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8th European Financial Markets Convention: Opening Address By Massimo Capuano, President Of FESE And President And CEO Of Borsa Italiana

Date 03/06/2004

Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. On behalf of FESE, good morning and welcome to the Federation’s 8th Annual Convention and to the city of Frankfurt. Thank you for being here with us for this recognised forum for European and global discussion of capital market issues.
8th European Financial Markets Convention: Combining Dedication To Customers With Shareholder Value By Klaus Zumwinkel, CEO, Deutsche Post AG

Date 03/06/2004

Please click here to view a speech by Klaus Zumwinkel Chairman and CEO Deutsche Post World Net on the occasion of the 8th European Financial Markets Convention of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges 2 June 2004, Frankfurt - "Combining dedication to customers with shareholder value."
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Crop Year-To-Date Volumes Ahead Of Year Ago Levels

Date 02/06/2004

At the end of May 2004, total volume of trade on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. for the 2003/04 crop year was 5.9% higher than the 2002/03 crop year level reached a year ago. A total of 1,718,146 futures contracts and 35,629 options contracts have been traded on WCE since August 1, 2003.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Futures Prices Dropped Sharply During May

Date 02/06/2004

Canola futures prices dropped sharply in very volatile trade during the month of May. The July futures contract closed at $363.80 per metric tonne on May 31 after trading as high as $448.30 as recently as April 4, 2004. The sharp canola price decline was part of a dramatic sell-off in the overall oilseeds complex, as the CBOT soybean futures have also seen tremendous selling since early spring. Reasons for the major price shift in soybean and canola futures included large commodity fund l
UK’s Financial Services Authority fines Leopold Joseph & Sons Limited For Systems And Controls Failings

Date 02/06/2004

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Leopold Joseph & Sons Limited (LJSL) £85,000 for serious failings in its system for monitoring adherence to credit limits. The weakness was first identified in 1999.

Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 02/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 2, 2004: Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSXVN:AZD) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker symbol “AZD” at the open on Friday, June 4, 2004.
SEC Votes To Propose Provisions Implementing Gramm-Leach-Bliley Bank Broker Rules

Date 02/06/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to publish for comment proposed Regulation B. This new regulation is designed to implement provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 that delineate the securities activities banks may engage in without registering as brokers under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
NZX: Six-Month Review Shows Success Signs For NZAX Market

Date 02/06/2004

Six months on from its launch, the NZAX Market is showing positive signs of success, a New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) review into the alternative market for growing companies shows.
NYSE Seat Sale

Date 02/06/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 2, 2004 for $1,515,000; up $5,000 from the previous regular seat sale of $1,510,000 on April 27, 2004.
NYBOT Rolls Up Fifth Consecutive Month Of Solid Gains In 2004

Date 02/06/2004

Total futures and options volume at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, leaped forward again in May, with year-to-date (YTD) volume now 37% ahead of the first five months of 2003.