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New York Mercantile Exchange Consolidates NYMEX And COMEX Division Clearing Organizations And Obtains Default Insurance

Date 27/05/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it had recently substantially strengthened its system of financial guarantees by merging the clearing operations of its two divisions and simultaneously obtaining a $100 million default insurance policy.
Euronext.liffe To Launch New Index Derivatives On FTSEurofirst Indices From 23 June 2003

Date 27/05/2003

Euronext.liffe today announced that it will launch futures and options contracts based on the FTSEurofirst 80 and FTSEurofirst 100 indices from Monday 23 June 2003.
Eurex And Board Of Trade Clearing Corporation To Create Global Clearing Solution - Partners Sign Letter Of Intent - Arrangement To Give Clearing Members Choice Of Clearing For Both U.S. And Euro Products - The Clearing Corporation To Act As Clearing Hous

Date 27/05/2003

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange and highest volume derivatives clearing organization, and the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation (the Clearing Corporation), the largest independent futures clearing organization in the U.S., today announced that they intend to enter into a long term clearing partnership to create a global clearing solution. This solution will mark a major progression in the global derivatives industry, creating substantial benefits for customers worldwide. The tw
Deutsche Börse Criticizes Demands In ESF Action Plan

Date 27/05/2003

Deutsche Börse has rejected the polemics in the current action plan of the European Securities Forum (ESF), which calls for the lifting of restrictions applying to clearing and settlement in Germany. It is common practice for equities transactions to be settled through the respective national central securities depository in the markets of all major European member-states, it said, and is valid in the case of the UK, France, the Netherlands and Italy, for example.
ASX FundConnect Not To Proceed

Date 27/05/2003

ASX announced today that it would not proceed at this time with ASX FundConnect, an initiative aimed at providing a comprehensive electronic transaction infrastructure to the funds management industry. It was decided there was no likelihood of a sufficiently compelling business case in the present environment, but that the matter would be reexamined should these conditions change.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Deliverable Bonds And Conversion Factors Of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) As Of May 26, 2003

Date 26/05/2003

The deliverable bonds and conversion factors of JGB Futures (5-year, 10-year & 20-year) can be accessed by clicking here and here.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: SET Board Orders ROYNET To Hold Shareholder's Meeting In 30 Days

Date 26/05/2003

Roynet Public Co., Ltd. (ROYNET) has not been allowed to trade shares since January 14, 2003 due to its major shareholders and executives being involved in a share sale-off and inappropriate reporting of financial statements for Q3 2003. Additionally, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has responded by adding the name of the company's former executive, Mr. Kittipat Yaoprukse, to the blacklist of persons not qualified to be executives of listed companies. Mr. Kittipat is also on trial with the
Launch Of NextEconomy And NextPrime Segments On Euronext Lisbon - SonaeCom To Join NextEconomy From 26 May 2003

Date 26/05/2003

Effective today, the NextEconomy and NextPrime segments launched on Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris in January 2002 will be extended to Euronext Lisbon.
Deutsche Börse: Eurex: Contract Renewed For Another 10 Years - Successful Cooperation Between Deutsche Börse And SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 26/05/2003

Deutsche Börse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange will continue their successful cooperation in the derivatives market: The two partners have renewed the contract for their joint derivatives market Eurex ahead of time for another 10 years until the end of 2014. The distribution of transaction fees and expenditure and thus profits of the world's largest derivatives exchange was revised and set at 85 percent for Deutsche Börse and 15 percent for SWX Swiss Exchange. Currently, Deutsche Börse receives 80 pe
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 65 - 26 May 2003

Date 26/05/2003

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.