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CFTC Staff Allows Eurex Deutschland's Futures Contract Based On The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index And JSE Securities Exchange South Africa's Futures Contract On The FTSE/JSE 40 Top Companies Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 01/07/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Office of General Counsel (OGC) issued no-action letters on June 28, 2002, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Eurex Deutschland's (Eurex) futures contract based on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index (Global Titans 50) and JSE Securities Exchange South Africa's (JSE) futures contract based on the FTSE/JSE 40 Top Companies Index (FTSE/JSE Top 40).
Cattle Futures To Be Launched On Sydney Futures Exchange

Date 01/07/2002

In conjunction with Meat and Livestock Australia Limited, SFE Corporation Limited announced the listing of its first Sponsored Product, the MLA/ SFE Cattle Futures contract to be traded on the Sydney Futures Exchange. Trading is scheduled to commence at 10:00am on Tuesday the 13th of August 2002.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 01/07/2002

The market ended in positive territory despite marginal losses on some of the heavyweight counters.
315 Billion Euros In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In June - Xetra Record In MDAX Stocks - Record Turnover In Xetra XXL

Date 01/07/2002

A total of some 315.5 billion euros in volume was traded on the German stock exchanges in June; turnover was thus 2 percent higher than the previous month's figure (May 2002: 309 billion euros). The total volume comprises 240.2 billion euros in equities, warrants and exchange-traded funds as well as 75.3 billion euros in fixed-income securities. For the first half of 2002, total volume came to 1.9 trillion euros - 24 percent lower than the total posted for the same period of last year (first hal
TSX Welcomes World's Stock Exchanges To Toronto On Canada Day

Date 29/06/2002

Delegates from 28 of the world's leading stock exchanges are in Toronto July 1-3 for a meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges' Working Committee. A Working Committee is typically held once a year at a member exchange in the Americas, in Asia/Pacific and in the Europe/Africa regions. The Toronto Stock Exchange previously hosted the meeting on April 27, 1988. Next week's session will focus specifically on corporate governance and the role of exchanges and on the internalization of order f

Securities And Exchange Commission - Litigation Release No. 17594 / June 28, 2002 - Accounting And Auditing Enforcement Release No. 1586 / June 28, 2002 - Securities and Exchange Commission v. WorldCom, Inc., Civil Action 02 CV 4963 (S.D.N.Y.) (June 27, 2

Date 29/06/2002

Based upon a joint agreement between the Commission and defendant WorldCom, Inc., U.S. District Court Judge Jed S. Rakoff today entered an order: Directing WorldCom and its affiliates to preserve all items relating to WorldCom's financial reporting obligations, public disclosures required by the federal securities laws, or accounting matters. Providing for the Court to appoint a Corporate Monitor having oversight responsibility with respect to all compensation paid by WorldCom. T
Vopak And Univar In Next 150 Index

Date 28/06/2002

In addition to press release 2002-068 (Quarterly review Euronext 100 & Next 150) Euronext announces the following. Next 150 As of 1 July 2002 Koninklijke Vopak (N150) will split into KoninklijkeVopak and Univar. Based on the rules of the Next 150 index the current constituent Koninklijke Vopak will be removed from the Next 150 index. According to the same rules and based on the estimated market capitalisation both companies, Koninklijke Vopak and Univar, will be added to the
Stockholmsbörsen: Stricter Requirements For Listing Of Companies

Date 28/06/2002

Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) has adopted stricter requirements for companies intending to list shares. The new regulations involve: The same requirements for listing in the O-List as for the A-List with regard to senior management, Board of Directors and capacity for stock market information Requirements for training in stock market information and insider rules prior to listing More extensive requirements for spread of share ownership An application for lis
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/06/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: Effective after the close on Friday, June 28, 2002, CTF Technologies Inc. (TSX: CLF) will change its ticker symbol to CTF. There will be no change in the name of the company or any consolidation of capital.
SEC Publishes List Of Companies Whose Officers Are Ordered To Certify Accuracy And Completeness Of Recent Annual Reports - Investor Confidence Measure Applies To The 945 Largest SEC-Registered Publicly Traded Companies

Date 28/06/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a list of 945 companies whose chief executive and chief financial officers are now required to personally certify-in writing, under oath, and for publication-that their most recent reports filed with Commission are both complete and accurate. Officers who make false certifications will face personal liability.