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Ángel Torre González, New Chairman Of Sociedad De Bolsas

Date 23/05/2005

On 18 May, the Board of Directors of Sociedad de Bolsas appointed during its General Meeting, Ángel Torre González – Chairman of Bolsa de Valencia – new Chairman of Sociedad de Bolsas, thus replacing José Luis Damborenea, of Bolsa de Bilbao.
UK’s Financial Services Authority: Cost Of Regulation Study Gathers Pace

Date 20/05/2005

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has stepped up its ground-breaking study to measure the real costs of financial regulation with the appointment of Deloitte to carry out research among regulated firms. The study is being conducted in partnership with the independent Financial Services Practitioner Panel.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Creates New Accounting And Auditing Sector Team

Date 20/05/2005

The FSA has created a new accounting and auditing sector team to co-ordinate work across the FSA that involves accountancy issues. The new sector team will be led by Kari Hale, Director of Finance, Strategy and Risk, and formerly sector leader for banking. Thomas Huertas, Director of Wholesale Firms, will take over leadership of the banking sector.
TSX Datalinx To Provide Market Data Distribution Services For BlockBook(TM) - Blockbook To Connect To Linxpointone(TM), One Of Canada’s Premier Data Distribution Products

Date 20/05/2005

TSX Datalinx, a division of TSX Inc., today announced that it has reached an agreement with Markets Inc. to distribute its BlockBookTM trade data. BlockBook will connect to LinxPointOne™, TSX Datalinx’s data distribution product which leverages reliability and global distribution reach to provide real time market data to customers in Canada and internationally via one point of contact.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 20/05/2005

Click here to download the Tokyo Stock Exchange monthly short selling report for April 2005.

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 27 May 2005

Date 20/05/2005

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 27 May 2005, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Notice Of Change In Contract Specifications (Crude Oil, Contract Unit)

Date 20/05/2005

The Contract Unit for Crude Oil Futures (applicable after Nov 2005 Contract, which shall be launched on June 2nd, 2005) has been changed from 100kl to 50kl.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On Six Standard And Poor’s Select Sector Depository Receipts (SPDRs) On Monday, May 23

Date 20/05/2005

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin trading options on six Standard and Poor’s Select Sector Depository Receipts (SPDRs) on Monday, May 23.
Speech By SEC Chairman: Remarks Before The The Council On Foreign Relations Followed By A Discussion With Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin And Questions From The Audience The Council On Foreign Relations

Date 20/05/2005

New York, NY May 19, 2005 Thanks, Bob, for that introduction, and thanks to the Council on Foreign Relations for inviting me to speak. I've been a member of the CFR for many years and have great respect for the work of this organization. And I appreciate having this opportunity to be with you this evening to discuss some of the issues facing our financial markets. Before I proceed, our ethics rules require that I tell you that the views I express here are my own an
SIA Market Structure Conference - Luncheon Speech By Robert Glauber NASD Chairman And CEO

Date 20/05/2005

Good afternoon. We at NASD are often invited to speak at SIA events and we're always happy to accept. While we don't always agree on everything, our two organizations enjoy a cordial and constructive relationship and investors are quite well-served by that.