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Letter From Comptroller Of State Of New York, Treasurer Of State Of California, Treasurer Of State Of North Carolina To SEC Chairman On NYSE Corporate Governance - Calls For Grasso's Compensation Package To Be Reviewed

Date 25/09/2003

Please click here to view letter from Comptroller Of State Of New York, Treasurer Of State Of California, Treasurer Of State Of North Carolina To SEC Chairman On NYSE Corporate Governance.
ICEX News & Views

Date 25/09/2003

Turnover in September, new information product, SAXESS-update and changes to the ICEX staff is discussed in this issue of News & Views
HKEx: Highest Main Board Turnover In 2003

Date 25/09/2003

The following statistics are made available in response to media enquiries.
Former Ernst & Young Audit Partner Arrested For Obstruction Charges And Criminal Violations Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act - US Attorney's Office And FBI Announce Guilty Plea Of Former Ernst & Young Auditor To Obstruction Charges; SEC Charges Former Ernst & You

Date 25/09/2003

Thomas C. Trauger, a former Ernst & Young partner who allegedly altered and destroyed audit working papers, was arrested this morning by FBI agents on criminal charges for obstructing investigations by both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The arrest and charges were announced today by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is
European Repo Market Grows By 17% Over The Last Year - ISMA's Most Recent Survey Establishes Minimum Market Size At Over EUR 4 Trillion

Date 25/09/2003

The International Securities Market Association (ISMA) today released the results of its fifth semi-annual survey of the repo market in Europe, conducted on June 11, 2003. The survey estimates the total value of outstanding repo contracts on the books of participating institutions at that date to be over EUR 4 trillion. (This figure, while substantial, represents only the lower limit for the size of the European repo market. Although it includes the largest players in the market, the survey does

Euronext.Liffe To Offer New Wholesale Services For European Equity Derivatives From 28 November, 2003

Date 25/09/2003

Euronext.liffe today announced the launch of three new Wholesale Services for European equity derivatives trading. The first will be available from 28 November.
Deutsche Börse: Clearstream's Global Securities Financing Services Show Strong Growth - Volumes Increase By 80% From 2002

Date 25/09/2003

Clearstream's entire Global Securities Financing services have experienced growth rates of 80% from last year with average outstandings for the month of August now at USD 125 billion and with intra-month peaks reaching upto USD 134 billion. Within these figures, Clearstream's Triparty Repo and Collateral Management Services have increased by 80% to an average for September of USD 66 billion with intra-month peaks of USD 75 billion. These figures even exceed last year's growth rates of 58%.
CBOT's Mini-Sized Dow Jones Futures Sets Volume Record

Date 25/09/2003

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that a new daily volume record was set for mini-sized DowSM Jones futures with 68,752 contracts traded on September 24, breaking the previous record of 64,839 contracts set on September 3, 2003.
CalPERS President Makes Statement On Resignation Of NYSE Board Member Carl McCall

Date 25/09/2003

The following is a statement from Sean Harrigan, President of the Board of Administration regarding the resignation of Carl McCall, Board member of the New York Stock Exchange: "I was surprised at the news today that Carl McCall resigned the NYSE. There was no indication during our discussions yesterday that he was contemplating resignation. He had been the lead spokesperson on behalf of the board at our meeting with the NYSE earlier this week. As the former sole fiduciary of the second la
UK's Financial Services Authority In Drive To Lift Consumers' Financial Skills And Confidence

Date 24/09/2003

The Financial Services Authority is to set up a task force designed to significantly raise consumers' capability and confidence in dealing with financial services and products.