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CBOT Fed Watch - August 2004

Date 10/08/2004

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 10, 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 Earns 16.7 Percent Return For Fiscal Year

Date 10/08/2004

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) earned a 16.7 percent return on its investments for the one-year period ended June 30, 2004, boosting overall market value to $166 billion, and achieving double-digit returns that have not been seen since the mid 1990’s.
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics July 2004

Date 10/08/2004

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Statistics – July 2004

Date 09/08/2004

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Thailand Securities Depository Confident T+2 Clearing & Settlement Period Will Become Effective In 2005

Date 09/08/2004

After discussing with ASCO, AIMC, and the Custodian Club, the TSD is confident that the clearing and settlement period can be shortened from T+3 to T+2 in 2005 without any undue problems or delays. The new system will benefit all related parties, as it will reduce risks and operational costs, whilst promoting liquidity and efficiency.

SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against Insurance Companies For Permitting Market Timing Of Mutual Funds Through Variable Annuities - Insurance Companies To Pay $20 Million In Settlement

Date 09/08/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today brought the first enforcement action charging insurance companies with securities fraud for facilitating market timing of mutual funds through the sale of variable annuities. The insurance companies are subsidiaries of Conseco, Inc. (CIHC, Inc., Conseco Services, LLC, and Conseco Equity Sales, Inc.), and the company to which Conseco sold its variable annuity business in 2002, Inviva, Inc., and its subsidiary Jefferson National Life Insurance Company.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer: Regulators Target Market Timing Of Variable Annuities

Date 09/08/2004

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced a settlement with two insurance companies alleged to have allowed improper trading of variable annuities sold as retirement products.
London Stock Exchange Monthly Market Report For July 2004 - Record Month For AIM IPOs

Date 09/08/2004

July was a record month for AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s international market for smaller growing companies, with 42 IPOs raising £562.7 million between them. There were also 4 IPOs on the main market, and new entrants to both markets raised a total of £1.5 billion.
Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report July 2004

Date 09/08/2004

Turnover The total turnover on all market segments of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange (LJSE) in July 2004 amounted to SIT 23.2 billion, which was 12.8% less than in June 2004, or 28.4% less than this year's monthly average. Compared to July 2003, total turnover grew by 2.5% (+SIT 0.6 billion). In July, shares accounted for 52.1% of overall turnover, bonds 27.7% and shares of investment funds 20.3%. There were no transactions with short-term securities. In the last month, the par
GL TRADE Ready To Migrate Its Singapore Connectivity To New SGX Quest Trading Platform For Derivatives. Go Live, August 16th. - The Migration Of SGX QUEST For Securities Is Planned For First Half Of 2005

Date 09/08/2004

GL TRADE, global provider of electronic trading, clearing and settlement solutions announces its conformance to the new SGX Quest trading platform for Derivatives. It will further migrate its existing connectivity to SGX Quest for Securities which the Singapore Exchange schedules to implement during the first half of 2005. GL TRADE offers its clients connected to SGX, the complete product range and functionality of SGX Quest.