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Statement Of George U. “Gus” Sauter Chief Investment Officer And Managing Director The Vanguard Group Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Oversight Hearing On “Regulation NMS And Recent Market Developments” May 18, 2005

Date 18/05/2005

Click here to download the statement of George U. “Gus” Sauter Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director The Vanguard Group before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Oversight Hearing on “Regulation NMS and Recent Market Developments” May 18, 2005 Washington, D.C.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 18/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, May 18, 2005: Western Lakota Energy Services Inc. (TSXVN:WLE) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol.
Shareholders Of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Elect Six To Its Board Of Governors

Date 18/05/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today the re-election of five of its board of governors and the election of one new member. The positions were filled at the PHLX’s annual stockholders meeting held yesterday, each for a three-year term. Eight-two percent of the outstanding shares were represented in the balloting.
Securities Industry Association Outlines Views On SRO Reform, Reg NMS For Senate Banking Committee - Offers Plan For Improving Self-Regulation, While Keeping Benefits Of Current System; Suggests ‘Refinements’ For SEC’s Market-Structure Changes

Date 18/05/2005

In testimony today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for its hearing on “Regulation NMS and Recent Market Developments,” Securities Industry Association President Marc E. Lackritz said that it was particularly important for the Securities and Exchange Commission to move forward with changes to the structure of industry self-regulation in light of the proposed mergers involving major exchanges and markets. He also praised the SEC for addressing market-structure r
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager Hilary Shane With Insider Trading And Unregistered Sales Of Securities In Connection With “PIPE” Offering - Shane Agrees To Pay Over $1 Million To Settle Charges

Date 18/05/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has filed a complaint against Hilary L. Shane in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that Shane committed insider trading and registration violations by short selling securities of CompuDyne Corporation prior to the public announcement of a private investment in public equity (PIPE) offering and prior to the effective date of the resale registration statement for the PIPE shares. Without ad

Sandy Frucher, Chairman And CEO Of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Appears On Bloomberg Television At 3:45 P.M.

Date 18/05/2005

Sandy Frucher, Chairman and CEO of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange was interviewed on Bloomberg television at 3:45 p.m. He spoke about Regulation NMS after his earlier appearance before the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
S&P Publishes Transition Plan For Including Income Trusts In The S&P/TSX Composite Index - Income Trusts And REITs Established In Canada, As Well As Limited Partnerships Formed In Canada, Are Eligible For Inclusion In The S&P/TSX Composite

Date 18/05/2005

Standard & Poor's, the world's leading provider of independent investment research, ratings and indices, announced today the outline for including Income Trusts in the S&P/TSX Composite Index, Canada's premier equity index.
RTS Stock Exchange Nominated In Three Categories In Annual NAUFOR "Securities Market Elite" Contest

Date 18/05/2005

On May 17 th , 2005, the National Association of Professional Market Participants (NAUFOR) held the awards ceremony for the winners of its 5 th annual "Securities Market Elite" contest.
Nymex Announces Procedures For The Transition Of The e-miNY Futures Contracts To NYMEX ClearPort<SUP>sm</SUP>

Date 18/05/2005

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will transition its e-miNYsm crude oil and natural gas futures contracts to NYMEX ClearPortsm from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange GLOBEX® system on June 20. After the transition, the contracts will be referred to as the NYMEX miNYsm contracts. The transition and listing of the July and August contracts is explained below.
Nymex Announces Position Accountability Levels, And Reporting Requirements For Four New Freight Swap Futures Contracts

Date 18/05/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced the position accountability levels and reporting requirements for its four new freight swap futures contracts which begin trading on May 23.