Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

  • Euronext: Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin Removed From Next 150 Index - New composition Of Next 150 Index

    Date 22/05/2003

    Following the official result of the takeover bid by the Dutch company Victor Rijssen B.V. for the Dutch company Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin N.V. (Next 150), Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin will be removed from the Next 150 Index effective Tuesday 27 May 2003.

  • Deutsche Boerse Group - SWIFT Awards Top Marks To Clearstream For STP

    Date 22/05/2003

    SWIFT has recently completed an independent review of the Straight-Through Processing (STP) capabilities of Clearstream's operations as part of Clearstream's ongoing drive to improve processing efficiencies. SWIFT regularly undertakes such reviews to enable its users to maximise their processes and benchmark their progress. The review and analysis completed last month, focussed on the key operational areas of Custody, Settlements, Reconciliations, Network Management and studied aspects such as

  • Denmark's Largest Introduction Of An Investment Fund - The Fund Is Admitted To The XtraMarked

    Date 22/05/2003

    On Monday 26 May, the greatest introduction ever of an investment fund will take place on the Exchange's XtraMarked for non-listed investment funds. This is not only the greatest introduction on the XtraMarked, but on the Danish market for investment funds in general.

  • CBOT® Breaks Exchange Volume And Open Interest Records

    Date 22/05/2003

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that new exchange daily volume and open interest records were set on May 21, 2003. Total exchange trading volume reached 2,750,567 contracts yesterday, eclipsing the previous volume record of 2,690,963 contracts traded on February 27, 2003. Open interest also reached an all-time exchange high of 8,805,148 contracts, surpassing the previous high of 8,611,989 set on May 20, 2003.

  • CBOT® Announces Fee Waiver Extension For Mini-Sized Gold And Silver

    Date 22/05/2003

    The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced extension of the transaction fee waiver program for the CBOT all-electronically traded mini-sized Gold and Silver contracts through December 31, 2003.

  • ASX Futures To launch Feed Wheat Futures Today

    Date 22/05/2003

    In addition to Australian Milling Wheat which commenced trading on Tuesday, the second of ASX Future's range of new grain futures contracts, Australian Feed Wheat (ASX code: AWF), will begin trading at 9.50 this morning.

  • UK's Financial Services Authority Proposes New Approach To Collective Investment Scheme Rules

    Date 21/05/2003

    The Financial Services Authority has today published proposals for reforming the regulation of Collective Investments Schemes, such as unit trusts and OEICs. Under its proposed new regime, retail investors will have access to a wider range of investment opportunities and product features, together with better information about the progress of their investments, while schemes available only to professional investors will benefit from a reduction in

  • Stock Exchange Of Thailand Listed Companies Show Profit In Q1 2003 Of More Than THB 70 Billion

    Date 21/05/2003

    Listed companies on the Thai bourse have announced their operational performance for Q1 2003 showing total net profits of 74,033 million baht, a 63% increase from the same period last year. The top five sectors in terms of net profits are Energy, Building and Furnishing Materials, Communication, Transportation and Property Development. These five sectors collectively recorded net profits of 41,595 million baht. Likewise, the commercial banks also demonstrated improved performance. Their profits

  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    Date 21/05/2003

    Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Thursday, May 22, 2003:

  • SEC Unanimously Approves William J. Mcdonough As Chairman Of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

    Date 21/05/2003

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has considered the results of the completed background investigation and unanimously approved the appointment of William J. McDonough to be Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Mr. McDonough will officially assume the position of Chairman on June 11, 2003.