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New York Mercantile Exchange And Budapest Stock Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 19/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and the Budapest Stock Exchange and the Budapest Commodity Exchange announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of cooperation that could mutually benefit the exchanges.
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) Launches Futures Trade In Arabica Coffee And Robusta Coffee

Date 19/04/2005

NCDEX had added another product to its list of futures contracts with the launch of Arabica and Robusta Coffee futures contracts today. The contracts were launched from NCDEX in Mumbai amid various players of the coffee value chain.
NASD: View Remarks By Elisse B. Walter, Executive Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Programs, From The Independent Directors Council Directors Workshop On April 7, 2005

Date 19/04/2005

Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. With so much attention focused on mutual funds and the role of fund directors -- and with so much happening in the regulatory environment - this is a particularly opportune time for me to both learn from you and explain what we at NASD are doing.
Mr. Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Affairs - The Euro, Financial Market Integration And Structural Reform In Europe, St. Regis Hotel, New York, 19 April 2005

Date 19/04/2005

Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to open this conference on the euro and the evolution of Europe’s financial market. In the past, one might have been forgiven for asking why we have gathered in New York – the pre-eminent US financial centre – to discuss developments several thousand miles away. Today, this is not surprising at all. We live in an increasingly globalised environment. And, nowhere is this more evident than in the inte
Listed Exchanges Sector Continues To Outstrip The Market - Growth In Specialist Index Confirms Stock Market Success Of Newly Floated Exchanges

Date 19/04/2005

Latest figures have confirmed the remarkable stock market performance of those exchanges which have chosen to practice what they preach by floating their shares.

KPMG Pays $22 Million To Settle SEC Litigation Relating To Xerox Audits

Date 19/04/2005

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that KPMG LLP has agreed to settle the SEC's charges against it in connection with the audits of Xerox Corp. from 1997 through 2000. As part of the settlement, KPMG consented to the entry of a final judgment in the SEC's civil litigation against it pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The final judgment, which is subject to approval by the Honorable Denise L. Cote, orders KPMG to pay disgorgement of $9,80
Investable Weight Factor For Banca Antonveneta In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 19/04/2005

Following the most recent acquisition of Banca Antonveneta’s ordinary shares (Italy, ISIN IT0003270102, a member of the S&P/MIB index) by Banca Popolare di Lodi SCRL, which has increased its holding to 22.951% of the total shares outstanding, the total net change in the IWF (Investable Weight Factor) for Banca Antonveneta is now less than 5% and therefore Standard & Poor’s will not make the change announced on 15th April, due to be effective at the close of trading of Wednesday, April 20 2005. T
Euronext.liffe Buys CScreen To Offer First Straight Through Processing Service For The Wholesale Equity Derivatives Market

Date 19/04/2005

Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, announced today that it has bought CScreen Ltd., the provider of CScreen, a leading pre-trade price discovery platform for wholesale equity derivatives, from Cinnober Financial Technology AB.
Eurex Launches Three New Dutch Equity Options - Equity Options On P&O Nedlloyd, Vedior And Versatel Tradable On Eurex From May 2 - Eurex Further Expands Market Position In Trading With European Share Options

Date 19/04/2005

The international derivatives market Eurex is set to launch options on the Dutch equities Royal P&O Nedlloyd N.V., Vedior N.V. and Versatel Telecom International N.V. on May 2. The three companies have recently been included in the Dutch equity index AEX. This move enables the world’s largest derivatives market to offer options on 26 Dutch equities including comprehensive coverage of the AEX index.
Dubai International Financial Centre Director General Is Keynote Speaker At The 8th Middle East Insurance Seminar

Date 19/04/2005

Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Director General, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFCA) gave the opening address at the 8th Middle East Insurance Seminar which took place in Dubai on 19th April in which he addressed around 400 senior delegates attending the first day of the event.