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The New List Of The RTS Index Constituents Approved

Date 30/03/2004

At its last meeting, the RTS Information Committee reviewed the list of shares that are used to calculate the RTS Index and the RTS Technical Index.
Standard & Poor's Introduces S&P Europe-Registered Funds Index Series; Indices To Offer Representative Exposure To Active Fund Strategies

Date 30/03/2004

Standard & Poor's, a leading provider of independent investment research, indices, and ratings, announced today the launch of the S&P Europe-Registered Funds Indices (S&P ERFI), a series of three indices designed to represent actively managed mutual funds available to investors in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The S&P ERFI benchmark series is designed to be representative and investible, and covers the European Equity, U.S. Equity, and Global Fixed Income investment markets.
Standard & Poor's Announces GICS Changes To EMDB Sector

Date 30/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will revise the GICS sector classification for the index constituent listed here.
Snam Rete Gas SPA IWF Change In The S&P European Indices

Date 30/03/2004

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro Indices effective the close of trading Thursday, April 01, 2004: Snam Rete Gas SPA (Italy, SEDOL: 7251470, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55102010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, Investable Weight Factor will change from 0.4024 to 0.499. This is following the sale of ordinary shares by Eni, which has reduced its holding to 50.1% of shares outstanding.
Settlement Reached With Five Specialist Firms For Violating Federal Securities Laws And NYSE Regulations - Firms Will Pay More Than $240 Million In Penalties And Disgorgement

Date 30/03/2004

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange today announced the initiation and settlement of enforcement actions against five NYSE specialist firms. The firms will pay a total of $241,823,257 in penalties and disgorgement, consisting of $87,735,635 in civil money penalties and $154,087,622 in disgorgement, and implement steps to improve their compliance procedures and systems. The five settling specialist firms are: Bear Wagner Specialists LLC; Fleet Specialist,

RTS Expands Exchange Connectivity To The Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Date 30/03/2004

RTS Realtime Systems Group, one of the leading global Independent Software Vendors providing professional trading software for Locals, Market Makers, Proprietary Traders, Brokers and Institutionals, today announces the connection to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
OMHEX Selected As Strategic Partner For The National Stock Exchange And Central Securities Depository Of Lithuania

Date 30/03/2004

The Lithuanian State Property Fund has decided to select OMHEX as the buyer of 54.5 per cent of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) and 32 per cent of the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL) and invited OMHEX to start negotiations for the conclusion of the share purchase agreement. Together with previously acquired shares, OMHEX will own approximately 85 per cent of NSEL upon completion of the agreement, expected during Q2 2004.
London Metal Exchange Confirms Launch Of Plastics Contracts

Date 30/03/2004

The London Metal Exchange has set out its plans for further development of proposed contracts in plastics futures. The LME has today confirmed that it will launch futures contracts for both Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene by the end of 2004.
Investment Services: European Parliament Approval Of Proposed Directive Brings Integrated Capital Market Nearer

Date 30/03/2004

The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed Directive on Financial Instruments Markets, also known as the Investment Services Directive. The proposed Directive will give investment firms an effective "single passport", which would allow them to operate throughout the EU on the basis of authorisation in their home Member State. It will, for example, require all Member States to allow investment firms to process client orders outside regulated exchanges,
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/03/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 April 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table viewed by clicking here. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's no