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Warsaw Stock Exchange Announces An Extraordinary Adjustment In WIRR And WIG-PL Indices Portfolios

Date 02/03/2004

Following the trading session on March 2, 2004, shares of company PLASTBOX (822 000 shares) will join the WIRR and WIG-PL index portfolio.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) February Trading Statistics

Date 02/03/2004

Futures & Options Trading Statistics 20 trading days Average daily trading volume (futures & options): 267,005 contracts
Statement Regarding The UK Financial Services Authority 's Investigation Into Split Capital Investment Trusts

Date 02/03/2004

Last month the Financial Services Authority (FSA) wrote to the chairmen or chief executives of 21 firms that are subject to investigation, as part of the FSA's inquiries into the split capital investment trust sector, inviting them to attend a meeting with John Tiner, FSA chief executive. The meeting was held today (2 March 2004) at the FSA's premises and was attended by all of the 21 invited.
Standard & Poor's And CITICS Announce Official Rollout Of New Index Series For China's A-Share Market - Harvest Fund Management Becomes First Licensee Of S&P/CITIC 50 Index

Date 02/03/2004

Following the December announcement to co-develop a new index series for China's A-share market, Standard & Poor's, the leading global provider of independent investment research, indices and ratings, and CITIC Securities (CITICS), one of China's leading financial and investment services companies, announced today the official launch of the new S&P/CITIC 50 index and S&P/CITIC 300 index. The methodology and constituent list have been released on

SEC Charges Scott D. Sullivan, Worldcom's Former Chief Financial Officer, With Engaging In Multi-Billion Dollar Financial Fraud - Sullivan Consents To Anti-Fraud Injunction, Permanent Bar From Serving As An Officer And Director Of A Public Company, And Pe

Date 02/03/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a civil enforcement action against Scott D. Sullivan, the former Chief Financial Officer of WorldCom, Inc. The Commission charged Sullivan with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to conceal WorldCom's poor financial performance. The Commission alleged that Sullivan, with the consent and knowledge of WorldCom's former Chief Executive Officer, caused numerous improper adjustments and entries in WorldCom's books and records, often in the hundreds of m

RTS Stock Exchange: Order-Driven Market February 2004 Market Data

Date 02/03/2004

For the period of February 1st - February 27th, 2004, total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) jumped by 89% and reached 55 billion rubles. Internet trading accounted for 30% of total trading volume in rubles, up 3% from 30% in January. 55 522 transactions were executed, 42% more than in December.
RTS Stock Exchange: Classic Market: February 2004 Market Data

Date 02/03/2004

In February 2004, total trading volume on Classic Market increased by 2% and reached 448 million US dollars. Shares traded on the Classic market 3 962 times, compared with 3 962 times in January.
RTS Stock Exchange Money: February 2004 Market Data

Date 02/03/2004

In February 2004 total trading volume on the RTS Money, the FOREX market of the RTS Stock Exchange, increased by 66,9% compared to January, and by 128,4% compared to the last three months of December 2003, and reached 929.2 million US dollars.
Richard G. Ketchum To Assume Role As NYSE Chief Regulator Effective March 8

Date 02/03/2004

Richard G. Ketchum will start his duties as chief regulatory officer of the New York Stock Exchange on March 8. When he was named to the new post by the Exchange's board of directors on Jan. 8, the NYSE announced that he would start in June, because of a non-compete clause in his contract with Nasdaq, a previous employer, but Nasdaq has agreed to waive the clause.
Parmalat Crash: Italian Listed Companies Have Lost Credibility- Italian And European Market Operators And Financial Press: Relate Parmalat Crash With Low Quality Financial Communication - To Regain Lost Credibility Italian Listed Companies Must Improve I

Date 02/03/2004

Italian listed companies will pay for Parmalat crash with a decreased credibility by market operators and financial and economic press. It emerges from a survey carried out by B2 Comunicazione, Institutional PR agency, and Qualicenter, research institute, on the perception of the Parmalat crash and its impact on the credibility of the Italian listed companies. A questionnaire under the C.A.W.I. (Computer Aided WEB Interview) mode, with a single dispatch was sent to 530 people, incl