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SGX-MAS Research Scheme Receives Strong Response - 115 Listed Companies And Nine Research Firms To Participate

Date 05/11/2003

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) today announced the list of SGX-listed companies and research firms who are participating in the SGX-MAS Research Incentive Scheme.
SEC Approves NASDAQ Corporate Governance Rules

Date 05/11/2003

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ;" OTCBB: NDAQ) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved new rules proposed by NASDAQâ to strengthen listing standards.
SEC Approval Order Of NASDAQ Corporate Governance Rules

Date 05/11/2003

Please click here to view the SEC approval order of NASDAQ corporate governance rules.
Review Of The UK Financial Services And Markets Act 2000

Date 05/11/2003

The scope of a review of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) after its first two years of operation was announced by Financial Secretary Ruth Kelly yesterday.
Results Of Council Of Economics And Finance Ministers, Brussels, 4th November 2003 Financial Services And Customs - Including Proposed Directive On Transparency For Listed Companies

Date 05/11/2003

Proposed Directive on transparency for listed companies The Council held an "orientation debate (preliminary discussion aimed at preparing the ground for a political agreement) on the proposed Directive on information which must be provided by companies whose securities are traded on a regulated market, such as a stock exchange (the so-called transparency Directive - see IP/03/436 and MEMO/03/68). The debate focused on the obligation for listed companies to present quarterly financ

Peter H. Bresnan Named Acting District Administrator Of SEC's Boston District Office

Date 05/11/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today named Peter H. Bresnan as the Acting District Administrator of its Boston District Office. Mr. Bresnan currently serves as the Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel in the Division of Enforcement at SEC Headquarters in Washington, where he shares responsibility for managing the Commission's nationwide litigation program. He will continue in that position and will split his time between Washington and Boston until a permanent District Administrator is appoin
NYSE Webcasts Briefing On NYSE's Governance & Board Composition Proposals

Date 05/11/2003

NYSE Interim Chairman and CEO John S. Reed briefs the media on the NYSE's governance and board composition proposals.
NYSE Seat Sale

Date 05/11/2003

A regular seat was sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday Nov. 5, 2003 for $1,300,000; down from the previous regular seat sale of $1,350,000 on Oct. 21, 2003.
NYSE Outlines Proposals To Strengthen Governance And Names Candidates For New Board Of Directors

Date 05/11/2003

New York Stock Exchange Interim Chairman and CEO John S. Reed today proposed far-reaching changes in how the NYSE is governed, establishing for the Exchange the highest standards of independence, oversight and transparency. Mr. Reed also named candidates for a reconstituted board of directors that will be independent from management, members and listed companies.
NYBOT Update Re: Change To Maximum Bean Count For Class C

Date 05/11/2003

On June 13, 2002, the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced amendments to Cocoa Rule 9.18 that will reduce the maximum bean count permitted for delivery of Class C cocoa from 1,600 beans per kilogram to 1,400 beans per kilogram. This change becomes effective for the July 2004 delivery and all subsequent contracts. Questions have been raised recently regarding the proper interpretation of the rule change.