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Pitt Announces Special Study Of SEC Operations, Resources

Date 20/03/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the commencement of a four-month internal special study to examine the Commission's operations, efficiency, productivity, and resources.
Oslo Børs : Violation Charge For Kværner ASA

Date 20/03/2002

The Board of Oslo Børs has resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 560,000 on Kværner ASA, equivalent to two times the company's annual listing fee. The charge is imposed in respect of a breach of the duty of disclosure that arose in connection with the company's liquidity situation in September 2001. Oslo Børs is of the view that Kværner was late in providing information to the market on its serious liquidity problems.
Nymex To Raise Natural Gas Margins

Date 20/03/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it would increase the margins on its natural gas futures and swaps contracts as of the close of business tomorrow.
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 20 March 2002

Date 20/03/2002

At its meeting today the Board of Oslo Børs decided to impose a violation charge of NOK 560,000 on Kværner ASA for a breach of the duty of disclosure in respect of the company's liquidity situation in September 2001. The Board also resolved to admit shares in Q-Free ASA to listing on the SMB List, and approved an application for membership by E*TRADE Bank Danmark A/S.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Industry Ready,Circuit Breaker To Be Implemented 25 March 2002

Date 20/03/2002

The implementation of the Circuit Breaker at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) to enhance market stability and investor confidence, will be implemented with effect from 25 March 2002.

Instinet Expands Fixed Income Service in Europe

Date 20/03/2002

Instinet (Nasdaq: INET), through affiliates, the largest global electronic agency securities broker, today announced that Instinet Fixed Income Markets (IFIM) has expanded its global electronic broking capability to offer US Treasury and US Agency securities to European customers.
HKEx: Scheme Will Enable Stock Exchange Participants To Increase Throttle Rate Of Open Gateways To AMS/3

Date 20/03/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited's (HKEx) Board of Directors has approved a scheme that will enable Stock Exchange Participants (EPs) to increase the order throughput or throttle rate of their Open Gateways (OGs) to AMS/3, the Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System, on a user-pays basis. EPs will also be able install additional OGs at their own cost. At present EPs are limited to one OG per trading right, and an OG throttle rate of one order per second.
Euronext Lisbon Clearing House Renews Its Quality Guarantee Certificate

Date 20/03/2002

The Clearing House renewed its Quality Guarantee Certificate for another three years (until 2005), under the NP EN ISO 9002 standard.
CME Announces Good Friday Holiday Schedule

Date 20/03/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the March 29 Good Friday holiday:
Amendments To Main Board Listing Rules To Reflect Use Of HKEx Website Rather Than Teletext System For Dissemination Of Listed Companies News

Date 20/03/2002

The HKEx has amended the Main Board Listing Rules to reflect the use of the HKEx website rather than the Teletext system for the dissemination of listed companies news.