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CBOT Fed Watch: August 2003

Date 07/08/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 12, 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. fed
ASX Corporate Governance Council - Media Statement

Date 07/08/2003

The ASX Corporate Governance Council met today and decided upon the members of the Implementation Review Group (IRG), foreshadowed in the Principles and Best Practice Recommendations published in March.
Sydney Futures Exchange Monthly Trading Statistics - July 2003

Date 06/08/2003

Highlights 10 Year Bonds Futures volumes 53.74% higher than July 2002. 3 Year Bonds Futures volumes 2.32% higher than July 2002. 90 Day Bank Bills Futures volumes 29.05% higher than July 2002.
SWX Monthly Report: July 2003

Date 06/08/2003

The SWX Monthly Report with statistics as at July 2003 can be accessed By clicking here.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 06/08/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, August 7, 2003: The relative weight of Nortel Networks Corporation (TSX:NT) will increase by approximately 0.05% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.06% in the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped Indices and by 0.05% in the TSX 100 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares of the company due to the conversion of

SEC Proposes Disclosure Requirements Related To Director Nominations And Shareholder Communications

Date 06/08/2003

At an open meeting today the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to propose rule changes that would strengthen disclosure requirements relating to nomination of directors and shareholder communications with directors. The proposals follow the recommendations made by the Division of Corporation Finance to the Commission in its July 15 "Staff Report: Review of the Proxy Process Regarding the Nomination and Election of Directors." The Staff Report is available on the Commission's Web site at <
Nymex To List Additional Gasoline Months

Date 06/08/2003

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., voted this afternoon to list May and June 2004 unleaded gasoline futures contracts, as of the August 8 session, which begins tomorrow afternoon on NYMEX ACCESS®.
Kathleen Cronin Appointed General Counsel For Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Date 06/08/2003

Kathleen Cronin has been appointed Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
HEX's Rationalisation Negotiations Concluded

Date 06/08/2003

EX Plc has concluded rationalisation negotiations in its Corporate IT Development unit. As a result of the negotiations, 8 employees will be given notice. Furthermore, some fixed-term employment contracts will be discontinued and application maintenance work will be transferred from external service providers to personnel.
EuroMTS To Launch Platform For Israeli Debt

Date 06/08/2003

EuroMTS is pleased to announce that it will launch an electronic inter-dealer market for Israeli fixed-income securities, based on its Telematico trading system. The announcement follows a meeting yesterday evening in Jerusalem between Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Finance Minister and Gianluca Garbi, Chief Executive Officer of EuroMTS, during which both parties discussed the basic features of the new market and confirmed their reciprocal commitment to the project.