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Singapore Exchange: Eurodollar And SiMSCI Contracts Break Records On 17 October 2002

Date 18/10/2002

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that its Eurodollar and MSCI Singapore Stock Index futures contracts hit new daily open interest records on 17 October 2002.
OM Retail Order Management System Goes Live At Vanguard Brokerage Services

Date 18/10/2002

OM, a world leading provider of transaction technology to the financial services and energy industries, announced today that its Retail Order Management system has gone live at Vanguard Brokerage Services. In production since mid-September, the system enables the more than 500,000 Vanguard brokerage account clients to directly access their accounts and initiate orders via the Internet, a voice response system or directly with their Vanguard account representative. Vanguard brokers can then execu
MSCI Equity Index Constituent Data Now In Real Time On Bloomberg

Date 18/10/2002

MSCI, a leading provider of international equity, fixed income and hedge fund indices, is pleased to announce the launch of MSCI Real Time ConstituentsSM on the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® Service. MSCI Real Time Constituents takes the security level data behind the MSCI International Equity benchmark indices one step further by adding the dynamics of real time 1 prices and weights, provided and calculated by Bloomberg.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Names Officers, Directors

Date 18/10/2002

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) owners re-elected seven members to the 2002-2003 board of directors on October 3. They are John C. Miller, Miller Milling Company and Raymond F. Lottie, General Mills Operations, Inc., representing producers, consumers, processors, merchandisers and distributors; Cliff W. Larson, Jr., Cliff W. Larson Company, Michael J. Mullin, Mullin & Mullin Grain Co. & Cereal Foods and Richard Browne, CHS Cooperatives, at large; Scott A. Cordes, Country Hedging, Inc., repre
London Stock Exchange: AIM Company Of The Year

Date 18/10/2002

Majestic Wine plc was voted "Company of the Year" at the seventh annual AIM Awards, at a ceremony in London last night. The AIM Awards are sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, in association with the London Stock Exchange.

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Update In KLSE CI Component Stocks

Date 18/10/2002

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in its regular review of the KLSE Composite Index (KLSE CI) has decided to release five companies as component stocks of the KLSE CI effective Monday, 18 November 2002.
Key Appointment Supports S&P Push In European Index Market

Date 18/10/2002

Standard & Poor's, a leading provider of global indices, has appointed Christopher O'Brien as Director of Market Development for its index business in Europe. Mr. O'Brien, who will be based in Paris, joins from Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management, where he was Head of Development for SPDR Europe exchange traded funds (ETF's).
IOSCO: Publication Of Important Statements Of Principles By The Technical Committee To Guide Securities Regulators In Dealing With Three Critical Areas Necessary For Investor Confidence In Securities Markets

Date 18/10/2002

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today issued statements of principles to guide securities regulators in dealing with three critical areas necessary for investor confidence in securities markets. The principles describe essential features of regulatory systems requiring transparency and disclosure by listed entities; the independence of external auditors; and the need for public oversight of the audit function.
HKEx: Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives (Status As Of 1 October 2002)

Date 18/10/2002

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented. HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress.
HKEx Publishes October Edition Of Quarterly Publication - Exchange

Date 18/10/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published the October edition of its quarterly publication Exchange. Key stories in this edition include: a discussion of the quality of the Hong Kong stock market by HKEx Chief Executive Kwong Ki-chi. The article is the first in a series of articles on market quality; a Chat Room conversation with HKEx Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer David Cheung on HKEx's Treasury operations and investment policy; a study of the cos