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Pre-Close Period Update London Stock Exchange plc

Date 27/03/2002

Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to the 11 months ended 28 February 2002 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year. London Stock Exchange plc (the "Exchange") today issued a routine update ahead of the close period relating to the year ending 31 March 2002.
Nasdaq To Expand Primex Auction System Trading To More Than 1,400 Securities In Second Phase Of Rollout - Three Popular Exchange Traded Funds Also To Be Included

Date 27/03/2002

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced today that on April 1 it will begin the second phase of the rollout of the Primex Auction System, its new hybrid auction-dealer market, by expanding the list of securities eligible to trade on Primex to more than 1,400.
Market Regulation Services Inc. Adopts Universal Market Integrity Rules Effective April 1st

Date 27/03/2002

Market Regulation Services Inc. (RS) announced that as of April 1, 2002, all trading of equity securities in Canada will be subject to new trading rules, called the Universal Market Integrity Rules (UMIR). The new rules will apply to trading of securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Inc. (TSE) and Canadian Venutre Exchange (CDNX). In addition, the universal rules will apply to future marketplaces, including Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs).
Instinet Files S-1 And 10-K

Date 27/03/2002

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq: INET) announced today that it filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register approximately five million shares of Instinet common stock that were issued in a private placement in October 2001 in connection with the acquisition of ProTrader Group, L.P. The company also filed today its 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.
HKEx To Invest In Electronic Bond Trading Platform BondsInAsia

Date 27/03/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has agreed to acquire an interest which currently represents a 15.58 per cent shareholding in BondsInAsia Limited (BIA), the premier fixed income trading platform in Asia. This level of investment is the same as BIA's existing bank shareholders. (The amount of investment by HKEx in BIA is not such as to constitute a notifiable transaction under the Listing Rules.)

Helsinki Exchanges Evening Trading Cut Back By One Hour As Of 2 April

Date 27/03/2002

Evening trading at Helsinki Exchanges will be cut back by one hour as of 2 April, 2002, when the shorter hours will be applied for the first time. Otherwise trading hours will remain unchanged.
CBOT Swap Futures Set Volume, Open Interest Records

Date 27/03/2002

Continuing one of the exchange's best new-product performances, the Chicago Board of Trade's (CBOT®) 10-Year Interest Rate Swap futures contract yesterday reached a new daily volume record of 9,137 contracts and an open interest record level of 20,179.
Singapore's First Local ETF On The STI To List On 17 April 2002

Date 26/03/2002

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that Singapore's first local Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the streetTRACKSSM Straits Times Index Fund ("streetTRACKS STI") will be listed and traded on SGX from 17 April 2002.
SEC: Waste Management Founder, Five Other Former Top Officers Sued For Massive Fraud - Defendants Inflated Profits By $1.7 Billion To Meet Earnings Targets - Defendants Reap Millions In Ill-Gotten Gains While Defrauded Investors Lose More Than $6 Billion

Date 26/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit today against the founder and five other former top officers of Waste Management Inc., charging them with perpetrating a massive financial fraud lasting more than five years. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, charges that defendants engaged in a systematic scheme to falsify and misrepresent Waste Management's financial results between 1992 and 1997.
NZSE Releases Consultation Paper On Proposed Listing Rule Changes

Date 26/03/2002

The New Zealand Stock Exchange ("NZSE") today released a consultation paper proposing a number of changes to its Listing Rules intended to align the NZSE Listing Rules with key aspects of the Securities Markets and Institutions Bill, including continuous disclosure and an obligation on directors to disclose all trading in relevant securities.