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UK's Financial Services Authority Clarifies Standards For Investment Research And New Securities Issues

Date 12/02/2003

The FSA has today announced plans to clarify the standards which they expect investment banks to meet when publishing investment research and in the new issues of securities. Investment banks must properly manage conflicts of interests if there is to be confidence in the objectivity of investment research and the integrity of the capital raising process.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 14 February 2003

Date 12/02/2003

TIFFE announced that trading for all contracts starts at 8:45am(JST) on 14 February 2002, responding to the release of a GDP figure at 8:50am. Normal trading starts at 9:00am on TIFFE, but trading starts 15 minutes earlier at 8:45am on the announcement days of BOJ's TANKAN report, BOJ's Outlook and Risk Assessment of the Economy and Prices, a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production and a GDP figure.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 12/02/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: After the close of trading on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, the trading symbol for Nova Growth Corp. will change from "YVA" to "YN." There is no change in the name of the company. The shares will be consolidated on a 1-for-10 basis and the new number of shares issued and outstanding will be 3,716,438 (no escrow). The new CUSIP number will be 669952 30 1.
SEC Issues Rule Proposal To Improve Timeliness Of Administrative Proceedings And Appeals

Date 12/02/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its Rules of Practice to formalize new policies designed to improve the timeliness of administrative proceedings and appeals.
Nymex Names New Vice President Of Technology

Date 12/02/2003

The board of directors of the Exchange this week promoted Kai Neumann to vice president of technology.

Nymex Announces Margin Changes For Heating Oil Futures

Date 12/02/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will change the margins on its heating oil futures contracts and calendar swaps futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
New Market Makers On EuroCredit MTS - New Benchmark Securities Listed and Record Turnover Volumes

Date 12/02/2003

Bayerische Landesbank and ING BHF Bank have joined EuroCredit MTS in the capacity of Market Maker, taking the number of participants on the System to twenty-four (24). Twenty-one (21) Market Makers as well as three dealers ("Market Takers") now participate on EuroCredit MTS.
International Swaps And Derivatives Association Publishes 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions

Date 12/02/2003

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) yesterday announced the publication of the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions. The new Definitions provide global standard documentation for the rapidly growing credit default swap product.
Stock Exchange of Thailand: 165 Listed Companies Pay Dividends In 2002 That Are Higher Than Fixed Interest Rates

Date 11/02/2003

Having gathered statistics on 2002 dividend payments made by listed companies, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has determined that 165 companies paid dividends at a higher rate than 12-month fixed deposit rate of banks. Last year, this interest rate only reached 3% but the highest dividend payment was 44.8%. 105 companies gave out dividend payments of 7% or higher. The five companies to pay out the highest dividends are Thai Wah Food Products (TWFP), Amata Corporation (AMATA), Fancy Wood
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 11/02/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, February 12, 2003: The relative weight of PrimeWest Energy Trust (TSX: PWI.UN) will increase by approximately 0.54% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index and by approximately 1.19% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units.