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SEC Issues Supplemental Information On Accelerated Deadline For Insider Transaction Reports Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Date 06/08/2002

The Commission has issued supplemental information about the provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that amends Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to accelerate the due date for officers,' directors' and principal security holders' reports of transactions. This amendment, which becomes effective Aug. 29, 2002, will require insiders to file reports "before the end of the second business day following the day on which the subject transaction has been executed, or at such other time
SEC Charges 81 Defendants In Telemarketing Stock Fraud Schemes - Schemes Took In Approximately $30 Million

Date 06/08/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges today arising from 10 schemes in which the defendants conducted unregistered securities offerings and fraudulently diverted the proceeds to pay exorbitant, undisclosed commissions to telemarketers and other unregistered brokers who solicited the investors. These 10 schemes took place between 1996 and 2001, and raised approximately $30 million from more than 1,800 investors. In four separate enforcement actions filed in federal district court
Nasdaq, Microsoft And PricewaterhouseCoopers Launch Pilot Program To Make Financial Documents Easier To Analyze, Distribute And Share - New Financial Reporting Language Leverages Power Of Web

Date 06/08/2002

Setting a new standard for the way corporate America reports financial information and data, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), Microsoft Corp. and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have teamed up to demonstrate the power of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language), a new platform developed for corporate reporting over the Internet
NASD Board Approves Proposed Amendments To Strengthen Authority In Member Application Reviews

Date 06/08/2002

NASD's Board of Governors has approved for comment proposed amendments to rules that strengthen NASD's authority to preclude firms from using structural changes to avoid meeting their arbitration obligations to investors. Any final proposed amendment must be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange - PwC Commence Corporate Governance Survey 2002

Date 06/08/2002

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) are conducting a Corporate Governance Survey 2002 to gauge current perceptions and expectations of the level of corporate governance in Malaysia.

FTSE World Markets Report And FTSE UK Markets Report For July 2002

Date 06/08/2002

The FTSE World Markets report and FTSE UK Markets report for July 2002 can be accessed by clicking on: World Markets UK Markets
FTSE European Monthly Review - July 2002

Date 06/08/2002

FTSE European Monthly Review - July 2002 is available in PDF format. Please click on the link to view.
FTSE All-World Review - July 2002 Issue Now Available

Date 06/08/2002

The July 2002 issue of the FTSE All-World Review is now available in PDF format from the website at : .
Euronext: Coface Removed From Next 150 Index - New Composition Of Next 150 Index

Date 06/08/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the French company Natexis Banques Populaires for the French company Coface (Next 150), Coface will be removed from the Next 150 index effective Thursday 8 August 2002.
Deutsche Börse Publishes Free-Float Rankings - Ranking Is The Basis For Index Decision On August 13

Date 06/08/2002

On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse published the current list of companies ranked by stock-exchange turnover and market capitalization, based on the companies' free float, for the equity indices DAX, MDAX, SDAX and NEMAX 50.