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Mr Frits Bolkestein, Member Of The European Commission, In Charge Of The Internal Market, Taxation And Customs Corporate Governance In The European Union - European Corporate Governance Conference, The Hague, 18 October 2004

Date 18/10/2004

It is an honour and a particular personal pleasure for me to deliver the opening speech at this conference organised by the Dutch Presidency. This is the first time that a Presidency of the European Union has organised such a high level gathering of distinguished experts in corporate governance to exchange views on how to promote sound corporate governance practices across the European Union. The Presidency, and in particular the Ministry of Finance, deserve our congratulations for their i
London Stock Exchange: AIM Reaches 100 International Companies

Date 18/10/2004

The number of international companies on AIM, the London Stock Exchange’s international market for smaller, growing companies, reached 100 for the first time today with the admission of two new companies to the market.
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 15.10.2004

Date 18/10/2004

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa.
Jonathan Paret Named Securities Industry Association Director Of Public Policy

Date 18/10/2004

The Securities Industry Association today announced that effective November 1, Jonathan R. Paret, vice president and legislative counsel, will assume a new role as director of public policy. In this new role, he will be responsible for identifying developments and recommending strategic approaches in securities legislation and regulation.
IXIS Partners With Clearstream To Implement Vestima+ - Subsidiary Of Caisse d'Epargne Group Joins Growing Customer Base

Date 18/10/2004

IXIS announced today that it is reinforcing its commitment to the automation of the investment fund industry by implementing Clearstream’s Vestima+ service early next year. IXIS will implement the fully automated Vestima+ service to receive fund orders coming from Clearstream’s customers that wish to gain access to French domestic funds. IXIS is part of the AA-rated Caisse d’Epargne Group, a major french universal bank with a leading position in the French retail market. IXIS Asset Management,

iShares Switch To FTSEurofirst Index Series Today

Date 18/10/2004

Beginning today, BGI will switch the underlying benchmark for the iShares FTSE Euro 100 and iShares FTSE Eurotop 100 to the FTSEurofirst Index Series.
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.