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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For H-shares Index Futures Contract

Date 27/04/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 29 April 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodolo
European Commission - Investment Services: Final Adoption Of Directive Is boost For Investment Firms And Their Clients

Date 27/04/2004

The European Commission has welcomed definitive adoption by the EU's Council of Ministers of the Directive on Financial Instruments Markets, also known as the Investment Services Directive. The Directive will give investment firms an effective "single passport", allowing them to operate throughout the EU on the basis of authorisation in their home Member State. It will mean investment firms can process client orders outside regulated exchanges, whi
eSpeed Names Technology And Financial Services Leader Kevin Foley As President - Bloomberg Tradebook CEO To Help Drive eSpeed’s Future Growth - Lee Amaitis, Global Chief Operating Officer, Is Promoted To Vice Chairman

Date 27/04/2004

eSpeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESPD), the leading developer of electronic marketplaces and trading technology, yesterday announced the appointment of Kevin Foley, Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Tradebook LLC, as President of eSpeed. In his new role, Mr. Foley will spearhead the creation and expansion of new electronic marketplaces and products, such as eSpeed’s Foreign Exchange, Equities and Mortgage-Backed Securities platforms. In addition to concentrating on new markets, Mr. Foley will also focus
Deutsche Börse: Overhaul Of EU Paper On Securities Settlement - Regulation Should Set Proper Focus And Consider All Aspects

Date 27/04/2004

Prior to the meeting of the European Commission, which intends to publish its communication on "Clearing and Settlement in the European Union" on Wednesday, Deutsche Börse has welcomed the Commission's efforts to boost the integration of the European financial services markets. At the same time, Deutsche Börse is urging the Commission to ensure that any possible regulation focuses on the right issues, in other words, that it aims at reducing the costs of cross-border securities transactions and
Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Berhad - Market Holiday

Date 27/04/2004

Bursa Malaysia Berhad would like to announce that the offices of Bursa Malaysia Bhd Group will be closed in conjunction with the following public holidays:

Clearstream And Euroclear To launch New 'Automated Daytime Bridge' on schedule - Phase One To Go Live On Monday, 28 June With Phase Two set For November 2004

Date 27/04/2004

Euroclear Bank and Clearstream International today jointly announced the launch date of Monday, 28 June for the first phase of the new, automated, daytime Bridge between the two international central securities depositories (ICSDs). The ‘Bridge’ is an electronic communications link which facilitates the efficient settlement of securities transactions between counterparties in Clearstream Banking Luxembourg and Euroclear Bank.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports First Quarter 2004 Earnings -, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports Record Revenues And A 76 Percent Increase In Net Income For The First Quarter Of 2004; Diluted Earnings Per Share Rose 75 P

Date 27/04/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) today reported record revenues and a 76 percent increase in net income for the first quarter of 2004, driven by strong volume growth in its benchmark products, increases in GLOBEX® trading and the full implementation of the clearing processing agreement with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT).
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Announces Performance Upgrades To GLOBEX® And Modifies Schedule For Butterfly Spread Functionality To Accommodate Eurodollar Growth

Date 27/04/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that performance upgrades to advance GLOBEX® response times and throughput originally scheduled for later in 2004 will be accelerated and implemented on Sunday, June 27 (trade date June 28). These enhancements are driven by continued growth of Eurodollars on GLOBEX, up more than 360 percent in the first quarter of 2004 versus the same period last year.
CBOT To Host WCE Contracts

Date 27/04/2004

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) announced today that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) stating that WCE contracts will be listed for trade on the CBOT’s electronic trading platform, e cbot®, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®. The WCE will be converting all of its futures and options trading facilities from open outcry trading to electronic trading in the last quarter of 2004.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 87 - 26 April 2004

Date 27/04/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.