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Oslo Børs Holding ASA - 2nd Quarter 2005

Date 18/07/2005

Oslo Børs Holding ASA recorded post-tax profit of NOK 30.8 (16.5) million for the second quarter. Shares and primary capital certificates worth NOK 309 (172) billion changed hands in the second quarter, representing a slight reduction from the first quarter. Transactions in the equity market totalled 1,165,283 (648,355), which is the highest-ever number of transactions for a quarter.
NZFOX Share Options To List On August 23

Date 18/07/2005

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is pleased to announce the market debut of NZFOX share options on August 23, 2005. Five share options will list on the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE), covering some of the NZX market's most liquid stocks. They are the NZFOX Carter Holt Harvey Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Contact Energy Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Fletcher Building Ltd Share Option, the NZFOX Telecom Corporation of NZ Ltd Share Option and the NZFOX The Warehouse Group Ltd Share Option.
NYSE Member Firms Report First-Quarter 2005 Results

Date 18/07/2005

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported first-quarter 2005 after-tax profits of $1.7 billion and revenues of $49.22 billion, compared to $3.30 billion in after-tax profits on revenues of $39.43 billion in first-quarter 2004.
MTSNext Launches EuroMTS Covered Bond Indices

Date 18/07/2005

MTSNext today announces the launch of the EuroMTS Covered Bond Indices (EMTXc), the first real-time indices for euro-denominated covered bonds from European Union issuers.
Markit, Dow Jones Indexes And FTSE Group Announce ICB Agreement To Provide Industry Classification Codes For Credit Markets

Date 18/07/2005

Markit Group Limited (“Markit”), the leading industry source for independent mark-to-market pricing, asset valuations, dividend forecasting and index services, today announced it is to adopt the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), a joint product of Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE Group (FTSE). ICB will be implemented for use within Markit’s entire range of entities, across all asset classes.

In The First Half Of 2005, The Volume Of Trade In The MICEX Group’s Markets Exceeded 350 Billion Dollars: 1.6-Fold Growth Over 2004

Date 18/07/2005

The MICEX Group has announced the results of its work in the first half of 2005. From 1 January till 30 June 2005, the total volume of trade in all markets of the MICEX Group amounted to 350.7 billion US dollars, 1.6 times more than in the same period of 2004.
Euronext Switches To “Industry Classification Benchmark” (ICB) And Announces Revised Classification Of Listed Companies

Date 18/07/2005

Euronext today published details of the stocks listed on its markets which are to be reclassified under the newly adopted “Industry Classification Benchmark” (ICB). This information appears in notice no.2005-2976 released today and available on www.euronext.com . ICB was launched in January 2005 by FTSE Group and Dow Jones Indexes, and will be effective on 2 January 2006 on Euronext markets in Amsterdam, B
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - The Commission’s Financial Services Policy 2005-2010 - Exchange Of Views On Financial Services Policy 2005-2010 Brussels, 18 July 2005

Date 18/07/2005

Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this Conference. I am delighted by the very strong attendance today to discuss our future European financial services policy. These subjects, as we all know, involve crucial policy decisions that will have a powerful influence on Europe’s economic future. On growth. On jobs. So we need your input. We want it. We want to get the future policy direction right. Both within the European Union. And to strengthen our global co
CBOE Seat Sells For An All-Time Record - Sale Of $755,000 On Monday, July 18 Is Up 153% On Year

Date 18/07/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that a seat, or membership, at CBOE was sold for an all-time record price of $755,000 on Monday, July 18, 2005, surpassing the previous CBOE all-time seat price record of $750,000 from March 11, 1998.
BItNotes n°14 - "The Evolution Of Initial Public Offerigs In Italy" - F.Dalle Vedove, G.Giudici, P.A. Randone - June 2005

Date 18/07/2005

In recent years, the IPO market in Italy has deeply changed, with respect to the %u2018rules of the game' and the characteristics of floating companies, both of which converged to the US practice. In this study we consider all IPOs of firms listed from 1985 to 2004 on the Italian Exchange, with the aim of analysing the evolution of four patterns: (i) the players involved, (ii) the complexity of clauses reported in the offering prospectus, (iii) the setting of the IPO price, (iv) the initial and