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Closure Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad - Market Holiday

Date 28/01/2004

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Berhad (KLSE Bhd) would like to announce that the offices of the KLSE Bhd Group will be closed from Monday, 2 February 2004 to Tuesday, 3 February 2004 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidil Adha and Federal Territory Day.
CFTC Staff Allows LIFFE's Futures Contracts Based On The FTSEurofirst 80 Index And The FTSEurofirst 100 Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 28/01/2004

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel (OGC) issued a no-action letter on January 22, 2004, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of the FTSEurofirst 80 Index and the FTSEurofirst 100 Index futures contracts traded on The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE). On behalf of the Division of Market Oversight, OGC confirmed that the no-action relief provided to LIFFE on July 23, 1999, extends to the FTSEurofirst 8
UK's Financial Services Authority Sets Out Its Priorities

Date 27/01/2004

The Financial Services Authority today publishes its Business Plan for 2004/05.
TSX Group Inc. To Acquire 100% Of NGX Canada Inc. From OMHEX AB - Acquisition Extends And Diversifies TSX’s Product Range Into Gas And Electricity

Date 27/01/2004

TSX Group Inc. announced today that an agreement has been reached by TSX Group and OMHEX AB under which a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSX Group will purchase 100% of NGX Canada Inc. for approximately Cdn $38 million. NGX is a Canadian exchange that trades and clears natural gas and electricity contracts. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2004 and is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions of closing.
TSX Group Inc. Reports Results For Fourth Quarter And 2003- Record Revenues Of $67.3 Million, Up 29% Over Fourth Quarter, 2002 - Q4, 2003 Earnings Per Share Of 80 Cents Including 26 Cents Per Share From Revaluation Of Future Tax Asset Due To The Increased

Date 27/01/2004

TSX Group Inc. [TSX:X] announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2003. The company also declared an increased quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Shortening Of Trading Halt Period

Date 27/01/2004

Considering recent developments in information technology, TSE has decided to shorten the trading halt period after disclosure of official information from a listed company
The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For January 2004

Date 27/01/2004

As of mid-January, short interest in 2,761 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 4,502,417,212 shares compared with 4,536,740,426 shares in 2,763 National Market issues for the month of December.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: SETTRADE To Invest THB40 Million In Developing Online Trading And Mobile Information Service In 2004

Date 27/01/2004

SETTRADE DOT COM Co., Ltd. says it plans to invest more than 40 million baht in 2004 to develop and expand the Internet trading system to be quicker and more stable so as to cope with an expected 100% increase in its on-line investor base. 10,000 new accounts are targeted. It is also looking into breaking into the mobile information service.
Securities Industry Calls For Improvements In Mutual-Fund Disclosures, Tough Enforcement Actions, More Reforms To Build Investing Public's Trust

Date 27/01/2004

In testimony today before a Senate panel, the Securities Industry Association's president again called for greater disclosures, tough enforcement actions, and a series of reforms to ensure that mutual-fund investors' interests are well-protected.
Securities Industry Association Chairman: Two EU Proposals Could Harm European Capital Markets

Date 27/01/2004

In remarks prepared for a conference in Brussels, Belgium tomorrow, SIA Chairman Richard E. Thornburgh said that two European Union directives, while fundamentally sound, must be amended to avoid harming Europe's capital markets. The first, the Transparency Obligations Directive, would require non-EU issuers to use two different accounting methods if the EU does not recognize domestic accounting requirements as "equivalent" to those of the International Accounting Standards Board. Unless the EU