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EuroMTS Index Licenses Lyxor AM For First Exchange Traded Funds

Date 07/10/2003

MTSNext today announced that it has entered into an agreement to license Paris-based Lyxor Asset Management for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) aimed at tracking the EuroMTS Index. The EuroMTS Index is the only independent, real time eurozone government bond index calculated using tradable prices.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators: European Regulation On The Application Of IFRS In 2005 - Draft Recommendations For Additional Guidance Regarding The Transition

Date 07/10/2003

The European Commission established in its Regulation n°1606/2002 of July 2002 that European companies whose securities are traded on a regulated market will have to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IAS/IFRS) to prepare their 2005 consolidated financial statements. Anticipating this unique challenge and to provide solutions that will help to understand this transition, CESR publishes today proposals for consultation which set out how companies can effectively manage the communica
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Draft Standard No. 2 On Financial Information - Co-Ordination Of Enforcement Activities (Ref. CESR/03-362b)

Date 07/10/2003

CESR launches today a consultation paper proposing greater co-ordination of enforcement activities by supervisors of financial information in Europe 'Draft Standard 2 on Financial Information - Co-ordination of Enforcement Activities'. CESR's members consider that it is insufficient to adopt an internationally recognised set of accounting standards (as published by the International Accounting Standards Board, IASB and endorsed by the European Commission) without robust and consistent enforcemen
Columbus Day Holiday Schedule For NYBOT’s FINEX Division

Date 07/10/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the U.S. Columbus Day holiday for its FINEX Division of the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE):
Chicago Stock Exchange September Volume Results

Date 07/10/2003

September Volume Results Total Monthly Volume September 2003 September 2002 Percent Change Total Share Volume 1,928,717,329 1,623,126,722

CBOE Announces Columbus Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 07/10/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that interest rate/treasury products traded at CBOE will close at 12:00 Noon Central Daylight Time (CDT), on Friday, October 10, in conjunction with the early close of the underlying products, and will not be open for trading on Monday, October 13, 2003.
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - September 2003

Date 07/10/2003

Turnover for September was EUR 64,722.1 million. This compares to EUR 40,967.3 million in August. Domestic turnover in September was EUR 49,480.6 million, foreign turnover 13,806.9 million, Nuovo Mercato, Domestic, 1,370.0 million, Nuovo Mercato, Foreign, EUR 25.6 million and on the Ristretto market EUR 38.9 million.
SWX Monthly Report: September 2003

Date 06/10/2003

The SWX Monthly Report with statistics as at September 2003 can be accessed by clicking here.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand Board Approves The Establishment Of Siam DR Co., Ltd. To Cope With Depository Receipts And Waives Application And Admission Fees For Debentures Listed Before March 31, 2004

Date 06/10/2003

The SET Board of Governors approved the establishment of Siam DR Co., Ltd. to issue and sell depository receipts (DRs), and waives the application fees, admission fees and first-year annual fees for debentures traded on the bourse before March 31, 2004. Furthermore, the Board also demands that member companies comply with standards, ethics, and the meeting resolutions of ASCO, and allows them to file suit against the SET in case their membership has been revoked. The SET will also study the feas
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 06/10/2003

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 6, 2003: The ticker symbol for BacTech Enviromet Corp. will change from "YBA" to "BM." The company's tier classification on the TSX Venture Exchange will change from Tier 3 to Tier 2. There is no change in the company's name or CUSIP number and there is no consolidation of capital. The company is classified as a "Mining (Non-Oil&Gas) Exploration/Developme