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Deutsche Börse And DWS: Two New Actively Managed Funds In XTF Segment - Exchange Is An Important Distribution Platform Of The Future For Actively Managed Funds

Date 19/09/2002

Starting Monday, two new actively managed funds will be tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment: DWS, Germany's biggest fund company, will offer DWS China and DWS Russia, both of which were listed in April, in the XTF segment. They will be followed by DWS India on January 2, 2003. DWS is thus expanding its offerings in exchange-traded equity funds with three Emerging Market funds.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 19/09/2002

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 24, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Borsa Italiana: The Star Companies In London To Present H1 2002 Results To The International Financial Community

Date 19/09/2002

The companies belonging to the STAR segment (the high profile share segment of Borsa Italiana/Italian Exchange) will meet the international financial community on 20th September in London.
ASX Corporate Governance Council - Statement By Participants

Date 19/09/2002

The ASX Corporate Governance Council today held its second meeting, during which the Government's CLERP 9 proposals were considered, and an agenda and work program was established to address the many issues arising from the corporate governance debate.
TSX Expands And Enhances Disclosure Regime - Cites Leadership In Corporate Governance And Points Out Unique Differences And Size Of The Canadian Marketplace

Date 18/09/2002

TSX Group CEO Barbara Stymiest today reinforced the Toronto Stock Exchange's commitment to corporate governance and outlined proposed changes that will expand and enhance the listing requirements for issuers. "These changes represent enhancements to a system of governance at the TSX that is internationally recognized as being among the most trustworthy in the world," writes Ms. Stymiest in a letter to Ontario Securities Commission Chairman David Brown.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Composite Index

Date 18/09/2002

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, September 20, 2002 the relative weights of the companies in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices will be adjusted. The relative weight change reflects the quarterly update to the float shares of various companies. Changes to the indices are in accordance with S&P/TSX Composite Index Maintenance Policies. The relative weights of the following companies will change by 0.05% or more in the S&P/TSX
Securities and Exchange Commission: Scott Taub Selected As Deputy Chief Accountant

Date 18/09/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the selection of Scott A. Taub to serve as a Deputy Chief Accountant for the Commission. In this capacity, Taub will share with Jackson M. Day responsibilities for the day-to-day operations of the Office, including resolution of accounting and auditing practice issues, rulemaking projects, and oversight of private sector standard-setting efforts and regulation of auditors. Taub will begin work at the Commission Sept. 23.
Palestine Securities Exchange Trading Today

Date 18/09/2002

A trading session will take place today at the PSE between 15:00 - 16:00. The Palestine Securities Exchange has been informed today that the curfew on the city of Nablus will be lifted between 14 - 18 o'clock.
Open Interest In CME S&P 500 Futures Surpasses 700,000

Date 18/09/2002

Open interest in S&P 500 futures traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) for the first time surpassed 700,000 positions yesterday, Sept. 17, with 711,777 open positions at the close of trading. Overall, stock index products set a new open interest high of 2,964,787 positions.
New Open Interest Records In NYBOT Markets

Date 18/09/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that new open interest and volume records had been established in five of its futures markets: Coffee "C", Euro/Yen, Euro/Canadian Dollar, Euro/Australian Dollar and U.S Dollar/Pound.