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Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 78 - 24 November 2003

Date 25/11/2003

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
Successful Launch Of CBOT's New Trading Platform, Clearing Link

Date 24/11/2003

CBOT® Chairman Charles P. Carey observes the successful launching of the exchange's new electronic trading platform powered by LIFFE CONNECT® and the CME/CBOT Common Clearing Link (CCL) on Sunday, November 23, with the first phase of CBOT futures and options contracts opening for trading as scheduled at 7:01 p.m. (Chicago Time). The first contract traded on the new platform occurred at 7:03 p.m. in the DEC 03 Fed Funds contract.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 24/11/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Tuesday, November 25, 2003:
Speech By The UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer At The Wall Street Journal Europe, CEO Summit 2003, Four Seasons Hotel, London

Date 24/11/2003

Introduction I am grateful to have the opportunity to address this Wall Street Journal conference. To have the chance to thank the Wall Street Journal for its contribution to the debate about the future of Europe. And to have a further opportunity beyond your columns to engage in the most critical debate about the future of Europe - what changes Europe must make to meet the competitive challenges of globalisation. I want to demonstrate that to be fully equipped for the
SFA Market Commentary With TIF Investment Fund Statistics From SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 24/11/2003

Until now, the Swiss investment fund market lacked reliable information on the volume of funds placed in Switzerland. The market data that the Swiss Funds Association SFA and SWX Swiss Exchange have begun publishing for the first time this month is aimed at closing that informational gap.

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #6 For Fiscal Year 2004

Date 24/11/2003

The continuing resolution funding the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal 2004 since Oct. 1, 2003, has been extended further through Jan. 31, 2004. Therefore, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will remain at their current rates.
Samuel Skinner And Howard Stone Newly Elected To CBOE Board Of Directors; Re-Elected Are Duane Kullberg And Susan Phillips As Public Directors

Date 24/11/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), announced that in its annual election held Friday, the membership elected eight individuals to the CBOE board of directors to fill expired positions.
RTS Stock Exchange Order-Driven Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 24/11/2003

For the period of November 17th - November 21st, 2003, total trading volume of direct and indirect transactions (including REPO transactions) totaled 6 073 million rubles, compared with 4 684 million for the week of November 10th - November 14th, 2003. Internet trading accounted for 34% of total trading volume, down from 30% week before. 7 321 transactions were closed, down from 5 210 transactions the week before.
RTS Stock Exchange Classic Market: Weekly Market Data

Date 24/11/2003

For the week of November 17th - November 21st, 2003, the RTS Index lost 4.02 points and closed at 505.29 while the RTS Technical Index decreased by 3.50% percent, from 557.71 to 557.71.
RTS Stock Exchange Bonds: Weekly Market Data

Date 24/11/2003

For the week of November 17th- November 21st, 2003, total volume on the RTS Bonds, the system facilitating trading in corporate, governmental, municipal debt, and Eurobonds, equaled 2 006 dollars, compared with 4 426 thousand rubles the week of November 3rd. One trade was registered, down from three trades registered on the week of November 3rd - November 6th.