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CanDeal Deals $10 Billion Month

Date 01/12/2004

CanDeal, Canada’s leader in online debt securities trading, today announced that it achieved record trading volume for the month of November. Over $10 Billion in debt securities were traded on the CanDeal network, up 43% from the same period last year. Over $130 Billion in fixed income securities have been traded by Institutional Investors on the platform. In November, bond trading accounted for 70% of total trading while money market securities made up the remainder.
Bursa Securities Reviews PN4 And PN10 Framework To Enhance Quality Of Companies Listed On Bursa Securities

Date 01/12/2004

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has reviewed the framework for Practice Note No 4/2001 (“PN4”) and Practice Note No 10/2001 (“PN10”) by amending the Listing Requirements (“LR”) and Practice Notes (“said Amendments”). The said Amendments are a key effort by Bursa Securities to further improve and strengthen the quality of companies listed on the exchange. They are aimed at expediting the time taken by listed companies with unsatisfactory financial condition and level of oper
BME: Trading Volumes In Corporate Debt Trading Hit Record Highs, Reaching € 60.872 BN - Accumulated Share Trading Volume Up To November Exceeded By 19% That Posted All Through 2003.

Date 01/12/2004

In November trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 56.50 bn, 44% up on the same month last year.
Agreement Signed Regarding The Combination Of Copenhagen Stock Exchange And OMX

Date 01/12/2004

OMX AB (publ) (“OMX”) and Copenhagen Stock Exchange A/S (“CSE”) have today signed a Combination Agreement regarding the combination of OMX and CSE, as agreed in the Letter of Intent that was signed and communicated in a press release dated November 15, 2004.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Announces New Participants

Date 30/11/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) announced the approval of nine U.S. firms as Direct Access Participants on the Exchange to be effective at the beginning of electronic trading on December 20, 2004.

Wiener Börse Live: New Features On December 6, 2004

Date 30/11/2004

Wiener Börse AG will extend the real-time data service on December 6, 2004 with the following features:
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Changes To The PHLX Semiconductor SectorSMIndex (SOXSM) Starting December 3

Date 30/11/2004

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today changes to the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) effective before the open of business on Friday, Dec. 3, 2004. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (FSL), Infineon Technologies AG (IFX), and Marvel Technology Group (MRVL) will be added while Motorola, Inc. (MOT) and LSI Logic Corp. (LSI) will be deleted.
SEC: American International Group, Inc. Agrees To Pay $126 Million To Settle Fraud Charges Arising Out Of Its Offer And Sale Of An Earnings Management Product - Settlement Also Calls For The Appointment Of An Independent Consultant To Examine AIG Transact

Date 30/11/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the filing and settlement of charges against American International Group, Inc. (AIG) arising out of AIG’s offer and sale of an earnings management product. In settling the Commission’s action and related, criminal charges by the Department of Justice, AIG has agreed to pay a total of $126 million, consisting of a penalty of $80 million, and disgorgement and prejudgment interest of $46 million.
SEC To Consider Publication Of Revisions To Proposed Regulation NMS

Date 30/11/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today released the following statement by a SEC spokesperson:
SEC Postpones Filing Date For Internal Control Reports For Some Accelerated Filers

Date 30/11/2004

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an exemptive order to grant certain accelerated filers up to an additional 45 days to include in their annual reports management’s report on internal control over financial reporting and the related auditor’s report on management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting. Both internal control reports are required under Commission rules implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. All other information requir