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The Committee Of European Securities Regulators Launches A Call For Evidence On The Second Set Of Mandates From The European Commission On The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)

Date 29/06/2004

CESR publishes today a second set of mandates from the European Commission on the legislative measures to implement the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. CESR’s advice on this second set of mandates must be submitted to the European Commission by the end of April 2005. To prepare this advice CESR welcomes interested parties to respond to the ‘Call for Evidence’ (Ref. CESR/04- 323) by 29 July 2004.
Performance Of The MICEX Markets: May 2004

Date 29/06/2004

In May, 2004, 30.74 billion dollars worth of transactions were concluded in all of the MICEX markets, 24.31% less than in April.
NYBOT Issues Reminder Concerning Ethanol Minimum Delivery Requirement

Date 29/06/2004

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) issued today a reminder that Wednesday, June 30th, is the first expiration for Ethanol futures, the June ’04 contract. A minimum of eighty (80) contracts shall be stated for each port being used by a clearing member to make delivery of its final short position.
New York Attorney General Spitzer Announces Market-Timing Settlement With Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation

Date 29/06/2004

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced a $90 million settlement with Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation to resolve allegations that it permitted excessive market timing activity in a number of its mutual funds.
Market And Regulatory Innovation In A Global Environment - Keynote Address By Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission - Futures Industry Association (FIA)/Futures Option Association (FOA) - International Derivatives C

Date 29/06/2004

It is a pleasure to have been invited here to address you today and I would especially like to thank Chairman James Newsome for asking me to do the honors this year. As this is an international conference, I would like to take some time to talk about some of the issues and initiatives that the Commission has taken over the past year that have had an effect on the global nature of the derivatives markets—and quite frankly, issues that lie before us going forward. As I proceed, I would like to sha

JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 25.06.2004

Date 29/06/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/06/2004

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 2 July 2004, 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 here. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal
HEX Integrated Markets: Corporate Governance Recommendation Enters Into Force On July 1

Date 29/06/2004

The Recommendation on Corporate Governance will be included in the Helsinki Exchanges' regulations concerning listed companies as of July 1, 2004. The purpose of the Recommendation is to harmonise the operating methods of public companies and the information provided for investors and shareholders, as well as promote trust in the securities market.
FTSEurofirst Celebrates Successful First Year - A Third Index To Be Added To FTSEurofirst Series In September: The FTSEurofirst 300

Date 29/06/2004

FTSE Group, the global index provider, and Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange, today celebrate the first anniversary of the successful co-owned index series, FTSEurofirst. Fund managers and other key figures from the financial services industry will gather tonight at an event in London to celebrate the success of the index series which, since launch, has reached a number of milestones.
Eight Brokerage Firms Pay Over $610,000 To Settle NASD Charges Of Municipal Price Violations

Date 29/06/2004

NASD announced today that it has ordered eight firms to pay fines totaling $310,000 and restitution to customers of $300,000 in connection with certain municipal bond trades where customers did not receive a fair price for their bonds, in violation of Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) rules