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Industry Minister Jacqui Smith Sets Out UK Approach To EU Action On Company Law

Date 18/10/2004

Industry Minister Jacqui Smith today set out the UK vision for the development of the EU's company law and corporate governance framework. Speaking at a conference on corporate governance in the Hague, Ms Smith underlined the UK's support for the Commission's Company Law Action Plan but said that: the focus should be on encouraging the development of national regimes within a flexible common framework; action at EU level should tackle failures in the market created by
Groupe Caisse d'Epargne Chooses FTSEurofirst 80 Index For Structured Products

Date 18/10/2004

Ecureuil Gestion FCP, a subsidiary of Groupe Caisse d'Epargne, has chosen the FTSEurofirst 80 index to represent the euro zone in all structured products to be distributed through the Groupe Caisse d'Epargne network over the coming twelve months(1).
Corporate Governance: European Commission Creates European Forum To Promote Convergence In Europe

Date 18/10/2004

The European Commission has set up a European Corporate Governance Forum to examine best practices in Member States with a view to enhancing the convergence of national corporate governance codes and providing advice to the Commission. The Forum comprises fifteen senior experts from various professional backgrounds (issuers, investors, academics, regulators, auditors, etc.) whose experience and knowledge of corporate governance are widely recognized at European level.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Share Trading Beats All-Time High From 2000

Date 18/10/2004

The value of share trading this year reached an all-time high last week with DKK 455 billion and thus beat the record share trading volume from 2000. The share trading for the full year is now expected to arrive at well over DKK 500 billion.
CMS WebView And ACTIV Financial Agree Joint Marketing Relationship

Date 18/10/2004

Real-time data companies CMS WebView plc (CMS) and ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc. (ACTIV) have agreed a joint marketing relationship.

CME Launches Implied Butterfly Spread Functionality For Electronic Trading Of CME Eurodollars - New Implied “Out” Trading Functionality For Trading Futures Represents An Industry First

Date 18/10/2004

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, announced today that it has launched new implied butterfly spread trading functionality for CME Eurodollars on Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform. The new butterfly spread functionality is similar to what currently exists for electronic Eurodollar calendar trades, but now allows users to more efficiently establish and liquidate butterfly positions within the first three years of the yield curve.
CBOT® Announces Launch Of Liquidity Analyzer For Organizing Futures And Options Trade Data - Application Allows Traders To Manage Data From CBOT's Liquidity Data Bank

Date 18/10/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today the launch of the Liquidity Analyzer, a software application that allows market users to organize and display trade data from the exchange's Liquidity Data Bank (LDB). The LDB, a CBOT market data file with timely information about recent trading activity, is one of the exchange's proprietary data products used by customers to design trading strategies.
Swedish Match (ADR) Removed From The S&P ADR Indices

Date 15/10/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P ADR Indices effective the close of trading on Friday, October 15, 2004:
New York Stock Exchange Seat Sells For $1,150,000

Date 15/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, October 15, for $1,150,000, down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale on Oct. 13.
New York Stock Exchange Seat Sells For $1,100,000

Date 15/10/2004

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, October 15, for $1,100,000, down $50,000 from the previous regular seat sale earlier today.