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Jonathan Paret Named Securities Industry Association Director Of Public Policy

Date 18/10/2004

The Securities Industry Association today announced that effective November 1, Jonathan R. Paret, vice president and legislative counsel, will assume a new role as director of public policy. In this new role, he will be responsible for identifying developments and recommending strategic approaches in securities legislation and regulation.
IXIS Partners With Clearstream To Implement Vestima+ - Subsidiary Of Caisse d'Epargne Group Joins Growing Customer Base

Date 18/10/2004

IXIS announced today that it is reinforcing its commitment to the automation of the investment fund industry by implementing Clearstream’s Vestima+ service early next year. IXIS will implement the fully automated Vestima+ service to receive fund orders coming from Clearstream’s customers that wish to gain access to French domestic funds. IXIS is part of the AA-rated Caisse d’Epargne Group, a major french universal bank with a leading position in the French retail market. IXIS Asset Management,
iShares Switch To FTSEurofirst Index Series Today

Date 18/10/2004

Beginning today, BGI will switch the underlying benchmark for the iShares FTSE Euro 100 and iShares FTSE Eurotop 100 to the FTSEurofirst Index Series.
Industry Minister Jacqui Smith Sets Out UK Approach To EU Action On Company Law

Date 18/10/2004

Industry Minister Jacqui Smith today set out the UK vision for the development of the EU's company law and corporate governance framework. Speaking at a conference on corporate governance in the Hague, Ms Smith underlined the UK's support for the Commission's Company Law Action Plan but said that: the focus should be on encouraging the development of national regimes within a flexible common framework; action at EU level should tackle failures in the market created by
Groupe Caisse d'Epargne Chooses FTSEurofirst 80 Index For Structured Products

Date 18/10/2004

Ecureuil Gestion FCP, a subsidiary of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne, has chosen the FTSEurofirst 80 index to represent the euro zone in all structured products to be distributed through the Groupe Caisse d'Epargne network over the coming twelve months(1).

Corporate Governance: European Commission Creates European Forum To Promote Convergence In Europe

Date 18/10/2004

The European Commission has set up a European Corporate Governance Forum to examine best practices in Member States with a view to enhancing the convergence of national corporate governance codes and providing advice to the Commission. The Forum comprises fifteen senior experts from various professional backgrounds (issuers, investors, academics, regulators, auditors, etc.) whose experience and knowledge of corporate governance are widely recognized at European level.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Beats All-Time High From 2000

Date 18/10/2004

The value of share trading this year reached an all-time high last week with DKK 455 billion and thus beat the record share trading volume from 2000. The share trading for the full year is now expected to arrive at well over DKK 500 billion.
CMS WebView And ACTIV Financial Agree Joint Marketing Relationship

Date 18/10/2004

Real-time data companies CMS WebView plc (CMS) and ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc. (ACTIV) have agreed a joint marketing relationship.
CME Launches Implied Butterfly Spread Functionality For Electronic Trading Of CME Eurodollars - New Implied “Out” Trading Functionality For Trading Futures Represents An Industry First

Date 18/10/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced today that it has launched new implied butterfly spread trading functionality for CME Eurodollars on Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform. The new butterfly spread functionality is similar to what currently exists for electronic Eurodollar calendar trades, but now allows users to more efficiently establish and liquidate butterfly positions within the first three years of the yield curve.
CBOT® Announces Launch Of Liquidity Analyzer For Organizing Futures And Options Trade Data - Application Allows Traders To Manage Data From CBOT's Liquidity Data Bank

Date 18/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today the launch of the Liquidity Analyzer, a software application that allows market users to organize and display trade data from the exchange's Liquidity Data Bank (LDB). The LDB, a CBOT market data file with timely information about recent trading activity, is one of the exchange's proprietary data products used by customers to design trading strategies.