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HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 17/07/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from Monday, 29 July 2002, 24 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and five existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list. The total number of Designated Securities for short selling will be 174.
HKEx Publishes July Edition Of Quarterly Publication - Exchange

Date 17/07/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published the July edition of its quarterly publication Exchange. It includes: a discussion of HKEx's corporate strategy and recent partnerships; a summary of measures to strengthen the robustness and reliability of HKEx's IT systems; a Chat Room conversation with HKEx Executive Vice President Karen Lee; and an explanation of recent rule amendments that expand the range of derivative products that can be listed on the
CFTC Notifies National Futures Association of Results Of A Rule Enforcement Review

Date 17/07/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the National Futures Association (NFA) of the results of a rule enforcement review completed by the Commission's Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight (DCIO). The purpose of the review was to evaluate NFA's disciplinary program. DCIO found that NFA's disciplinary program is generally well-designed and is executed by well-trained, experienced staff. The program is highly successful in obtaining judgments against those NF
CFTC Joins With Treasury Department On Proposed Patriot Act Rules

Date 17/07/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission joined the Department of the Treasury and six other federal regulators in issuing today proposed rules that would require certain financial institutions to establish minimum procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers seeking to open new financial accounts.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Options On The PHLX Housing Sector <SUP>SM</Sup> (Hgx<SUP>SM</Sup>) On Wednesday, July 17

Date 16/07/2002

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that it will begin trading options on the newly created PHLX Housing Sector SM (HGXSM) at the start of trading on Wednesday.

The Pelham Investments SA Annual Report 2001 Has Been Filed With The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/07/2002

Pelham Investments SA has filed its annual report 2001 with the SWX and satisfactorily demonstrated that it has made the report avail-able to the public.
Statement Of SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt On The Passage Of S. 2673, The Public Company Accounting Reform And Investor Protection Act Of 2002

Date 16/07/2002

Chairman Harvey L. Pitt made the following statement concerning passage of S. 2673, The Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002: "Today, under the leadership of Chairman Sarbanes and Ranking Member Gramm, the Senate moved one step closer towards meaningful and effective oversight of accounting regulation in America.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 16/07/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Tuesday, July 16, 2002, Francisco Gold Corp. (TSXVN:FGX) will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange. All the shares of the company have been acquired by Glamis Gold Ltd. (TSX:GLG).
OM AB Interim Report January - June 2002 Highlights

Date 16/07/2002

Revenue amounted to SEK 1,416 m (1,591) Income before deprecation was 225 m (147) Income after financial items totaled SEK 58 m (-36) Earnings per share were SEK 0.54 (0.72) Weak demand on all markets New cost-reduction program to reduce annual costs by SEK 180 m SEK 35 m in restructuring costs
Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Changes In The Equity Indexes - Procedure For Replacement Of Kamps And Tecis In The MDAX

Date 16/07/2002

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse decided on the procedure that would be followed for the replacement of Kamps and Tecis in the MDAX as unscheduled changes to these indexes.