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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/11/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 1 December 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines St James's Place £250,000

Date 26/11/2003

The Financial Services Authority has fined St. James's Place UK plc, St. James's Place International plc and St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Ltd a total of £250,000 for serious monitoring and record keeping inadequacies. These failings exposed investors to the risk of surrendering existing investment contracts and committing money to new investment contracts in circumstances where this may not have been in their interests.
Trading On Euronext.liffe's New MATCH Facility To Start On 28 November 2003 - First Of Three Wholesale Services For European Equity Derivatives Trading Goes Live

Date 26/11/2003

Euronext.liffe is set to launch the MATCH Facility for Universal Stock Futures, the first of three new Wholesale Services for European equity derivatives trading, on Friday 28 November.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 28 November 2003

Date 26/11/2003

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 28 November 2003, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
The NYSE Will Be Closed On Thursday, November 27, In Observance Of Thanksgiving

Date 26/11/2003

On Friday, November 28, the NYSE will observe a half-day schedule, and will close at 1 p.m.

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For November 2003

Date 26/11/2003

As of mid-November, short interest in 2,759 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,390,393,621 shares compared with 4,429,621,493 shares in 2,765 National Market issues for the month of October.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Provides A Secondary Market For Bonds Making It A Fundraising Hub For Both Equity And Debt Products

Date 26/11/2003

The Chairman of The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Mr. Vijit Supinit, said in the opening ceremony for corporate bond trading today (26 November 2003) that it is a vital step towards developing a secondary market for bonds in Thailand with electronic trading and reporting systems as well as efficient clearing and settlement systems. Equipped with these, the SET is ready to serve the fundraising needs of listed companies having the potential to issue bonds. In addition, this will also smooth the pro
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/11/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, November 25, 2003: Resolution Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:RRL) will change its name to "Berens Energy Ltd." (TSXVN: BEN). The new CUSIP number will be 083684100. The company is classified as an "Oil and Gas Extraction" company.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 26/11/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, November 26, 2003:
Santa Claus To Ring Opening Bell At The Philadelphia Stock Exchange On Monday, December 1

Date 26/11/2003

To usher in the holiday season, Santa Claus will ring the opening bell at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange on Monday, December 1. Remarks will begin promptly at 9:20 a.m., 10 minutes before trading begins.