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SEC: Lori Schock Named Acting Director Of Investor Education And Assistance

Date 29/06/2006

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced the selection of Lori Schock as the Acting Director of the Commission's Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA). Ms. Schock, who is the Deputy Director of OIEA, succeeds Susan Ferris Wyderko, who left the Commission earlier this month after 20 years of service.
Public Listing Of Orion Corporation On The Nordic Exchange In Helsinki

Date 29/06/2006

As of July 3, 2006, the shares of Orion Corporation, a Finnish healthcare company, will be traded on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The new listing is a result from the demerger of the present Orion Corporation into two separate companies, Orion Corporation and Oriola-KD Corporation.
Program Trading Averaged 67.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 19-23

Date 29/06/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for June 19-23.
Oriola-KD Ready For Listing On The Nordic Exchange In Helsinki

Date 29/06/2006

As of July 3, 2006, Oriola-KD Corporation a company focused on pharmaceutical trade as well as healthcare and dental trade, will be listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Oriola-KD will be the 39th new company to be welcomed to the Nordic Exchange and the fourth to the Helsinki Stock Exchange this year.
NYSE Group, Inc. To Issue Second-Quarter 2006 Financial Results And Conduct Conference Call On July 27

Date 29/06/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE:NYX) will announce earnings for the 2006 second-quarter, ended June 30, 2006, following the market close on Thursday, July 27. A news release will be issued shortly after the 4:00 p.m. NYSE market close and a conference call with remarks by NYSE Group senior management will begin at 5:00 p.m. (ET).

New Features Added To www.tsx.com: TSX Group’s Web Site Offers Products And Services For Investors

Date 29/06/2006

TSX.com, TSX Group’s web site, is providing a number of subscription based, value-added products and services, aimed at providing investors with greater depth of market information.
NASD Fines Two Firms And Eight Traders $490,000 For Misusing NASDAQ Trading System - Traders Entered Improper Orders In Pre-Open Market - Firms Failed To Supervise

Date 29/06/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Trillium Trading LLC of Edison, NJ, eight Trillium traders and Schonfeld & Company LLC of Jericho, NY, a total of $490,000 for entering improper crossed quotes during the NASDAQ Stock Market's opening. Trillium Trading was fined $225,000. Schonfeld & Company was fined $175,000. The eight traders received fines ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 as well as suspensions ranging from one to four months.
London Comes First For Low Cost Capital

Date 29/06/2006

A newly published report, commissioned by the City of London and The London Stock Exchange, has demonstrated that the cost of capital at both IPO stage and beyond is lower in London than in other major European and US financial centres.
June 2006 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.74% Loss In JUNE, European

Date 29/06/2006

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.74% in June, closing at 10973.56. Stock market indexes in Europe, Asia and globally were down in June, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
ICEX-15: New Selection Method

Date 29/06/2006

On this past May 22, ICEX presented a proposal for a new method for selecting companies into the ICEX-15 index. The proposal was a reaction to a decrease in the number of ICEX-listed companies in the past few years which has reduced the effect of liquidity on the selection. Therefore, the proposal?s aim was first and foremost to increase emphasis on liquidity once more. It also aimed at preventing the reduction in the number of listed companies from reducing competition for places in the index.