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Cotton Options Contract Sets New Volume Record At NYBOT

Date 12/09/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its cotton options contract set an all-time volume record on September 10, 2003, of 28,220 contracts. The previous record was 23,091 contracts established on September 21, 1995.
CBOT Fed Watch: September 2003

Date 12/09/2003

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 16, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
UK's Financial Services Authority: Integrated Reporting Will Help Financial Firms

Date 11/09/2003

The Financial Services Authority is planning a major modernisation of the requirements for firms to report information so that it can operate more effectively and efficiently and reduce the cost to the financial services industry.
UK's Financial Services Authority To Increase Monitoring Of Product Sales

Date 11/09/2003

The Financial Services Authority today published proposals to collect information about sales of mortgage, insurance and investment products. The FSA also today set out the type of information it will collect from all intermediaries, including those who carry on mortgage and general insurance business. The FSA will use the data to target its supervision work more efficiently. The data will help the regulator to identify potential issues that may require action such as increased supervision of a
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of September 11, 2003

Date 11/09/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.

The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

Date 11/09/2003

On 14 September 2003, the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) marks its 10th anniversary. The first trading session was open for 22 securities of 19 issuers, and a total of 19 financial brokerage firms were registered to trade. During those years, there was a gradual change from a single trading session per week to daily securities trading, Official and Current Lists were formed among which there were transport, telecommunications, energy, and beverages companies. The year 1996 saw a lau
The National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania Launches Its New Web Site

Date 11/09/2003

To mark its 10th anniversary, the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) launches its new web site.
Singapore Exchange Limited Announces FY2003 Full Year Results - Resilient Performance Despite Difficult Conditions - Net Profit After Tax And Minority Interests Up 8.1% To S$66.0mm Before Writedown Of Properties - Net Profit After Tax And Minority Intere

Date 11/09/2003

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced its audited financial results for the financial year ended 30 June 2003.
SEC Charges American International Group And Others In Brightpoint Securities Fraud - AIG Agrees To Pay $10 Million Civil Penalty

Date 11/09/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and others arising from an accounting fraud committed at Brightpoint, Inc. The fraud charges against AIG resulted from AIG's role in fashioning and selling a purported "insurance" product that Brightpoint used to report false and misleading financial information to the public. In settling the Commission's charges, AIG agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty. The penalty r
SEC Adopts Adviser Custody Rule - Proposes Foreign Bank Exemption And Revision Of Registration Form For American Depositary Receipts

Date 11/09/2003

The Commission today voted to adopt amendments to its rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 dealing with custody of client assets. It also voted to propose a rule that would provide foreign banks meeting certain conditions with exemption from insider loan prohibitions under Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 similar to the statutory exemption available to domestic banks; and voted to propose changes to Form F-6 with regard to registration of certain unsponsored Americ