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Business Leaders From 34 Countries To Convene At The World Economic Forum’s Asia Roundtable In Singapore

Date 21/04/2005

The World Economic Forum released more details today on its Asia Roundtable, which starts in Singapore in just one week’s time. More than 250 leaders from business, government, civil society and the media from 34 countries will convene in Singapore on 28 and 29 April to identify critical issues and generate insights necessary to develop the right strategic response to the region’s growing global economic and political influence. Under the working theme, “Tilting the global balance: the strate
Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX) Aims To Become All-Inclusive Secondary Bond Market - Registered Bonds From Private And Public Sectors Are Expected To Reach THB2.5 Trillion

Date 21/04/2005

The CEO of the Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX), Mr. Santi Kiranand, Ph.D., said that the Thai Bond Market Development Commission has integrated the Thai Bond Dealing Centre (ThaiBDC) and The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s BEX in order to develop the Thai bond market to better serve the Asian Bond Market Initiative. After the merger, the BEX will act as the central trading platform while the ThaiBDC will become an information center for bonds. Thailand Securities Depository Co. Ltd. (TSD) will act a
American Stock Exchange Reports Increase In Short Interest

Date 21/04/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 765,640,888 shares as of the April 15 settlement date, an increase of 44,103,584 from the 721,537,304 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-March. The April figure represents trades through April 12, 2005.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) As Of April 20, 2005

Date 20/04/2005

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year & 10-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 20/04/2005

Click here to download the Tokyo Stock Exchange monthly short selling report for March 2005.

Share changes In S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan SmallCap 250, And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 20/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Wednesday April 27th, 2005: All Nippon Airways Co Ltd (Japan, SEDOL: 6014908, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20302010) a member of the S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 97,528,996 to 1,672,804,427 due to the exercise of convertible bonds. CMK Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6160168, GICS: Information Tec
Share Changes For Coca Cola Amatil In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 20/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Tuesday April 26th 2005: Coca-Cola Amatil (Australia, SEDOL: 6123451, GICS Code: 30201030) a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index will increase its shares to 740,388,730. This change is due to a Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
SFE And AFMA Services To Develop Fixed Interest Index Future

Date 20/04/2005

The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) and the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) are pleased to announce the development of a new futures contract based on the AFMA Fixed Interest Index (FIX). SFE has been at the forefront in the development of debt derivatives for many years and considers this contract to be a logical complement to the highly successful 3 and 10 year Treasury Bond contracts.
Securities Industry Association: Supreme Court Ruling In Best Interests Of Investors, Industry, And The Economy

Date 20/04/2005

The Securities Industry Association praised today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. v. Michael Broudo, et al., which overruled a decision by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court that would have invited numerous, frivolous securities class-action lawsuits. SIA and The Bond Market Association had filed a joint amicus curiae brief in the case.
SEC: Office Of The Chief Accountant Selects Two Professional Accounting Fellows

Date 20/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant has selected two professional accounting fellows for two-year terms beginning in June 2005: Timothy S. Kviz, currently a senior manager in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Professional, Technical, Risk & Quality Group based in Florham Park, N.J.; and Joseph B. Ucuzoglu, currently a senior manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP's Los Angeles, Calif., practice office and formerly in the firm’s Accounting Research Group