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NYSE Begins Trading HOLDRS, MidCap SPDR and Select Sector SPDRs

Date 15/04/2002

Today the New York Stock Exchange begins trading 17 HOLDRS, the MidCap SPDR and nine Select Sector SPDRs. All 27 exchange-traded fund products begin trading on the basis of unlisted trading privileges (UTP).
London Stock Exchange: RNS Makes Strong Start On First Day Of Competition

Date 15/04/2002

RNS has demonstrated the strength of its company news service on the first day of competition in regulatory news distribution, having issued 95 per cent of today's regulatory announcements.
International Support For FTSE/Xinhua China Index Series

Date 15/04/2002

FTSE/Xinhua Index Committee, which oversees the FTSE/Xinhua China index series, today announced six new members, all drawn from the international investment community.
Exempt Stock Market In Unquoted Securities Of SFE Corporation Limited - Notification Of Termination

Date 15/04/2002

By notice dated 27 March 2002 ('Notice'), the exempt stock market ('exempt stock market') in unquoted securities of SFE CORPORATION LIMITED ('SFE') was informed of the proposed termination of trading of Ordinary Shares on the exempt stock market, to enable Ordinary Shares to commence official quotation on Australian Stock Exchange Limited ('ASX'). The Ordinary Shares are to cease trading on the exempt stock market at 5.00pm on the business day immediately preceding the date which is notified to
Eurex Launches Trading In STOXX Sector Index Futures In The USA - CFTC Issues "No-Action Letter" For U.S. - Strong Demand For Eurex Benchmark Products In USA

Date 15/04/2002

Eurex, the international derivatives market, is now also offering futures on the sector indices Dow Jones STOXX 600 SM Banks and Dow Jones Euro STOXX SM Banks in the U.S.. The U.S. regulatory agency Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued Eurex the appropriate "no-action letter" under date of April 2. This means that all U.S. participants of Eurex can trade these contracts directly from the United States giving them broader access to the highest-volume, most liquid market for Europea

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Proposes Amendments To Registration Rules To Accommodate Online Registration

Date 15/04/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is proposing amendments to Part 3 of its rules, which governs registration of intermediaries in the futures industry. These amendments are necessary to facilitate the change from the current paper-based registration system to online registration, which the National Futures Association (NFA) expects to implement in June. The online registration system should provide applicants with a more streamlined process for registering, resulting in less
CBOT Implements Kintana For New Program Management Office

Date 15/04/2002

Kintana, Inc., creator of the first enterprise application for IT, today announced the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), the world's oldest futures and options exchange, has completed its initial implementation of Kintana to help the exchange's new Program Management Office (PMO) improve the collaboration, structure, and accountability of its Information Systems (IS) department.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 15/04/2002

Poor volumes continued to plague the market as it fell fractionally.
Xerox Settles SEC Enforcement Action Charging Company With Fraud - Xerox To Pay Largest Financial Fraud Penalty Ever Against Public Company - Company Agrees To Restatement Of Financial Results, Special Review Of Accounting Controls

Date 12/04/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed suit against Xerox Corporation in connection with a wide-ranging, four-year scheme to defraud investors. The SEC's complaint alleges that from at least 1997 through 2000, Xerox used a variety of what it called "accounting actions" and "accounting opportunities" to meet or exceed Wall Street expectations and disguise its true operating performance from investors. These actions, most of which violated generally accepted accounting principles (
SWX Swiss Exchange Issues Reprimand To Swiss Life

Date 12/04/2002

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a formal reprimand, including public disclosure of the facts, with regard to the 2001 interim financial report of Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs- und Rentenanstalt, Zurich (Swiss Life), due to violation of the SWX Listing Rules. The SWX reprimand pertains to the fact that, in the aforementioned report, the time frame covered by Swiss Life's comparable income and cash flow statements comprised 12 months instead of the prescribed 6 months. The ability to asses