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Financial Reporting: European Commission Welcomes Parliament’s Support For Strengthened Accounting Rules And Easing Burdens On Small Companies

Date 15/12/2005

The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's vote on 15 December 2005 to approve the proposal for a Directive amending the European Union’s Accounting Directives. The amendments will bring improved disclosure by obliging listed EU companies to provide annually a corporate governance statement and providing more insight into the use of off-balance sheet arrangements and unusual transactions with related parties, such as the spouse of a board member. In addition, thre
Correction To Shares For The Addition Of Centro Properties Group To The S&P/ASX 50

Date 15/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s previously announced the addition of Centro Properties Group (Australia, SEDOL: 6037745, GICS Code: 40401010) to the S&P/ASX 50 index effective after the close of trading Friday Dec. 16, 2005 with 772,993,178 shares. The correct number of shares in Centro Property Group after the close of trading Friday Dec. 16, 2005 will be 805,200,000.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Minimum Coupon Rate

Date 15/12/2005

The minimum coupon rate applicable to bonds, instruments of debt, mortgages and other debts, cf. the Danish Gains on Securities Act No 806 of 24 September 2003 as amended, has for the period from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006 been fixed at an unchanged rate of 2 % p.a.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New Round Lots For Shares And Investment Certificates

Date 15/12/2005

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange will adjust the round lots for 39 shares and 59 investment certificates. The new round lots will enter into force on December 19, 2005.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange Admits Six Sub-Funds Of LD Invest

Date 15/12/2005

Tomorrow, December 16, 2005, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange welcomes the investment fund LD Invest with six new sub-funds on the Exchange’s markets for investment certificates. Three sub-funds will be listed on the main market and three sub-funds will be admitted to trading on the XtraMarked for non-exchange listed investment certificates.

Company Share Change In S&P/CITIC 300 Index – December 2005

Date 15/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s and CITIC Securities would like to confirm the details of the following index inclusion to the S&P/CITIC 300 to take effect after the close of trading Friday December 16, 2005. Shanghai Yimin Department Stores Co. Ltd. (Exchange Ticker: SH600824, GICS: 25503020) will be included into the S&P/CITIC 300 Index with 237,244,898 shares, the free float of the stock will be 0.6126.
Charles Schwab Moves Its Listing To The NASDAQ Stock Market - Second Dual-Listed Company To Switch To NASDAQ

Date 15/12/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCH) will list its common stock solely on the NASDAQ National Market effective December 20, 2005. Charles Schwab has been listed on the NYSE since September 1987 and dual listed its stock on the NASDAQ in January 2004. Schwab is the second NYSE dual-listed company to move its listing solely to NASDAQ this year.
CFTC Announces February 15, 2006, Hearing On Self-Regulation And Self-Regulatory Organizations In The U.S. Futures Industry

Date 15/12/2005

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced a public hearing on self-regulation and self-regulatory organizations in the U.S. futures industry (SRO Hearing). The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at the Commission’s headquarters, 1155 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Centro Properties Group To Replace Mayne Pharma Limited And Symbion Health Limited In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 15/12/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday December 16th 2005:
CBOT Announces Strategic Realignment

Date 15/12/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, announced today a strategic realignment of it technology and operations resources.