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Management Change At SWX London Office

Date 07/06/2000

SWX Swiss Exchange announces that Christian Bebié has taken over as head of the SWX representative office in London.
LME Dinner Speaker: Sir Robert Wilson, Executive Chairman Of Rio Tinto

Date 07/06/2000

The LME is pleased to announce that theirr guest speaker for this year's LME dinner at Le Meridien Grosvenor House on 10 October 2000, will be Sir Robert Wilson, Executive Chairman of Rio Tinto.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Expands Stockbroking Network

Date 07/06/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) expands its network of stockbroking companies with the admission of Borneo Securities Sdn Bhd (Borneo Securities) as a member company of the Exchange.
ISDEX® Internet Stock Index Stock Change Delayed

Date 07/06/2000

The Kansas City Board of Trade announced yesterday a change to the ISDEX® index of Internet stocks which was anticipated to be effective after the market close today. However, the change has been temporarily delayed until the official merger date and details are released.
Icelandic Stock Exchange - Authorized Dealers In Government Bonds

Date 07/06/2000

This morning an agreement was signed between the National Debt Management Agency (NDMA) and four financial institutions on market making in Government Bonds.
Deutsche Börse: Issuers' Reservations Are Unfounded - Issuers Are The Ones Who Decide Whether To List In New Market For Blue Chips - DAX Will Be Retained

Date 07/06/2000

Deutsche Börse described the reservations voiced by BASF Executive Board member Kley regarding the consequences for German issuers as a result of the Deutsche Börse-London Stock Exchange merger as unfounded.
Amsterdam Exchanges' Stock Market Experiences Heavy Trading In May

Date 07/06/2000

High levels of trading were seen at Amsterdam Exchanges' stock market again in May. As in April, the largest increase was recorded at EURO.NM Amsterdam, the segment for innovative, rapidly-growing companies. Turnover in May was up 442.2% compared with the same month last year, and during the first five months of the new millennium turnover within this segment more than quadrupled compared with the same period in 1999. The number of transactions concluded in the EURO.NM Amsterdam segment als
10 Leading Equities Exchanges Jointly Announce Global Equity Market Partnership Talks

Date 07/06/2000

The New York Stock Exchange is participating in multilateral discussions to explore the feasibility of a Global Equity Market (GEM) with the Australian Stock Exchange, Euronext (Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris), the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, the Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Toronto Stock Exchange.
LIFFE To List FTSE techMARK 100 Index Future

Date 07/06/2000

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) today announced that it will launch a futures contract based on the FTSE techMARK 100 index from Tuesday 27 June 2000.
Three New Entrants Expected To Join The FTSE 100 Following Quarterly Review

Date 06/06/2000

Three companies are expected to join the FTSE 100, the leading index of UK stocks, on Wednesday 7 June.