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NZX Makes Formal Submission To Electricity Commission

Date 27/11/2003

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to announce that it has made a formal submission to the Electricity Commission to provide market services to New Zealand's electricity market. The NZX proposal would see it take the place of M-Co as pricing manager, clearing manager, and market administrator.
London Stock Exchange plc Agrees Undertakings With Office Of Fair Trading On Issuer Services' Tariffs

Date 27/11/2003

The London Stock Exchange announces today that it has agreed undertakings with the Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") leading to Issuer Services' tariff reductions for the majority of companies with equity shares listed on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market and quoted on AIM. These undertakings have been agreed following the OFT's investigation into the increases in the Exchange's Issuer Services' tariffs introduced in 2002.
LCH Shareholders Approve Merger With Clearnet

Date 27/11/2003

London Clearing House user-shareholders today voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to merge LCH with Clearnet. Over 90% of LCH's user-shareholders and all of LCH's exchange-shareholders confirmed their support. 100% of votes cast by user-shareholders were in favour of the merger.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Sector Update

Date 27/11/2003

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has decided to update the classification of sector for MY-INFOTECH (M) BERHAD (MYINFO) to come into effect on 28 November 2003.
ICEX News And Views - Llisting Of Medcare Flaga On ICEX Main List - Closing Call Auction On The ICEX Equity Market

Date 27/11/2003

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/11/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 1 December 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines St James's Place £250,000

Date 26/11/2003

The Financial Services Authority has fined St. James's Place UK plc, St. James's Place International plc and St. James's Place Unit Trust Group Ltd a total of £250,000 for serious monitoring and record keeping inadequacies. These failings exposed investors to the risk of surrendering existing investment contracts and committing money to new investment contracts in circumstances where this may not have been in their interests.
Trading On Euronext.liffe's New MATCH Facility To Start On 28 November 2003 - First Of Three Wholesale Services For European Equity Derivatives Trading Goes Live

Date 26/11/2003

Euronext.liffe is set to launch the MATCH Facility for Universal Stock Futures, the first of three new Wholesale Services for European equity derivatives trading, on Friday 28 November.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 28 November 2003

Date 26/11/2003

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 28 November 2003, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
The NYSE Will Be Closed On Thursday, November 27, In Observance Of Thanksgiving

Date 26/11/2003

On Friday, November 28, the NYSE will observe a half-day schedule, and will close at 1 p.m.