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MAS News Release On Collective Custodial's Offer For CLOB Securities

Date 30/12/1999

MAS, as the regulatory authority under the Securities Industry Act (Cap.289), has noted Collective Custodial Services (Asia) Pte Ltd's ("Collective") proposals for migration and disposal of Clob securities as reported in the Straits Times and other local media on 28 December 1999.
Euro FX Posts Strongest Start Of Any Currency Futures At The Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Date 30/12/1999

With nearly 3 million contracts already traded and two trading sessions still left in the year, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's EuroFX currency futures contract has entered the record books as the strongest first-year start for any currency futures contract.
Eurex Sets New World Record In Trading Volume For The Year 1999 - Over 379 Million Contracts Traded In 1999 - Bund Future Is Highest-Volume Product With 144 Million Contracts Traded

Date 30/12/1999

The derivatives exchange Eurex reports a new world record in trading volume for the year 1999. According to preliminary figures, which comprise an estimate for the last exchange-trading day, 379 million contracts were traded this year as compared with 248 million contracts last year. This corresponds to an increase of about 53 percent in trading volume. Eurex closes out the year 1999 as the world's largest derivatives exchange by far, beating out the Chicago Board of Trade (CBoT), the numbe
ABN AMRO Backs Tradepoint Consortium

Date 30/12/1999

Tradepoint Financial Networks plc ("Tradepoint") announced yesterday that ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has joined the Consortium of international brokerage and financial services firms led by Instinet.
5.1 Trillion EURO In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In 1999 - Increase In Xetra® Share Of Turnover - Record Year For New Issues On German Stock Market

Date 30/12/1999

High volumes on the German stock exchanges, a rising share of the turnover for Xetra in various segments, record levels for the indices and a new record in new issues (initial public offerings), that is how Deutsche Börse sums up the year just ended on the stock exchanges.

Sydney Futures Exchange Plans For Y2K

Date 29/12/1999

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) and its subsidiary the New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange (NZFOE) have set-up a Command Centre and message system for the Year 2000 changeover weekend.
Singapore Exchange Press Statement - CDP Continuing To Review Effective Capital's Proposal

Date 29/12/1999

The Central Depository (Pte) Ltd ("CDP") is continuing to review with its legal advisers the proposal dated 24 December 1999 by Effective Capital Sdn Bhd ("ECSB") for the voluntary conditional migration of Clob securities to the individual Malaysian CDS accounts of the requesting Clob securities owners.
Nymex Promotes Internal Auditor To Vice President

Date 29/12/1999

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange recently promoted Michael Lugo to vice president of internal audit.
Nasdaq Composite Index Tops 4000 - 60th Composite Index Record For The Year

Date 29/12/1999

The Nasdaq Composite® Index today closed above the 4000 mark for the first time in its 28-year history. Preliminary figures show the Index finished at 4041.45, up 69.34 for the day. The Index topped 4000 only 38 trading sessions after closing above the 3000 milestone for the first time. For the year, the Nasdaq Composite is up 84.31 percent and is on pace to post its largest annual percentage increase ever. Total preliminary point gain for the year is 1848.76. So far in 1999, the Nasdaq Composit
KLSE Says No Approval For Collective Custodial (Asia) Pte Ltd

Date 29/12/1999

Singapore Business Times in its report 'S'pore firm steps in with friendlier CLOB offer' yesterday stated that a Singapore registered company - Collective Custodial Services (Asia) Pte Ltd - has purportedly received verbal in-principle approval from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for its CLOB proposal.