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  • Tokyo Stock Exchange: Addition To TOPIX Methodology

    Date 20/08/2003

    Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) announced on Wednesday, August 20, 2003, that it will adopt certain changes concerning its method for including newly listing companies*with extremely large market capitalizations into the TOPIX and its sub-indices. This measure is designed to mitigate market impact from inclusion of such large companies to the TOPIX, in light of the fact that TOPIX is widely used as a benchmark for institutional investors. Details on the changes are as follows.

  • The Performance Of The MICEX Markets (11-15 August 2003)

    Date 20/08/2003

    The stock market. Tangible increase in prices took place in the stock market, as a result of which the MICEX Index grew by 7,1% and reached 464,33 points. Market participants were quite active and the volume of secondary trades reached 47,11 billion rubles, having increased about 1,9 times over the previous week. The blue chips went up by 5-10% on average, while the common stock of Surgutneftegaz went up by 16,6%.

  • The Development Of Corporate Governance In Hong Kong By Paul Chow, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited, At AIA Luncheon On 20 August 2003

    Date 20/08/2003

    INTRODUCTION Corporate governance is a topic familiar to all of us. We all know that there have been problems in the market recently; we know that more needs to be done to improve corporate governance in Hong Kong. Right now, the Exchange's Listing Committee is working on a further round of corporate governance reforms. I will not attempt to anticipate the outcome of the work of the committee. What I would like to do instead is to step back and look at how we got to where we are

  • Singapore Exchange Companies' AGM Schedules Now Available On SGX Website

    Date 20/08/2003

    SGX has now made available companies'AGM schedules on its website.The information is grouped under the Listed Companies menu option found in Securities Trading (menu bar on the left-hand panel of SGX's home page). Alternatively, you can now access the 'AGM Schedule'

    SEC Brings Settled Enforcement Action Against UBS PaineWebber for Failure to Supervise Broker, Imposes $500,000 Penalty

    Date 20/08/2003

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the institution of administrative proceedings against UBS PaineWebber, Inc. for failing to supervise a former registered representative, Enrique E. Perusquia, who defrauded his clients of tens of millions of dollars. PaineWebber simultaneously consented, without admitting or denying the Commission's findings, to the issuance of a Commission order finding that PaineWebber failed reasonably to supervise Perusquia and imposing a censure and a c