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NGM Officially Now Sweden's Second Stock Exchange

Date 15/04/2003

Today, Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) has decided to grant full stock exchange status to Nordic Growth Market ("NGM"). The decision by Finansinspektionen means that, for the first time, there are now two stock exchanges in Sweden with equivalent rules for both members and the companies listed. This is a unique event - for the first time in 140 years, there is now an alternative to Stockholmsbörsen.
Michael G. Mcerlean To Join Eurex's U.S. Management - Former Goldman Sachs Manager To Help Develop New U.S. Exchange Business

Date 15/04/2003

Michael G. McErlean (42) will join the Eurex-U.S. management team. McErlean, previously Global Co-Head of Futures Services at Goldman Sachs, will be based in Chicago. With this new hire Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, continues to add further US expertise for the launch of a registered U.S. exchange. The new exchange will offer a full range of derivatives on U.S. interest rates, indexes and equities and be operative in early 2004.
MICEX: Beginning From 15 April, Trades In A New Instrument - "Dollar/Ruble" - With Today Settlements Begin In The Unified Trading Session (UTS) Of Inter-Bank Currency Exchanges

Date 15/04/2003

Beginning from 15 April, 2003, banks will be able to trade in a new instrument - "dollar/ruble" - with today settlements (?+1) in UTS from 10:00 till 16:45, Moscow time. These changes are in agreement with the new version of the Rules of purchase and sale of foreign currency in the Unified Trading Session of inter-bank currency exchanges (UTS Rules), approved by the Bank of Russia and adopted by the MICEX Exchange Council. Commissions for the purchase and sale of US dollars for Russian rubles a
HKEx Welcomes The Government's Appointment Of The Public Interest Directors

Date 15/04/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's appointment of the six public interest directors representing public and market interests to the HKEx board.
HKEx Announces Results Of Shareholders' Voting At AGM

Date 15/04/2003

The following 10 resolutions in relation to election of directors were put to vote at today's annual general meeting (AGM) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx). Results of the poll are as follows:

FTSE Group Appoints Senior Sales Manager For Asia Pacific

Date 15/04/2003

FTSE Group, the independent global index company, has appointed a Sales Manager for FTSE Asia Pacific as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its business activities in the region. Diane Tan will report to the recently appointed Managing Director of Asia Pacific, Paul Hoff.
Dick Grasso Statement On Bill McDonough's Appointment

Date 15/04/2003

"Bill McDonough's integrity, expertise and experience make him the perfect selection to chair the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. We congratulate Bill and commend SEC Chairman William Donaldson on an outstanding nomination. The NYSE's loss is America's gain."
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: Focus: Investors Should Focus On Capital Structure And Cash Flows

Date 15/04/2003

In Focus no. 47 equity analyst Bjørn Schwarz, Sydbank Markets, describes how focus has increasingly returned to the companies’ capital structure and cash flows. The companies’ capital structure reflects the financial risk and indicates how well prepared a company is to ‘major blows’ to the balance sheet. how focus has increasingly returned to the companies' capital structure and cash flows. The companies' capital structure reflects the financial risk and
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Healthcare Titans 30 Index And Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 Index

Date 15/04/2003

Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the stock components of the Dow Jones Healthcare Titans 30 index and the Dow Jones Islamic Titans 100 index.
Chicago Stock Exchange Elects Four New Governors

Date 15/04/2003

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) announced today the election of three new Governors to fill vacancies on its 25-person Board of Governors, and the election of a new Vice-Chairman of the Board. Lee M. Mitchell, Partner, Thoma Cressey Equity Partners, was re-elected Chairman of the Exchange by the Board. The new governors are: