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ABN AMRO To Install OM Technology's OneWorld Settlement System

Date 16/05/2000

ABN AMRO Asia Limited, a leader in Asian broking and corporate finance, and OM Technology, a leading provider of application software to the financial services industry, today announced that ABN AMRO Asia Limited will implement OM Technology's OneWorld Settlement system, placing the brokerage at the cutting edge of straight-through order-processing technology.
Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong April Market Statistics

Date 15/05/2000

Market turnover contracted in April with the daily turnover value dropping to HKD6,969 million on the 27th, the lowest for 2000.
Singapore Exchange To Liberalise All Commissions From October - Risk Control Measures Under Review

Date 15/05/2000

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that brokerage rates will be fully negotiable for all transactions on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST), including online trades, with effect from 1 October 2000.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange To Launch Technology Sector And Technology Index

Date 15/05/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is launching a technology sector and a corresponding technology index on Monday, 15 May 2000.
KCBT Changes Daily Price Limit Procedures For ISDEX Internet Stock Index Futures

Date 15/05/2000

Effective tomorrow, the Kansas City Board of Trade is changing daily price limit procedures for its ISDEX Internet stock index futures contract.
Eurex Launches Options And Futures On Nemax 50 - Expanded Product Line For Neuer Markt - Small Contract Size For Retail Market

Date 15/05/2000

Eurex, the European derivatives market, is launching options and futures on the Neuer Markt blue-chip index, the Nemax 50, on June 19, 2000. With these new products on the benchmark index for the fastest-growing cash market in Europe, Eurex is taking the high performance of Deutsche Börse's high-tech segment into account.
The Tax Authority Refunds Additional VAT to OM

Date 12/05/2000

In a press release dated 3 April 2000, OM provided information that stock market trading is exempted from VAT and that VAT paid during the period 1995-1998 will be refunded. The Tax Authority in Stockholm County has now decided that VAT will also be refunded in respect of the period 1 January 1999 to 29 February 2000. The refund will have a positive effect on profits of approximately SEK 40 million.
Speech By Chairman Of The Board Dr. Jörg Fischer To The AGM Of The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 12/05/2000

Ladies and gentlemen, two things are different today than they were at previous annual general meetings. For one, this is the first time that we are actually a general meeting of owners. Since last year, also non-Members have been granted admission to the SWX Swiss Exchange. In contrast to those participants, however, we - the association members gathered here today - are the enfranchised owners of the Exchange
Nymex Board Receives SEC Approval For Demutualization

Date 12/05/2000

The New York Mercantile Exchange received approval today from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its plan to convert the Exchange from a not-for-profit membership structure to a for-profit organization.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Announces Greater Transparency For Public Listed Companies' Internal Controls

Date 12/05/2000

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) yesterday announced the establishment of a Taskforce on Internal Controls responsible for the formulation and issuance of the guidance to assist public listed companies report the state of their internal controls in their annual reports.