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TSX Group Ceo Calls For "One Voice" On National Regulatory Issue

Date 15/10/2002

TSX Group CEO Barbara Stymiest called on the country's securities regulators and all interested parties to speak with one voice for Canada - and to differentiate us from other markets, like the United States.
Tokyo Grain Exchange Revises Trading Hours - Launch for Soybean Meal Futures Approved

Date 15/10/2002

The amendments to the Articles of Association pertaining to the launch of soybean meal futures which the Exchange submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on May 30, 2001 was approved on October 5, 2001. On October 11, 2001 trading commenced.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Lowers Interest Rates

Date 15/10/2002

The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the interest rate in the Bank's repurchase transactions by 0.3 percentage points to 6.8%, effective at the next auction of repurchase contracts on October 22, 2002.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index - Ascot Energy Resources Ltd. To Be Removed

Date 15/10/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index - 67 Companies To Be Removed From The Index And 92 New Companies To Be Added

Date 15/10/2002

Pursuant to quarterly rebalancing methodology, Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, October 18, 2002. As of the close of trading on Friday, October 11, 2002, the index was comprised of 520 companies. A total of 67 companies will be removed from the index and 92 new companies will be added. The revised index will therefore be made up of 545 companies.

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

Date 15/10/2002

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, October 16, 2002.
SEC: Gerald Laporte Selected As Chief Of The Office Of Small Business Policy, Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 15/10/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance today announced the selection of Gerald J. Laporte as Chief of the Division's Office of Small Business Policy. Laporte has practiced securities law in Washington, D.C. for over 20 years, including, most recently, at Hogan & Hartson. He worked at the SEC from 1982 to 1987, serving as special counsel in the Office of the General Counsel, and as counsel to Commissioner Joseph A. Grundfest. In 1997-1998, he served as Chairman o
SEC: Commission Sets Dates For Market Structure Hearings

Date 15/10/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold hearings this fall to discuss key issues relating to the structure of the U.S. equity securities markets. The Commission has initially scheduled two full-day hearings, the first to be held on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at the Commission's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the second, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at the NYU Stern School of Business in Schimmel Auditorium, Tisch Hall, in New York City.
OM AB Interim Report January - September 2002

Date 15/10/2002

Highlights Revenue totalled SEK 1,996 m (2,239) Income before depreciation was SEK 274 m (-107) Income after financial items amounted to SEK 11 m (-613) -Earnings per share at SEK -0.02 (-1.57) Continued weak markets Substantially reduced costs Decision taken to close Jiway
NYBOT Begins Building Global Electronic System For Coffee/Cocoa Deliveries

Date 15/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®), the global marketplace for coffee and cocoa futures and options trading, has begun the development of eCOPS -- a new electronic platform for the full automation of coffee and cocoa deliveries. The new eCOPS represents an evolution of the NYBOT Commodity Operations Processing System (COPS), built originally to handle deliveries for NYBOT's coffee and cocoa futures markets.