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The UK’s Financial Services Authority Sets Out The Path To Building A National Strategy For Financial Capability

Date 27/05/2004

The Financial Capability Steering Group, formed last year by the FSA to identify ways to build a national strategy for improving financial capability, has identified seven key projects to be developed and implemented by seven newly formed working groups.
Stock Exchange of Thailand: Cash Accounts For Securities Trading Require 10% Collateral Effective 1 July 2004 - Not More Than 1 Million Baht Approved Line For Others Will Be Allowed For 6 Months Until 31 December

Date 27/05/2004

Mr. Kittiratt Na-Ranong,The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) President, noted that the SET had earlier issued rules and regulations on securities trading requiring member companies to require collateral from their customers amounting to at least 10 per cent of the customer’s credit line. These rules will effective from 1 July 2004 onwards.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To S&P U.S. Indices

Date 27/05/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices after the close of trading on Thursday, June 3, 2004: UTStarcom Inc. (NASD:UTSI) will replace Price Communications Corp. (NYSE:PR) in the S&P MidCap 400. Since its addition to the Index, Price Communications has altered its corporate structure in such a way as to no longer qualify as an operating company, thus rendering the company ineligible for S&P U.S. index inclusion. S&P RE
Second Annual “TSX Canada Day In New York City” Event Planned For June 23, 2004 - Twelve Toronto Stock Exchange Issuers Come To Tell Their Story And Meet The New York Financial Community

Date 27/05/2004

Toronto Stock Exchange is coming to town and bringing along 12 of its leading issuers for the second annual “TSX Canada Day in New York City” Wednesday, June 23rd at the Millennium Broadway Hotel New York.
Program Trading Averaged 51.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 17-21

Date 27/05/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 17-21.

OM Rejects Lawsuit And Damage Claim From eSpeed

Date 27/05/2004

As announced in July 2003, OM Technology and Broker Tec USA are among those being sued by eSpeed in a US court for the alleged infringement of U.S. patent 6,560,580 B1. OM Technology is being sued in connection with its delivery of software specially made for BrokerTec, a US electronic fixed income marketplace.
Nymex To Increase Margins On Aluminum Futures Contracts

Date 27/05/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins on its aluminum futures contract at the close of business tomorrow.
Nymex To Increase Margins For Henry Hub Gas Futures And Swap Futures

Date 27/05/2004

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will increase the margins on its Henry Hub natural gas futures and swap futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
NYBOT New Margin Requirements

Date 27/05/2004

Click here to view details of the NYBOT new margin requirements.
NASD Names 20 To Mutual Fund Task Force - Goal Is To Bring Greater Transparency To Fund Costs, Distribution

Date 27/05/2004

NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber today announced the appointment of 20 individuals to NASD's new Mutual Fund Task Force, whose mission will be to consider ways to bring greater transparency to mutual fund costs and distribution arrangements. The task force members, who represent a cross-section of the broker-dealer and mutual fund communities, will meet for the first time on June 23, 2004.