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The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For March 2002

Date 27/03/2002

As of mid-March, short interest in 3,348 Nasdaq National Market® securities totalled 4,050,953,139 shares compared with 3,943,280,333 shares in 3,361 National Market issues for the month of February.
The Central Bank Of Iceland Lowers Interest Rates

Date 27/03/2002

The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to lower the yield in the Bank's repurchase transactions with credit institutions by 0.5 percentage points effective at the next auction of repurchase contracts on April 2, 2002. The interest rate on the current accounts of credit institutions in the Central Bank will be lowered by 0.5 percentage points on April 1, 2002, but the rate on overnight advances will be unchanged.
Standard & Poor's Announces Revisions To The GICS Structure For Its Canadian Indices

Date 27/03/2002

As previously announced, Standard & Poor's and MSCI will make changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS)SM structure, effective Thursday March 28, close of business, EST.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices

Date 27/03/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/CDNX Composite Index: The common shares of Progress Energy Ltd. (CDNX:PGX) will be delisted from CDNX after the close of business on Wednesday, March 27, 2002. The company's securities will be listed on the TSE at the opening on Thursday, March 28, 2002.
SEC Seeks Contempt Order Against Repeat Offender For Alleged Violations Of Previous Injunction - Federal Judge Freezes Respondents' Assets, Schedules Contempt Hearing

Date 27/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a contempt action and obtained emergency relief against Roc G. Hatfield and his Florida company, Global Diamond Fund Inc. According to the SEC's court papers, Hatfield and GDF are fraudulently offering unregistered securities to potential investors in blatant disregard of prior permanent injunctions and the federal securities laws.

SEC Files Emergency Action to Halt $98 Million Prime Bank Scheme, Recover Investors' Funds

Date 27/03/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has obtained emergency court orders to shut down a nationwide, $98 million prime bank scheme and recover victims' money.
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.