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Date 03/06/2004

Deutsche Börse: 16 Percent Rise In Equities Turnover In May - 245 Billion Euros In Overall Turnover On The German Stock Exchanges

The equities turnover has risen significantly in May: The order-book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that a total of 76.7 billion euros in equities volume was traded on the German stock exchanges - 16 percent higher than the year before. Of this total, 70.9 billion euros was traded in German equities, and 5.8 billion euros in foreign equities.
Date 03/06/2004

Copenhagen Stock Exchange Admits Large Corporate Loan For Listing

Tomorrow, the Copenhagen Stock Exchange will admit a DKK 2 billion corporate loan for listing for Carlsberg. The interest shown by Danish institutional investors and banks has been so significant that Carlsberg has been able to double the amount in issue from the planned DKK 1 billion to DKK 2 billion.
Date 03/06/2004

Committee Of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), Committee Of European Insurance And Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) And Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) Welcome The Political Agreement On The Directive Establishing A New Str

The Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) welcome the political agreement reached by the Council on 11 May on the Directive proposal on a new structure for EU committees on financial services. This agreement follows the European Parliament’s approval (with amendments) of the Directive at the end of March and the Commission’s acceptance of the E
Date 03/06/2004

8th European Financial Markets Convention: Opening Address By Massimo Capuano, President Of FESE And President And CEO Of Borsa Italiana

Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. On behalf of FESE, good morning and welcome to the Federation’s 8th Annual Convention and to the city of Frankfurt. Thank you for being here with us for this recognised forum for European and global discussion of capital market issues.
Date 03/06/2004

8th European Financial Markets Convention: Combining Dedication To Customers With Shareholder Value By Klaus Zumwinkel, CEO, Deutsche Post AG

Please click here to view a speech by Klaus Zumwinkel Chairman and CEO Deutsche Post World Net on the occasion of the 8th European Financial Markets Convention of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges 2 June 2004, Frankfurt - "Combining dedication to customers with shareholder value."

Date 02/06/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Crop Year-To-Date Volumes Ahead Of Year Ago Levels

At the end of May 2004, total volume of trade on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. for the 2003/04 crop year was 5.9% higher than the 2002/03 crop year level reached a year ago. A total of 1,718,146 futures contracts and 35,629 options contracts have been traded on WCE since August 1, 2003.
Date 02/06/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Futures Prices Dropped Sharply During May

Canola futures prices dropped sharply in very volatile trade during the month of May. The July futures contract closed at $363.80 per metric tonne on May 31 after trading as high as $448.30 as recently as April 4, 2004. The sharp canola price decline was part of a dramatic sell-off in the overall oilseeds complex, as the CBOT soybean futures have also seen tremendous selling since early spring. Reasons for the major price shift in soybean and canola futures included large commodity fund l
Date 02/06/2004

UK’s Financial Services Authority fines Leopold Joseph & Sons Limited For Systems And Controls Failings

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Leopold Joseph & Sons Limited (LJSL) £85,000 for serious failings in its system for monitoring adherence to credit limits. The weakness was first identified in 1999.
Date 02/06/2004

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 Wednesday, June 2, 2004: Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSXVN:AZD) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “AZD” at the open on Friday, June 4, 2004.
Date 02/06/2004

SEC Votes To Propose Provisions Implementing Gramm-Leach-Bliley Bank Broker Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish for comment proposed Regulation B. This new regulation is designed to implement provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 that delineate the securities activities banks may engage in without registering as brokers under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.