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Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Sector Update: Golden Plus Holdings Berhad

Date 24/07/2003

The Index Sub-Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has decided to update the classification of sector for Golden Plus Holdings Berhad to come into effect at 9.00a.m., Tuesday, 29 July 2003.
International Participation Remains Significant On Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

Date 24/07/2003

International participation on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) has remained significant, an indication of the attractiveness of the Malaysian securities market.
HKEx Trading Will Resume After Lowering Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 24/07/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that trading in the securities and derivatives markets would resume at 10:30A.M., after lowering of Typhoon Signal no. 8 .
HKEx Clarifies Today's Market Open

Date 24/07/2003

Due to Typhoon Imbudo, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced this morning (Thursday) that its securities market would open at 10:30 a.m. (the market usually opens at 10:00 a.m.). The market was subsequently opened at 10:32 a.m. instead of the planned time of 10:30 a.m. This was due to the longer than expected activation time of the manual market opening procedures. HKEx regrets any inconvenience caused.
FSA Seeks To Ban Insurance Cover For Regulatory Fines

Date 24/07/2003

Regulated firms and individuals will not be able to use insurance to pay FSA fines under new rules proposed by the FSA today. The changes are intended to ensure that anyone who is fined must pay the fine himself rather than claim it under insurance. The proposed changes reflect concerns that firms are increasingly taking out insurance policies designed to pay for FSA fines.

CBOT Chairman Carey Keynote Presentation At Traders Expo on July 24

Date 24/07/2003

Remarks by Chairman Charles P. Carey Chairman, Chicago Board of TradeChicago First Annual Traders Expo, July 24, 2003Thank you for your kind introduction. On behalf of the Chicago Board of Trade and its members I would like to thank you for inviting me to speak here today.
UK's Financial Services Authority Announces The Results Of Its Review Of Operational Risk Management Practices

Date 23/07/2003

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) yesterday published the results of a review undertaken to assess how firms are preparing themselves for the introduction of a new FSA approach to operational risk next year.
Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 30 July 2003

Date 23/07/2003

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 30 July 2003, responding to the release of a preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am.
The MICEX And Standard & Poor's Agree To Study Russian Companies' Transparency

Date 23/07/2003

The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and Standard & Poor's credit-rating agency have concluded an agreement under which Standard & Poor's Moscow Office will conduct, with the MICEX's support, annual studies of the transparency of Russian companies, including those issuers whose stocks are listed on the MICEX (1st and 2nd level "A" quotation list).
Olof Stenhammar Sells Shares In OM

Date 23/07/2003

Olof Stenhammar, founder and chairman of the Board of OM, has sold 400 000 shares in OM. Following the sale, Olof Stenhammar & companies' holding in OM amounts to 3 017 590 shares.