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Copenhagen Stock Exchange : The Work With An Alternative Marketplace For Smaller Companies Continues

Date 11/05/2005

The work with establishing an alternative marketplace for smaller companies with a market capitalization of up to DKK 400-500 million under the auspices of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange continues, and an alternative marketplace is expected to open by the end of this year. This is evident after the preliminary public consultation round has indicated a clear positive interest in such a marketplace.
Computershare Markets Technology And Cicada Announce Marketing Alliance

Date 11/05/2005

Computershare Markets Technology and Cicada today announced the signing of an agreement to jointly market each others' products to the world's leading stock and derivatives exchanges and OTC market providers.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Publishes A Consultation Paper On Recommendations On The Use Of Alternative Performance Measures To Ensure Best Practice By Companies In The Information Prepared For Investors

Date 11/05/2005

This Consultation Paper is accompanied by a Press Release.
China Fire Safety Enterprise Group Holdings Limited Shares Increase In The S&P/HKEx GEM Index

Date 11/05/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/HKEx GEM Index effective after the close of trading Friday, May 13, 2005: China Fire Safety Enterprise Group Holdings Limited (Hong Kong, SEDOL: 6548076, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20106020), a member of the S&P/HKEx GEM Index, shares will increase by 356,000,000 to 2,376,000,000. The new shares are issued to United Technologies Far East Limited to satisfy the first tranche of a subscription agreement announced on Feb
Bursa Malaysia Depository: Improved Efficiency In Depository Operations Through eRAPID

Date 11/05/2005

Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd will launch eRAPID, a web-based solution which will facilitate electronic transmission of Record of Depositors (RODs) and Central Depository System (CDS) Circulars. eRAPID, which will improve turnaround time for dissemination of RODs and enhance overall efficiency of Depository operations has received approval from the Securities Commission (SC) and will be launched later this month.

Bovespa Monthly Bulletin April 2005

Date 11/05/2005

Click here to download the Bovespa April 2005 monthly bulletin.
Archipelago Holdings Releases April 2005 Transaction Volume Data

Date 11/05/2005

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX) today announced its April 2005 market transaction volume data for the Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx(R)). Specifically, in NYSE- listed equity securities, ArcaEx's total trading market share was 3.2% in April 2005, up from 1.7% in April 2004 and up from 2.7% in March 2005.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Stats Bulletin For April

Date 10/05/2005

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Wiener Börse Reports All-time Highs In Trading Volumes

Date 10/05/2005

At a total trading volume of EUR 5.8bn in April 2005, Wiener Börse attained the highest trading volume of all times by far in the equity market. By way of comparison: In the preceding month of March, the record (to date) in trading volumes on the equity market, which contains a total of 110 stocks from the segments prime market, standard market continuous and standard market auction was EUR 5.4bn, while in April 2004, the trading volume was nearly half of this amount at EUR 2.97bn. At a total
UK’s Financial Services Authority: Courtover Investment Management Ltd Fined £20,000 For Approving Misleading Financial Promotion

Date 10/05/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Courtover Investment Management Ltd for approving a misleading financial promotion for the issue of unlisted shares in a separate property investment company, Overseas Property Investments plc. As is required by FSA rules, Overseas Property Investments plc (which is neither regulated by the FSA nor required to be so) sought approval of the promotion from a regulated firm, in this case Courtover Investment Management Ltd, before issuing it.