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Dow Jones Indexes To Launch Dow Jones Islamic Market China Offshore Index

Date 31/05/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that it will expand its Dow Jones Islamic Market Index series by launching the Dow Jones Islamic Market China Offshore Index.
DIFX Hosts A Seminar In Muscat Securities Market For brokers And Investors

Date 31/05/2006

The Dubai International Financial Exchange hosted a seminar at the Muscat Securities Market on 30 May to explain the opportunities the region’s first international stock exchange can provide brokers and investors in Oman.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Review Of The Number Of Foreign Shares In The OMXC Index

Date 31/05/2006

As of 1 June 2006, foreign companies included in the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s all-share, sector and industry indices will receive new weighting.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index

Date 31/05/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index.
CME Appoints Richard H. Lamm As Managing Director, Regulatory Counsel

Date 31/05/2006

CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the appointment of Richard H. Lamm as Managing Director, Regulatory Counsel.

CBOT Amends Fees For Clearing, Off-Exchange Transactions And Electronic Agricultural Products

Date 31/05/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced it will amend its fee schedule for clearing and off-exchange transactions, as well as its exchange fees for trading Agricultural products electronically effective July 1, 2006.
BOVESPA And CBLC Studying Demutualization And IPO

Date 31/05/2006

The São Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA) and The Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation CBLC) formed a working group to study their demutualization and Initial Public Offering (IPO).
BME Holds The Second Gathering Of The Medcap Forum - The Event Will Have The Presence Of Around 70 Companies And More Than 250 Investors

Date 31/05/2006

Antonio Zoido, Chairman of BME, Spanish Exchanges, will today inaugurate the second gathering of the MedCap Forum, which BME will host on May 31th and June 1st. The CNMV’s Chairman, Manuel Conthe, will give a speech on the first day of the event.<
BME Appoints Rothschild As Independent Financial Advisor For The Company’s IPO

Date 31/05/2006

BME, Bolsas y Mercados Españoles has agreed to appoint Rothschild as independent Financial Advisor for the company’s public share offering process and flotation.
15 Broker-Dealer Firms Settle SEC Charges Involving Violative Practices In The Auction Rate Securities Market - Firms Ordered To Cease And Desist And To Pay Over $13 Million In Penalties

Date 31/05/2006

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the institution of proceedings against 15 broker-dealer firms for engaging in violative practices in the $200 billion plus auction rate securities market. Auction rate securities are municipal bonds, corporate bonds or preferred stocks with interest rates or dividend yields that are periodically re-set through Dutch auctions. Simultaneously with the institution of the proceedings, the firms, which neither admit nor deny the findings in the o