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  • OMHEX Selected As Strategic Partner For The National Stock Exchange And Central Securities Depository Of Lithuania

    Date 30/03/2004

    The Lithuanian State Property Fund has decided to select OMHEX as the buyer of 54.5 per cent of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) and 32 per cent of the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL) and invited OMHEX to start negotiations for the conclusion of the share purchase agreement. Together with previously acquired shares, OMHEX will own approximately 85 per cent of NSEL upon completion of the agreement, expected during Q2 2004.

  • London Metal Exchange Confirms Launch Of Plastics Contracts

    Date 30/03/2004

    The London Metal Exchange has set out its plans for further development of proposed contracts in plastics futures. The LME has today confirmed that it will launch futures contracts for both Polypropylene and Linear Low Density Polyethylene by the end of 2004.

  • Investment Services: European Parliament Approval Of Proposed Directive Brings Integrated Capital Market Nearer

    Date 30/03/2004

    The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed Directive on Financial Instruments Markets, also known as the Investment Services Directive. The proposed Directive will give investment firms an effective "single passport", which would allow them to operate throughout the EU on the basis of authorisation in their home Member State. It will, for example, require all Member States to allow investment firms to process client orders outside regulated exchanges,

  • HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

    Date 30/03/2004

    Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 April 2004, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table viewed by clicking here. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's no

  • Financial services: European Parliament's Approval Of Proposed Transparency Directive Is Good News For Investors

    Date 30/03/2004

    The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's vote to approve the Commission's proposal for a Directive on transparency requirements for securities issuers. This will pave the way for adoption by the EU's Council of Ministers shortly. The proposal, a key part of the Financial Services Action Plan, aims to make the European financial market place more attractive, upgrading the information available to investors and helping them allocate their funds more efficiently, thus boosting