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CFTC Announces Appointment Of Jane Kang Thorpe As Director, Division Of Clearing And Intermediary Oversight

Date 15/05/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the appointment of Jane Kang Thorpe as the first Director of the Commission’s new Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight. She will assume her position on Monday, May 20, 2002.
SGX MSCI Japan Index Futures Launch Date: 15 May 2002

Date 14/05/2002

MSCI Japan Index Futures will be listed for trading at the Singapore Exchange in the second quarter of 2002.
SEC Proposes Amendments To Improve Mutual Fund Ad Disclosure For Investors

Date 14/05/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule amendments intended to encourage mutual fund advertisements to convey more balanced information to prospective investors, particularly with respect to past performance. The proposed amendments are designed to raise standards for mutual fund performance advertising so that investors are informed and not misled.
New York Fed President William Mcdonough Joins Chicago Mercantile Exchange In 30th Anniversary Celebration Of International Monetary Market And Financial Futures

Date 14/05/2002

William J. McDonough, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, today toured the Eurodollar futures trading pit at Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the introduction of financial futures contracts. McDonough, joined by CME Chairman Terrence A. Duffy, Chairman Emeritus and Senior Policy Advisor Leo Melamed, and President and CEO Jim McNulty, delivered the keynote address at an anniversary celebration luncheon for Chicago business leaders.
Kaufman et Broad In Next 150 Index - New Composition Next 150

Date 14/05/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the Japanese company Asahi Glass for the Belgium company Glaverbel (Next 150), Glaverbel will be removed from the Next 150 Index.

HKEx Sets Date For Launch Of The First Phase Of CCASS/3

Date 14/05/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce the first phase of CCASS/3, the new generation of the Central Clearing and Settlement System, on 16 May 2002 (Thursday). This has been approved by the Securities and Futures Commission.
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 14/05/2002

The April FEAS Newsletter and April Supplement 2002 1st Quarter Reports are now available. You can view the April Newsletter and April Supplement 2002 1st Quarter Reports, by clicking here.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: Foreign ownership of Danish bonds 1997-2002

Date 14/05/2002

In Focus no. 16, Senior Analyst Allan Hansen, Nykredit Markets, gives a varied picture of foreign investors' positions and their use of Danish bonds during the period 1997-2002.
CME Names Wolverine Trading As Lead Market Maker For Weather Futures Contracts

Date 14/05/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and Wolverine Trading, L.P. yesterday announced that Wolverine will serve as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) in CME's weather futures contracts beginning yesterday.
Trading Activity On Nasdaq's Primex Auction System Continues To Rise - Daily Share Volume Record Set 500 Million Share Milestone Surpassed

Date 13/05/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market® today announced that total share volume on the Primex Auction System®, the world's first totally electronic auction for securities, topped 500 million. On April 30, Primex set a record for daily share volume, with more than 10 million shares being traded. The total shares executed represent approximately 1.7 million transactions that have received the benefit of The Primex Auction™, which combines an automated auction process with the speed and liquidity of the Nasdaq mu