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Australia's Financial Services Workforce The Most Skilled In The Asia-Pacific

Date 02/04/2003

A new publication released today by Axiss Australia shows that Australia offers a highly skilled, multilingual and low-cost workforce for financial services that cannot be matched elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index

Date 01/04/2003

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has calculated and published the Tokyo Stock Exchange REIT Index from April 1, 2003, reflecting both further reinforcement of investment infrastructure for the J-REIT market, established in September 2001 on the TSE, and strong demands by users to introduce a benchmark for the market.
Taiwan Futures Exchange March Trading Statistics

Date 01/04/2003

21 trading days Average daily trading volume (futures & options): 64,157 contracts
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/04/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, April 2, 2003: Killam Properties Inc. (TSXVN:KMP) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at that time. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the symbol "KMP" effective at the opening of trading on Thursday, April 3, 2003.
Singapore Exchange Nikkei, JGB And SiMSCI Futures Break Records - Jan To Mar Volume Grows 11%

Date 01/04/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced that its Nikkei 225 Stock Index, Mini 10-Yr Japanese Government Bond and MSCI Singapore Index Futures contracts broke the following records in March 2003:-

Securities And Exchange Board Of India: Introduction of T+2 rolling settlement in Indian equity market from April 01, 2003

Date 01/04/2003

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) had introduced T+5 rolling settlement in equity market from July 2001 and subsequently shortened the settlement cycle to T+3 from April 2002. After having gained experience of T+3 rolling settlement, it was felt appropriate to further reduce the settlement cycle to T+2 thereby reducing the risk in the market and to protect the interest of investors. The implementation of T+2 rolling settlement would also help benchmark the Indian Securities Mar
SEC Requires Exchange Listing Standards For Audit Committees

Date 01/04/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt rules directing the national securities exchanges and national securities associations to prohibit the listing of any security of an issuer that is not in compliance with the audit committee requirements established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The new rules and amendments implement the requirements of Section 10A(m)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Removal Of Socfin From Euronext Brussels Indices

Date 01/04/2003

Following the last published notifications of shareholding, the free float of the company Socfin has become less than 5%. As a consequence and following art. 1.4.c. of the BAS indexrules, the company Socfin (Isincode BE0003500080) will be removed from the following indices on 2004/04/01 after close: BAS price index, (Isincode BE0389549941) BAS return index, (Isincode BE0389550956) Small Cap return index, (Isincode BE0389556045) Investment companies return index, (Isinc
Public Affairs Director Christi Harlan to Leave Securities and Exchange Commission, Join PCAOB Staff

Date 01/04/2003

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson today announced that Christi Harlan will be leaving the SEC after 15 months as director of public affairs.
OneChicago Will Be Closed Good Friday, April 18, 2003

Date 01/04/2003

As of Thursday Jan. 16, 2003, normal trading hours for OneChicago are Monday through Friday 9:15 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern time. Confirmation of special schedules for holidays and other events will be announced as each date approaches.