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Date 23/12/2003

Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - Christmas & New Year Holidays

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) would like to announce that the offices of the KLSE Group will be closed in conjunction with Christmas Day and New Year's Day as follows : Christmas Day The Exchange will be closed on Thursday, 25 December 2003 and will resume operations on Friday, 26 December 2003.
Date 23/12/2003

CBOT® U.S. Treasury Futures Become Eligible For Exchange-For-Swap Transactions Jan. 2

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that on January 2, 2004, CBOT U.S.Treasury futures will become eligible for exchange-for-swap (EFS) transactions, allowing market participants to exchange over-the-counter interest rate swap agreements for CBOT U.S. Treasury Bond and U.S. Treasury Note futures contracts.
Date 23/12/2003

APX UK Is To Acquire The Business Activities Of UKPX, A Part Of OMHEX

Yesterday, APX and OMHEX signed an agreement that APX will acquire the business activities of UKPX. The closing of the acquisition is anticipated in mid-2004 once certain operational and regulatory matters have been settled, and subject to the London-based Financial Services Authority not having objected to the transfer.
Date 23/12/2003

A Statement From NASDAQ - Not Merging With NYSE

The unverified story based on rumors and speculation regarding a NASDAQ & NYSE merger as reported in the December 23rd edition of The Wall Street Journal is incorrect and has no basis in fact.
Date 23/12/2003

2003 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Please click here to view the 2003 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes.

Date 22/12/2003

UK's Financial Services Authority Bans Insurance Cover For Regulatory Fines

Regulated firms and individuals will not be able to use insurance to pay FSA fines under new rules approved yesterday. This change, which comes into effect from 1 January 2004, is intended to ensure that anyone who is fined must pay the fine themselves rather than claim it against insurance.
Date 22/12/2003

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of December 22, 2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Date 22/12/2003

Tietoenator Acquires Energy Business Operation From OMHEX

TietoEnator has acquired the energy business operation of Retail System, an OMHEX business unit. The acquisition gives TietoEnator access to a Customer Information System (CIS) adapted for the energy sector, POMAX Customer. It also means that about 45 employees will be transferred to TietoEnator in Norway and Sweden. The agreement becomes effective from February 1, 2004.
Date 22/12/2003

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 22, 2003: The trading symbol of Banro Corporation (TSXVN:YBE) will change to BNR. There is no change in the company's name and CUSIP number.
Date 22/12/2003

SEC Announces Agreement With Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce And Two Executives To Settle Charges Of Aiding And Abetting Enron Accounting Fraud - CIBC To Pay $80 Million, Executives To Pay More Than $600,000, To Compensate Fraud Victims

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted a settled enforcement proceeding against one of North America's largest financial institutions, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), for CIBC's role in Enron Corp.'s manipulation of its financial statements. The SEC also sued three of CIBC's executives, two of whom are settling. The Commission's complaint charges CIBC and the three executives with having helped Enron to mislead its investors through a series of complex structured fina