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Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - October 2003

Date 06/11/2003

Equity turnover for October was EUR 7.619.53 million while that for bonds was EUR 6,007.58 million.
Financial Services: Commission Presents Measures To Improve Regulation Of Banking, Insurance And Investment Funds

Date 06/11/2003

The European Commission has launched a package of seven measures a proposal for a Directive and six Commission Decisions to allow the EU to respond far more quickly to developments in the financial sector. The package would create a modern and streamlined decision-making structure for financial services with the aim of improved regulatory and supervisory co-operation. The package aims to extend the committee structure and approach already used in the securitie
FIA President John Damgard Statement On Eurex

Date 06/11/2003

FIA president John Damgard testified before the House Agriculture Committee hearing regarding the application of the United States Futures Exchange.
European Union Risk Capital Action Plan: Final Report Highlights Success Over Five Years And Shows Buy-Outs Up But Venture Capital Down In 2002

Date 06/11/2003

Private equity investment in the EU, including both venture capital and buy-out investment, increased slightly in 2002 compared to 2001. It has only ever been higher in 2000. But there was an important shift towards less risky buy-outs, which at €16.8 billion reached their highest ever level, more than double the 1998 volume. Investment of venture capital fell significantly compared to 2001, to €10.1 billion, partly in the wake of the bursting of the Internet "b
European Commission Package Of Measures To Improve Regulation And Supervision Of Banking, Insurance And Investment Funds - Frequently Asked Questions

Date 06/11/2003

What does this package comprise? The package is made up of seven measures: a proposed Directive, replacing any references to existing committees in current financial legislation (e.g. banking and insurance Directives) with references to the new European Banking Committee (EBC), European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Committee (EIOPC) and (already existing) European Securities Committee (ESC) in their regulatory capacity (i.e. in their function of

Euronext: Social And Environmental Performance Will Significantly Influence Investment Decisions Within Next Three Years

Date 06/11/2003

A new survey published today by CSR Europe, Deloitte and Euronext reveals that social and environmental performance is on course to become a significant aspect of mainstream investment decisions within the next three years. The survey1, Investing in Responsible Business, shows that a majority (52%) of fund managers and analysts and 47% of investor relations officers (IROs) agree that this trend will soon become a reality.
Euronext Technical Integration: Euronext.liffe Successfully Transfers Dutch Derivatives To New Clearing System

Date 06/11/2003

Euronext announces that Clearing 21® is the new clearing platform for all of its derivatives products listed in Amsterdam as of November 3 2003, and now clears all of its cash and derivatives products in Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
Deutsche Börse Sets New Sales Record - 363 Million Euros In Sales Revenue - EBIT Rises To 109 Million Euros Despite Write Down On Entory Goodwill - Rising Number Of Transactions On Xetra - Further Growth In International Transactions At Clearstream

Date 06/11/2003

Deutsche Börse AG is continuing on its growth course: The company completed the third quarter with record results. Sales revenue, at 362.9 million euros, was 2 percent higher than the year before (Q3/2002: 355.7 million euros). Within the first nine months of the current year, Deutsche Börse is already 39 percent ahead in sales compared with the same period of 2002 (Q1 to Q3/2002: 765.9 million euros). The company took in another 22.3 million euros during the third quarter in interest income fro
Deutsche Börse Publishes Company Rankings For The Equity Indices - Decision On Changes To Equity Indices To Be Taken On November 18

Date 06/11/2003

On Thursday, Deutsche Börse published the current list of companies ranked by market capitalization and stock-exchange turnover for the equity indices DAX, MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX and NEMAX 50. Decisions regarding possible changes in the composition of the indices will be made by the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse on the basis of these rankings on November 18; such changes will then take effect on December 22.
CME Holdings Shareholders To Sell Approximately 2.4 Million Class A Shares In Secondary Offering

Date 06/11/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) announced today that it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with further details about its secondary offering of Class A common stock. Shareholders of CME Holdings are offering 2,366,069 shares in the offering, including shares offered pursuant to an over-allotment option being granted to the underwriters by the selling shareholders. The company will not sell any shares or receive any proceeds from th