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Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 27 June 2003

Date 20/06/2003

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 27 June 2003, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
SEC Chairman Donaldson Lauds Passage Of Legislation To Speed Hiring Of Accountants, Economists, Compliance Examiners

Date 20/06/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today praised House and Senate leaders for expediting passage of H.S. 658 the Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003, which will greatly streamline the Commission's efforts to add more than 800 lawyers, accountants, economists and examiners to its staff.
NYSE Announces Quarterly Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes

Date 20/06/2003

The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes effective Monday, June 23, 2003 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.
CME S&P 500<SUP><SMALL>®</SUP></SMALL> Options, NASDAQ-100® Futures Contracts Set Open Interest Records

Date 20/06/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange's S&P 500® options set an open interest record of 459,777 positions yesterday, June 19. The previous record was 459,676 positions, set on Sept. 17, 1998.
CBOT Fed Watch: June 2003

Date 20/06/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 25, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.

Written Testimony Of CME Chairman Terrence A. Duffy Before House Subcommittee

Date 19/06/2003

Written Testimony ofTerrence A. Duffy, Chairman,Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. to theSubcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk ManagementCommittee on AgricultureU.S. House of Representatives
SEC: Susan Markel Named Chief Accountant Of The Division Of Enforcement

Date 19/06/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the selection of Susan G. Markel as Chief Accountant of the Division of Enforcement. Ms. Markel succeeds Charles D. Niemeier, who was appointed in late 2002 as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. As Chief Accountant, Ms. Markel will serve as a senior official in the Division of Enforcement and will advise the Division on investigations involving accounting and auditing matters.
SEC Sues Former CEO And CFO Of Gemstar-TV Guide For Financial Fraud Scheme

Date 19/06/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against the former chief executive officer and former chief financial officer of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. for their roles in a widespread and complex scheme to inflate Gemstar's licensing and advertising revenues. The Commission's lawsuit, filed today in United States District Court in Los Angeles, seeks antifraud injunctions, civil money penalties, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains (including salaries, bonuse
RTS Stock Exchange: The New List Of The RTS Index Constituents Approved

Date 19/06/2003

At its last meeting, the RTS Information Committee reviewed the list of shares that are used to calculate the RTS Index and the RTS Technical Index.
Quarterly Review Euronext 100 Index & Next 150 Index

Date 19/06/2003

As a result of the quarterly review of 30 May 2003 the following changes for the Euronext 100 index and Next 150 index will be effective as of Tuesday 1 July 2003.