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Euronext.liffe Brussels To Launch Equity Option On Colruyt NV

Date 30/08/2005

Following market demand, Euronext.liffe Brussels will launch options on Colruyt NV from 19 September 2005.
ETF- Exchange Traded Funds: In July New Record Number Of Contracts (+233% On July 2004) And Record Volume Of Assets Managed (2.6 Billion Euro) - Borsa Italiana Confirms Its Leadership, Ahead Of Deutsche Börse, Euronext And Swiss Exchange

Date 30/08/2005

In July, the ETF market of Borsa Italiana achieved new records, confirming the positive trend that started at the beginning of the year.
Diary Notice - FTSE UK Series Index Reviews – September 2005

Date 30/08/2005

FTSE Group, the global index provider, will announce the regular quarterly changes to the FTSE UK Index Series (including the FTSE 100, FTSE 250 and FTSE All-Share indices) after UK market close, on Wednesday 7th September 2005.
Correction: Nymex Anounces Margin Rate Changes For Natural Gas Basis And Index Swap Futures Contracts

Date 30/08/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today it would change the margins for the following its natural gas basis and index swap futures contracts at the close of business on August 30.
Component Change Made To Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index

Date 30/08/2005

Dow Jones Indexes today announced a component change in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index.

Travis Larson And Ben Veghte To Join Securities Industry Association In Corporate Communications

Date 29/08/2005

The Securities Industry Association (SIA) announced today the hiring of two new employees in the Corporate Communications Department. Travis Larson has been named the new Vice President, Corporate Communications and Ben Veghte has been appointed to the position of Coordinator, Corporate Communications. Both will be based at SIA’s Washington, DC office.
Tokyo Stock Exchange FFW (Free-Float Weight) Of Constituents In Provisional TOPIX

Date 29/08/2005

Free-Float Weight (FFW) is a weight of listed shares deemed to be available for trading in the market. FFW is determined and calculated by TSE for each listed company for use in index calculation. FFW figures range from 0.00 to 1.00@and the split-point is 0.01. FFW of company A may be different from that of company B. FFW is reviewed once a year in order to reflect the latest distribution of share ownership. The timing o
Statement Of Donald Nicolaisen, SEC Chief Accountant, Regarding KPMG LLP Agreement With The U.S. Department Of Justice

Date 29/08/2005

Donald T. Nicolaisen, Chief Accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission, today made the following statement regarding the KPMG LLP agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice: "Earlier today the U. S. Department of Justice announced that they have entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with KPMG LLP that addresses issues stemming from past services provided by KPMG's tax practice. KPMG has represented that it has stopped providing the types of tax
SGX's Annual General Meeting For FY2005

Date 29/08/2005

The Singapore Exchange will be holding its AGM on 22 Sep 2005. Shareholders are able to post their questions online at http://esite.sgx.com/questionnaire prior the event. The deadline for posting of questions is 19 Sep 2005.
SEC: Visiting Academic Scholars Named By The Office Of Economic Analysis

Date 29/08/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Economic Analysis today announced the appointment of Dr. Hong Yan as a Visiting Academic Scholar for a one-year term. Simultaneously, OEA announced the appointment of Dr. Allan Zebedee as an Economic Fellow for a two-year term. Yan is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance in the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, while Zebedee is currently an Assistant Professor of Finance at San Diego State University.