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Environmental Investment Focus Of CalPERS Board Workshop

Date 10/12/2004

Global warming and other major environmental trends present significant investment opportunities and challenges. That's what the California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration was told recently at an environmental investment workshop organized by the pension fund’s investment staff.

CME(R) To Modify Matching Algorithms To Enhance Electronic Trading Of CME Eurodollars

Date 10/12/2004

To further improve electronic trading of CME Eurodollar futures, CME will implement the following modifications to its allocation matching algorithms on CME Globex®. The algorithm enhancement will provide CME Eurodollar traders with a number of benefits including:

Clearstream Appoints New Board Members; André Roelants Appointed Chairman Of The Board - Jeffrey Tessler Has Taken Over As CEO Of Clearstream International

Date 10/12/2004

Clearstream International, the settlement and custody division of Deutsche Börse Group, on Friday announced changes to the composition of its board, effective December 10.

CBOT Fed Watch - December 10 Market Close

Date 10/12/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on December 14, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

CalPERS CalPERS Names Sherry Johnstone Chief Compliance Officer

Date 10/12/2004

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Sherry Johnstone as the pension fund’s Chief Compliance Officer.

Bursa Malaysia Board Approves Blue Form Scheme For Remisier Shareholders

Date 10/12/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that its Board of Directors in a meeting today has approved the proposal from Management to set aside 16.6 million Bursa Malaysia shares from the proposed public issue under the Initial Public Offer (IPO) for subscription by existing remisier shareholders under a Blue Form Scheme.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Flash – November 2004

Date 10/12/2004

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BEL20® Monthly Selection List

Date 10/12/2004

Based upon the figures until the end of November 2004, Euronext Brussels communicates the new monthly selection list for the BEL20® index. The first three reserve candidates are CMB, Tessenderlo and Deceuninck. This list is valid for replacements that would occur from Thursday 16 December 2004 up to and including Friday 14 January 2005 after trading hours. This list is also available on the Euronext website:

SGX Announces Increase In Electronic Trading Of Nikkei 225 Futures And Options On SGX QUEST

Date 09/12/2004

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) is pleased to announce the increase in electronic trading of its Nikkei 225 futures and options contracts on SGX QUEST during the regular Japan stock market trading hours following its launch on 1 November 2004.

Securities Industry Association: No Significant Revenue Increases For Wall Street From Social Security Personal Accounts

Date 09/12/2004

In response to speculation about the future of the Social Security system, the Securities Industry Association’s latest Research Report reviews the impact the possible introduction of personal accounts might have on the securities industry. Contrary to speculation that firms would see significant revenue gains from the administration of these accounts, SIA Vice President and Director, Industry Research Rob Mills believ