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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/10/2003

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 November 2003, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Grupo Modelo To List On Latibex Shortly - Santander Central Hispano Bolsa Will Act As The Specialist Intermediary For The Company

Date 30/10/2003

Grupo Modelo has expressed formally its intention to list its C-shares on the Latibex market, Latibex announced today.
Dow Jones Indexes To Launch Dividend Index

Date 30/10/2003

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones Select Dividend Index. The index, which will include 50 stocks derived from the Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index, a broad market benchmark index that represents approximately 95% of U.S. market capitalization, will be launched on November 3, 2003.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Begins Preparations For New Role In The Regulation Of Asset Management And Unit Collective Investment Schemes (UCITS)

Date 30/10/2003

CESR's consultation paper set out today how it proposes to prepare for its new role in the regulation of Asset Management and Unit Collective Investment Schemes (UCITS) in Europe. This also includes establishing how European securities regulators will work until these responsibilities are transferred to CESR from the UCITS Contact Committee established by the Commission and includes specific areas where it proposes to begin work.
UK's Financial Services Authority Letter To British Energy

Date 29/10/2003

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today sent the attached letter to British Energy informing them that the FSA has decided to close its investigation.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. Will Host The 44th General Assembly Of World Federation Of Exchanges

Date 29/10/2003

The 44th General Assembly of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) will be held in Tokyo from October 11 to 13, 2004, hosted by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. The WFE is an international organization that comprises of major 54 exchanges in the world including Tokyo, New York and London. The latest General Assembly in Tokyo was held 15 years ago in 1989.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Management & Financial Information

Date 29/10/2003

Interim Business Plan Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. ("TSE") has prepared this Interim Business Plan for the next 3 years beginning April 2003.
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Former Portfolio Manager Of the Lipper Convertible Hedge Funds

Date 29/10/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against Edward J. Strafaci, the former portfolio manager of the Lipper convertible hedge funds, for overstating the value of the funds. Simultaneously, the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced Strafaci's indictment on criminal charges arising from the same conduct.
NZX Corporate Governance Rules And Other Listing Rule Changes

Date 29/10/2003

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to advise that the new NZX Corporate Governance Listing Rules will come into effect from today, Wednesday 29 October 2003.
NYBOT Opens New, State-Of-The-Art Coffee & Cocoa Grading Facility In Lower Manhattan

Date 29/10/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world's leading "soft" commodities exchange, opened today a new coffee and cocoa grading facility at its lower-Broadway location, a short distance from its new home in the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) building. The $1.1 million, 1,800 square foot operation, which is now the largest green coffee grading facility in the U.S., marks the final stage of NYBOT's return downtown to the Financial District, and allows the exchange to resume its position