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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

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #6 For Fiscal Year 2005

Date 09/12/2004

President Bush signed H.R. 4818, the omnibus appropriations bill that includes funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of fiscal year 2005 on Dec. 8, 2004. Accordingly, effective Dec. 13, 2004, the Section 6(b) fee rate applicable to the registration of securities, the Section 13(e) fee rate applicable to the repurchase of securities, and the Section 14(g) fee rate applicable to proxy solicitations and statements in corporate control transactions will decrease to $11

RTS Stock Exchange: FORTS Shows All-Time Records

Date 09/12/2004

On December 8th, 2004, FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) derivatives market registered the all-time records. The trading volume in contracts reached 435 thousand, 20% higher than the previous record of May 21st, 2003 (387 thousand contracts), and 2.5 times higher than the average daily data for November 2004.

Public Consultation On FTSE4Good Criteria Roadmap

Date 09/12/2004

FTSE Group (FTSE), the index company, today launches a public consultation, the results of which will be used to create a roadmap of future criteria development for the FTSE4Good Index Series. When the index was launched in July 2001 the FTSE4Good Policy Committee made a five-year commitment to develop and introduce new and more stringent criteria to the index.