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SEC Adopts Changes to Registration Forms, Proposes Exempting Brokers From Certain Requirements

Date 13/11/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to disclosure requirements concerning expenses for variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Commission also voted to solicit public comment on a proposal to make permanent a pilot program that under certain circumstances exempts broker-dealer firms from requirements that they send their full balance sheet to customers.
Palestine Securities Exchange: Trading Cancelled

Date 13/11/2002

Trading at the Palestine Securities Exchange is cancelled for today Wednesday, the 13th of November 2002. The siege and curfew that are imposed on the city of Nablus by the Israeli army have restricted the mobility of our employees so they could not reach their workplace.
NYSE Statement Re Arbitration

Date 13/11/2002

The New York Stock Exchange is pleased that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved an NYSE rule that enables the Exchange to resume arbitrations in California, provided that the parties waive the California Standards. The NYSE is contacting the parties whose cases are awaiting the appointment of arbitrators, to offer them this option.
Nymex Announces Plans To Trade And Clear 32 New Energy Contracts

Date 13/11/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced that it will begin offering clearing and a 90-minute electronic trading session on November 15 in 32 new contracts designed to appeal to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants.
Nasdaq Introduces The BLDRS<SUP>SM</SUP> Family Of Exchange-Traded Funds Based Upon The Bank Of New York ADR Indexes<SUP>SM</SUP> - The Bank Of New York Serves As Index Provider And Trustee; NASDAQ Serves As Sponsor And Marketplace - First NASDAQ-Listed E

Date 13/11/2002

Nasdaq Financial Products Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ), today will introduce BLDRSSM, a new family of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on The Bank of New York ADR IndexesSM. The BLDRS Funds are the first ETFs listed on NASDAQ and the first ETFs based on depositary receipts (DRs). The Bank of New York will serve as Trustee and Index Provider. In honor of the launch, The Bank of New York Chairman Thomas A. Renyi will jo

KCBT Wheat Futures Set New Annual Trading Volume Record

Date 13/11/2002

The Kansas City Board of Trade has set a new annual trading volume record in the hard red winter wheat futures contract. At the conclusion of yesterday's trade, 2,438,108 contracts or 12.19 billion bushels had traded thus far in 2002. The previous record was set in 2000, at 2,427,950 contracts or 12.14 billion bushels. Approximately a month and a half remains to add to the record for this year.
IOSCO: Central Banks And Securities Regulators Release Assessment Methodology For "Recommendations For Securities Settlement Systems"

Date 13/11/2002

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today released a report entitled Assessment methodology for "Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems"The report is available on the Bank for International Settlements website (www.bis.org) and the IOSCO website (www.i
Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Ltd Chief Executive To Step Down - April 2003

Date 13/11/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx) announces today (13 November 2002) that Mr K C Kwong, Chief Executive, has notified the Board of his intention not to seek renewal of his employment contract with the company on its expiry on 6 March 2003. At the invitation of the Board, Mr Kwong has agreed to stay on until the end of the next Annual General Meeting in April 2003.
Futures On Russian Trading System Record Trading Volume

Date 13/11/2002

On November 12, 2002, the FORTS daily trading volume reached the record 161 721 contracts, or 20 502 thousand US dollars in underlying value. The previous record of 150 835 contracts was set on October 30, 2002.
Deutsche Börse: Companies Undertake To Comply With High Corporate Governance Standards

Date 13/11/2002

On Wednesday, ten listed companies publicly declared their binding commitment to comply with national and internationally accepted standards for fair and responsible corporate governance: ACG Advanced Component Group, AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik, Balda, Dialog Semiconductor, Evotec OAI, Funkwerk, Gericom, GPC Biotech, IXOS Software and Qiagen were the first companies to accept the jointly drafted Declaration on Corporate Governance as binding. This Declaration contains all of the ("