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Address By HKEX Chairman Charles Lee At The Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel

Date 31/07/2002

The following address was given today by Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chairman Charles Lee at the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel.
SEC: Paul Munter Named Academic Accounting Fellow, Office Of The Chief Accountant

Date 30/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant today announced the selection of Paul Munter as academic accounting fellow for a one-year term beginning August 2002. For the last 14 years, Munter has been professor and chairman of the Department of Accounting at the University of Miami. He is a certified public accountant. Munter also has a doctorate in accounting from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Fresno State Univ
SEC: David B. Smith Appointed Academic Accounting Fellow, Division of Corporation Finance

Date 30/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance today announced the selection of David B. Smith as the academic accounting fellow for a one-year term beginning August 2002. Currently, Smith is the Union Pacific Corporation/Charles B. Handy Professor of Accounting at Iowa State University (ISU). He served as the ISU Department of Accounting Chairman from 1998 to 2001. He is a certified public accountant and a chartered financial analyst. Smith holds a doctorate in account
CME Contract Specifications Changes

Date 30/07/2002

The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following:
CFTC Proposes Reporting Level for TRAKRS Futures Contracts

Date 30/07/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today proposed amending Part 15 of its rules, 17 C.F.R. Part 15, to establish a reporting level of 25,000 for TRAKRS futures contracts to be traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. A thirty day comment period is provided.

Borsa Italiana: Committee For Corporate Governance Approve Revisions To The Code Of Conduct

Date 30/07/2002

The Committee for the Corporate Governance of Listed Companies, convened on July 24 at Borsa Italiana's, chaired by Professor Stefano Preda, approved revisions to the Code of Conduct issued in 1999.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index

Date 29/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The weight of Telus Corporation (TSX: T) will increase by approximately 4.29% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float
SGX Derivatives: MSCI Singapore Index Futures Records Broken

Date 29/07/2002

The volume and open interest records for MSCI Singapore Index Futures contracts were broken on 26 July 2002, at 12,945 and 14,719 contracts respectively.
SEC Web Site Provides Link to CEO, CFO Certifications Of Financial Statements Of 947 Companies

Date 29/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today posted to its Web site a list of the 947 companies whose top officials are required to file sworn statements attesting to the accuracy of the companies' most recent annual and quarterly financial reports. The list will link to the sworn statements as they are posted.
Russian Trading System Bonds: Weekly Results

Date 29/07/2002

From July 22, 2002, to July 26, 2002, the total turnover in RTS Bonds system - the system that facilitates trading of corporate, government, municipal debt, and Eurobonds - dropped to 551 thousand US dollars, down from 998 thousand US dollars the previous week. The number of executed trades increased from 9 to 10.