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Euronext: Bgold Index-Adjustment

Date 21/05/2004

Following the take-over of the Company Avgold by the Company Harmony Ltd., the BGold Index compiler has decided to remove the company Avgold from the index and to increase the weight of the company Harmony in the Index in such a way as to maintain the representativity of the index.
Eurex US Recognised As Overseas Investment Exchange

Date 21/05/2004

Financial Secretary Ruth Kelly has today given the Financial Services Authority (FSA) leave under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to recognise Eurex US as a recognised overseas investment exchange.
Eurex US Obtains Recognised Status From UK Regulator Financial Services Authority

Date 21/05/2004

All Eurex US participants based in the United Kingdom can now trade directly on the new fully-electronic U.S. futures and options exchange following approval by regulatory authorities in the UK. With the granting of recognised status by the Financial Services Authority and approval of the Office of Fair Trading and the U.K. Treasury, Eurex US is now a Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange in accordance with UK law.
April Edition Of African Capital Markets Forum Quarterly Newsletter

Date 21/05/2004

Please click here to view the April 2004 edition of the ACMF quarterly Newsletter.
American Stock Exchange Receives SEC Approval For ANTE - Amex's New Electronic Options Trading Platform Will Launch May 25th

Date 21/05/2004

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that it has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Amex New Trading Environment (ANTE), a new electronic options trading platform, which will launch on Tuesday, May 25th.

UK’s HM Treasury, Financial Services Authority And Bank Of England: Reforming Europe In The Global Economy

Date 20/05/2004

HM Treasury, the Financial Services Authority and the Bank of England yesterday published two documents on the future of financial services in Europe.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite £500,000 For Compliance Failings

Date 20/05/2004

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today fined Carr Sheppards Crosthwaite (CSC) Limited £500,000 for serious failings in its compliance function, leading to breaches of the FSA Principles and Rules. The failings arose because CSC failed to keep fully up to date with regulatory developments after the creation of the FSA. Most of the failings were identified by the FSA during the course of visits in July and August 2003.
TSX Group CEO Barbara Stymiest Remarks to Vancouver Financial Executives International Event

Date 20/05/2004

Thank you, Tom (Webster, FEI Vancouver President), and good afternoon everyone.
SEC: Strong Capital Management And Founder Richard Strong Agree To Pay $140 Million To Settle Fraud Charges Concerning Undisclosed Mutual Fund Trading - Richard Strong And Two Executives Permanently Barred From Mutual Fund Industry

Date 20/05/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today a settled enforcement action against Strong Capital Management, Inc. (SCM), its founder and majority owner, Richard S. Strong, two affiliated entities and two other SCM executives, for allowing and, in the case of Strong, engaging in undisclosed frequent trading in Strong mutual funds in violation of their fiduciary duties to the Strong funds and their investors. The settled order requires the payment of more that $140 million in monetary re
S&P Emerging Markets Database Index Announcement

Date 20/05/2004

South Africa- Comparex Holdings Ltd. Spin-Off