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Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services: Governance And Accountability In Financial Services - Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee Of European Parliament, Brussels, 1st February 2005

Date 02/02/2005

Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of European ParliamentBrussels, 1st February 2005 Introduction, principles and work programme Madame la Présidente, Honourable Members, I am delighted to meet you all again for the first time since my confirmation hearing last year. Although in office for only 2 months, I have been very impressed by the work done by your committee. I look forward to building a close and co-operative worki
CBOT Fed Funds January Settlement

Date 02/02/2005

The CBOT 30-Day Fed Fund futures contract for January 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 97.721, signifying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 2.279 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOE Futures Exchange Volume Reaches Milestone - Surpasses 100,000 Contract Benchmark

Date 02/02/2005

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that at the end of trading yesterday, total trading volume since the inception of the exchange reached 100,096 contracts traded, surpassing the 100,000 contract benchmark. CFE was launched on March 26, 2004.
2004 Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Report On Information Published By Public Securities Issuers On Corporate Governance And Internal Control Procedures

Date 02/02/2005

Click here to download the 2004 AMF report on information published by public securities issuers on corporate governance and internal control procedures.
Nymex Announces Margin Credit For Gold Futures Against iSHARES® COMEX® Gold Trust Spreads

Date 02/02/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will offer a unilateral margin credit beginning at the close of business tomorrow to market participants who hold positions on the COMEX Division gold futures contract against holdings of the iShares® COMEX® Gold Trust, an exchange traded fund that trades on the American Stock Exchange. The credit, which is 90% of the outright margin, will be granted in the ratio of one COMEX Division gold futures contract to 1,000 iShares COMEX Gold Trust shares.

Wiener Börse: Spectacular Launch Of Roadshows 2005 In London

Date 01/02/2005

This year's roadshow starts this week on Thursday, 3 February 2005 with a spectacular kick-off event in London. Nine listed companies will take part in the investor conference organized jointly by Erste Bank, UBS Investment Bank and Wiener Börse: Andritz, Erste Bank, EVN, Flughafen Wien, Mayr Melnhof, OMV, Palfinger, RHI and voestalpine. The response of investors in London to this event originally designed as a pure one-on-one affair is overwhelming. Almost 50 investors have arranged talks and
Trading Volumes On The Spanish Exchange Hit A New Record - Trading On AIAF And Latibex Also Hit New Records

Date 01/02/2005

In January trading in equities on the Spanish market through SIBE reached € 75.58 bn, 24.5% up on the same month in 2004.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Business & Financial Information

Date 01/02/2005

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The Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) Implements GL SETTLE Back Office Solutions To Handle Its Post Execution Operations

Date 01/02/2005

GL SETTLE announced that the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) has been successfully using GL RIMS, the back office securities settlement system from GL SETTLE. The system is being used to handle electronic trade confirmation and messaging via SWIFT for various instruments.
The FTSE 250 Index Scales New Heights

Date 01/02/2005

The FTSE 250 index, the definitive measure of the UK mid cap market, closed at its highest ever level since its launch in October 1992. The market benchmark index finished at 7225.4 at the UK market close today.