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Statement By SEC Chairman Harvey L. Pitt On Corporate Governance Reforms Approved By The Membership Of The Chicago Board Options Exchange

Date 16/08/2002

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt issued the following statement today on corporate governance reforms approved by the membership of the Chicago Board Options Exchange:
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index

Date 16/08/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index: Effective after the close of trading on Monday, August 19, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The weight of Biovail Corporation (TSX: BVF) will decrease by approximately 5.08% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pursuant to S&P/TSX Canadian Sect
SFE Trading August Newsletter

Date 16/08/2002

The 2nd Edition of the SFE Trading Newsletter for 2002 can be viewed by clicking here.
SEC, In Coordination With FBI Undercover Sting Operation, Sues Three Publicly-Traded Companies And Ten Individuals Involved In Fraudulent Schemes

Date 16/08/2002

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday filed four separate lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida arising from four schemes. In three of those schemes, defendants made numerous materially false and misleading statements in reports filed with the Commission; the fourth scheme involves a pump-and-dump of a company's publicly traded stock. Most of these charges arise from a two-year undercover FBI sting operation and, simultaneously in related crimin
NYSE Sets 11 a.m. Market Opening For September 11

Date 16/08/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today announced that it will delay its opening until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002. The decision to delay the market opening was made in respect for the memorial services planned that day in New York City and throughout the nation.

NYSE Files Changes To Listing Standards With SEC NYSE-Approved Measures Aim To Strengthen Corporate Accountability

Date 16/08/2002

The New York Stock Exchange today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed changes to its listing standards aimed at helping to restore investor confidence by empowering and ensuring the independence of directors and strengthening corporate-governance practices.
NYBOT Announces U.S. Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Date 16/08/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the U.S. Labor Day Holiday for its subsidiary exchanges, the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE), the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE), Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange (Citrus), FINEX, and the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) is as follows:
NYBOT Announces U.K. Bank Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 16/08/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the August 26, 2002, U.K. Bank Holiday for its FINEX Division subsidiary is as follows: Monday, August 26, 2002 FINEX Dublin: All products closed.FINEX NY Day Session: All products commence trading at 8:05 a.m. EDST.
New Zealand Stock Exchange Announces Deferred Implementation Of Listing Rule Changes

Date 16/08/2002

On 31 July 2002, the New Zealand Stock Exchange ("NZSE") announced that it would be amending the NZSE Listing Rules, some amendments to come into force as from 16 August 2002 and others as from 9 September 2002.
NASDAQ Unveils Enhanced Market Open, Listed Companies Place Personal Imprint On Launch Of Trading Day

Date 16/08/2002

Today at 9:30 a.m. ET, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., the world's largest electronic stock market, unveiled its enhanced Market Open ceremony at NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. Broadcast live nationally and internationally, the newly revised Market Open reflects the energy of The NASDAQ Stock Market by using sophisticated technology to highlight the companies listed on the market and communicate, in real-time, NASDAQ's volume and sector information. Joining NASDAQ today for the launch of its