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Archipelago Statement On Nasdaq (QQQ) Litigation

Date 16/09/2004

Yesterday, Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York issued an order granting Archipelago's motion to dismiss the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.'s common-law claims and ruled that ArcaEx has the right to facilitate trading of the Nasdaq-100 Tracking stock, QQQ; and, that Nasdaq had no rights in the QQQ that would permit Nasdaq to restrict trading by ArcaEx through imposing a licensing regime. In the order, Judge Cote denied Archipelago's motion to dismiss Nasdaq's claims against Archipel
Warsaw Exchange Announces The Quarterly Revision Of WIG, WIG-PL And WIRR Indices

Date 15/09/2004

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces that after close of business on September 17, 2004, there will be a quarterly revision concerning WIG, WIG-PL and WIRR indices.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: ‘Thailand Focus 2004’ Has Already Received An Overwhelmingly Enthusiastic Response From Global Investors, And Is Ready For Its Start On Sept.20

Date 15/09/2004

The Chairman of The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Mr. Vijit Supinit, happily expressed the SET’s readiness for hosting “Thailand Focus 2004”. The Conference will be held on September 20 – 23, 2004, at the Fours Season Hotel, Rajadamri Road. Over 350 managers of leading international funds, who collectively have over THB 53 trillion worth of funds under their management have already accepted to participate in the event. The combined funds managed by these confirmed participants represent more than
Standard & Poor’s Announces Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P ADR Indices

Date 15/09/2004

As part of the S&P Global 1200 IWF and share rebalancing, Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the IWFs and number of ADRs used for the purposes of calculating the S&P ADR Indices. The changes will be effective at the close of business on Friday, September 17, 2004. The attached Excel spreadsheet contains additional details about the changes:
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 15/09/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P Japan MidCap 100 and S&P Japan 500 Indices: Sega Corp. (Japan, SEDOL: 6791955, GICS: Information Technology, GICS Code: 45103030) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, will be replaced by Sega Sammy Holdings Inc (Japan, SEDOL: B02RK08, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25202010), after the market close of Thursday, September 30th, 2004. Sega Corp shares will be delisted from

SIA Letter Shows Concerns With CA Outsourcing Legislation, Encourages Veto For AB 1829

Date 15/09/2004

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SEC Charges Pimco Entities With Failing To Disclose Their Use Of Directed Brokerage To Pay For Shelf Space At Brokerage Firms - The Entities Pay Over $11.6 Million To Settle SEC Action

Date 15/09/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today a settled enforcement action against the investment adviser, sub-adviser, and principal underwriter and distributor for the PIMCO Funds Multi-Manager Series funds (the PIMCO MMS Funds). The suit charges the entities with failing to disclose to the PIMCO MMS Funds' Board of Trustees and shareholders material facts and conflicts of interest that arose from their use of directed brokerage on the PIMCO MMS Funds' portfolio transactions to pay fo
SEC Brings Settled Enforcement Action Against Mutual Fund Management Company And Its President For Illegal Performance Fees - Bridgeway Capital Management Agrees To Pay More Than $5 Million In Penalties And Disgorgement; Mutual Fund Shareholders To Be Rei

Date 15/09/2004

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it had instituted settled enforcement proceedings against Bridgeway Capital Management (Bridgeway), and its president, John Noland Ryan Montgomery, in connection with more than $4.4 million in illegal performance-based fees that Bridgeway charged to three of its mutual funds. The settlement requires that Bridgeway reimburse the affected fund shareholders $4,407,700, plus prejudgment interest of $458,764, and that Bridgeway and Mont
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market Posts New Total Turnover Record

Date 15/09/2004

On Tuesday, September 14th, 2004, Order-Driven Market has posted the all-time record of 9, 074 billion rubles in total turnover. 6 417 transactions were executed, 237,3 million shared changed hands.
Record Volume Day For SFE SPI 200<SUP>™</SUP> Futures

Date 15/09/2004

Sydney Futures Exchange experienced the largest transaction volume on record yesterday for the SFE SPI 200™ Futures contract. Traded volume for the day was 140,055, breaking the previous record of 134,826 set on 15 June 2004. The notional value of the day's trading activity was AUD12.7 billion.