week of August 15 – August 19, 2005, the RTS Index gained 5,8% and reached 852,70 (805,70 as of August 12). RTS-2 went up by 3,4% and reached 1 071,58 points (1036,34 as of August 12).
New Independent Director Appointed To LME Ltd Board

Date 23/08/2005

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today confirmed that Charles Stonehill has been appointed as an independent director on the board of London Metal Exchange Limited. His appointment will take effect from 1 September 2005.
Katherine Addleman Named Associate District Administrator For Enforcement In The SEC's Fort Worth District Office

Date 23/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Katherine S. Addleman as Associate District Administrator for Enforcement in the Commission's Fort Worth District Office. The District Office has jurisdiction over both enforcement and regulatory programs in a four-state area of the Southwest.
JSE: Renaming Of “Insider Trading Levy” Which Becomes “Investor Protection Levy” And The Levy Will Be Reduced

Date 23/08/2005

On 1 October 2001, the JSE introduced a levy at the rate of 0,0007% on the value of all equity market trades in order to fund the operating costs of the Insider Trading Directorate of the Financial Services Board.(ITD).
JSC "RTS Stock Exchange " Weekly Trading Data: August 15th – August 19th, 2005

Date 23/08/2005

During the week of August 15th-August 19th, 2005, total trading volume on the JSC "RTS Stock Exchange" reached 977 million rubles. The second-tier stock turnover equaled 410 million rubles, 42% of the total trading volume.