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FTSEurofirst Index Series Selected By Barclays Global Investors

Date 25/06/2004

The FTSEurofirst Index Series has been selected by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) as the underlying benchmark for two European ETFs. Beginning in Autumn 2004, BGI will switch the underlying benchmark for the iShares FTSE Euro 100 and iShares FTSE Eurotop 100 to the FTSEurofirst Index Series.
Committee Of European Securities Regulators Publishes Guidelines On Co-Ordinating Enforcement Of Financial Information, And Launches Consultation

Date 25/06/2004

This Guidance is accompanied by a public statement . The consultation closes on 6 September. Please post your reply on the CESR website, under Consultations.
British Land Company Plc Shares Increase In The S&P European Indices

Date 25/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom Indices effective the close of trading Tuesday, June 29, 2004: British Land Company Plc (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0136701, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40401020), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom Indices, shares will increase by 30,000,000 to 521,258,300. The new shares originate from the issue of new ordinary shares following the conversion of 6% subordinated irredeemab
Appointment Of SEHK And HKFE Chief Executives

Date 25/06/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has received the confirmation that the Securities and Futures Commission has approved the appointment of Patrick Conroy, HKEx’s Chief Operating Officer, as the Chief Executive of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) and Gerald Greiner, HKEx’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer, as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE). Both appointments took effect on 21 June 2004.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 1 July 2004

Date 24/06/2004

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 1 July 2004, responding to the release of BOJ's TANKAN report at 8:50am. Opening on that day Pre-open 8:30am - 8:45am (Normal days 8:45am - 9:00am) Open of morning session 8:45am (Normal days 9:00am)

The Nasdaq Stock Market Announces Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks For June 2004

Date 24/06/2004

As of mid-June, short interest in 2,780 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 5,011,098,331 shares compared with 4,822,415,847 shares in 2,753 National Market issues for the month of May.
The Committee Of European Securities Regulators Consults On Recommendations For Consistent Implementation Of The EU Regulation On Prospectus

Date 24/06/2004

CESR launches today a consultation paper (Ref. CESR/04-225) on possible recommendations for the consistent implementation of the Commission’s Regulation on Prospectus. The purpose of this consultation document is to seek comments on the recommendations that CESR proposes to issue on a number of items set out in the schedules and building blocks included in the annexes of the Regulation. These annexes set out how different types of prospectus or offering document
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to S&P U.S. Indices

Date 24/06/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices on a date or dates to be announced. Click here for full details.
Speech By Mr Frits Bolkestein Member Of The European Commission, In Charge Of The Internal Market, Taxation And Customs - The EU Action Plan For Corporate Governance

Date 24/06/2004

Conference on the German Corporate Governance CodeBerlin, 24 June 2004 Ladies and gentlemen, Introduction I have been invited to speak to you today on the EU’s Corporate Governance Action Plan. But before I do so I should like to begin with a few words about the starting point for the Commission’s Action Plan, namely the developments in Member States on this issue. A process of convergence in Member States’ approaches to Corpor
SEC Settles Insider Trading Matter Against Former FleetBoston Employee - SEC Froze Trader's Assets Within Three Days Of Trade

Date 24/06/2004

The Commission announced that a Massachusetts federal court has entered a final judgment against Guillermo Garcia Simon, a former FleetBoston Financial Group employee residing in Buenes Aires, Argentina, in connection with his trading in the securities of FleetBoston in advance of the announcement of its acquisition by Bank of America Corporation. Under the terms of the final judgment, entered by consent, Simon was ordered to pay approximately $525,000 in disgorgement, interest, and a penalty. H