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Date 22/01/2003

SEC Adopts Measures To Certify Management Investment Company Shareholder Reports

The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved the adoption of rule and form amendments that implement the certification requirement of Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with respect to registered management investment companies. The amendments will require mutual funds and other registered management investment companies to file shareholder reports on Form N-CSR and will require each registered management investment company's principal executive and financial officers to cert
Date 22/01/2003

RTS Order-Driven Market: Weekly Data January 13th-January 17th

For the week of January 13th, securities traded on the Order-driven market 5 126 times. Daily average turnover increased by 88% to 26 million shares, (or 43% to 190 million rubles), compared with 190 million rubles and 14 million shares for the previous period, from December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003. Total market turnover equaled 132 million shares, or 1 361 million rubles.
Date 22/01/2003

RTS Desktop - New Online Market Data Delivery System

The RTS Stock Exchange is pleased to announce a new product- RTS Desktop system. RTS Desktop is a program that delivers online market data directly to a user's screen, without using an Internet browser.
Date 22/01/2003

RTS Clearing Center And RTS Settlement Chamber Change Their Fees As Of February 1st, 2003

In accordance with the RTS Board of Directors' decision made on December 16th, 2002, and the New Clearing Rules of the RTS Stock Exchange approved by Federal Commission on Securities Market on January 15th, 2003, the new clearing and settlement fees take effect on February 1st, 2003.
Date 22/01/2003

RTS Classic Market: Weekly Data January 13th-January 17th

For the week of January 13th, 2003, the RTS Index lost 0.43% and closed at 356.40. The RTS Technical Index closed down 0.53% at 391.40.

Date 22/01/2003

RTS Bonds: Weekly Data January 13th-January 17th

For the week of January 13th, total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, reached 29 million US dollars, down from 987 thousand US dollars for the period of December 30 th, 2002 - January 10th, 2003. The number of trades decreased from 9 to 6.
Date 22/01/2003

New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of January 15, 2003, reflecting transactions through January 10, 2003.
Date 22/01/2003

Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 22 January 2003

At its meeting today, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to uphold its previous decision to consolidate Orkla ASA and Nordstjernen Holding ASA in respect of the question of a mandatory offer for Elkem ASA. The Board also decided to transfer Blom ASA and Goodtech ASA from the Main List to the SMB List, and to transfer DOF ASA from the SMB List to the Main List.
Date 22/01/2003

Futures & Options on RTS: Weekly Data January 13th-January 17th

For the week of January 13th, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 565 thousand contracts, or 2 488 million rubles in underlying value. The number of trades reached 13 250 (from December 30th, 2002, to January 10th, 2003, 341 thousand contracts were traded, with 1 553 million in underlying value). Daily average trading volume gained 132% in contracts and 124% in rubles. Average daily activity increased by 83% and reached 2 650 thousand trades a
Date 22/01/2003

FERC, CFTC Announce Joint Conference On "Credit Issues In The Energy Markets: Clearing & Other Solutions."

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a joint technical conference on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, to explore, among a number of possible solutions, the feasibility of utilizing clearing to address, in a meaningful fashion, the credit issues that exist in today's energy markets.