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Corporate Governance 2002 - A Practitioner's Perspective 25 October 2002 at Conrad Hotel - By Mr Kwong Ki-chi, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, "Corporate Governance - The Way Forward"

Date 25/10/2002

Introduction Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am honoured to have this opportunity to talk to you here today. Following the financial scandals in the United States earlier this year, the market everywhere has shown intensified interests in the quality of the market. The quality of the market is crucial for investor confidence and, in our case, for maintaining Hong Kong's leading position as the Asian hub in the global financial markets. We believe that the quality of the market i
CFTC Conducts International Symposium And Training On Derivative Products, Markets And Financial Intermediaries

Date 25/10/2002

Over 55 participants representing more than 35 regulatory and market authorities from 28 countries including, Australia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uruguay met this week - October 21 - 25 - to discuss issues relevant to the international derivatives markets.
Castorama Dubois Investissements Removed From Euronext 100 Index

Date 25/10/2002

Following the official result of the takeover bid by the British company Kingfisher Plc for the French company Castorama Dubois Investissements (Euronext 100 index), Castorama Dubois Investissements will be removed from the Euronext 100 index effective Wednesday 30 October 2002.
Baltic Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistics September 2002

Date 25/10/2002

Riga In September Riga Stock Exchange total trading volume amounted to EUR 25.62 million. Debt trading with EUR 24.79 million dominated, whereas equity trading volume was a mere EUR 0.83 million. The two top equities as to trading volume were Latvijas G'ze with EUR 0.45 million and Latvijas KuÏniecÓba with EUR 0.138 million. During September Latvijas KuÏniecÓba gained 10% in price. Liep'jas metalurgs (+4.76%), Pirm' banka (+3.16%), Latvijas balzams (+2.7%), Grindeks (+1.69%) and Latv
Amex Chairman And CEO Salvatore Sodano's Response To PHLX's Proposal To Reinstate Payment for Order Flow

Date 25/10/2002

"We vehemently oppose the spread of payment for order flow. As we have repeatedly stated, payment for order flow is not in the best interests of investors and flies in the face of best execution requirements.

Updated Information: Eurex Cancels Trades In Futures On Euro STOXX 50 And STOXX 50 Indices

Date 24/10/2002

The international derivatives market Eurex cancelled around 200 trades in futures on the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX 50 indices on Wednesday. The cancellation only affected certain trades that occurred within a 45 second period at 5.48 p.m. According to Eurex, order entries by market participants had had an impact to the extent that orderly trading in the above-mentioned derivatives was not insured. As a consequence Eurex cancelled the trades ex officio. Eurex informed all partic
Toronto Stock Exchange Celebrates 150th Anniversary - Specially Designed Canada Post Stamp Unveiled

Date 24/10/2002

Celebrating 150 years at the heart of Canada's capital markets, the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and Canada Post today unveiled a specially designed single domestic rate stamp. The stamp commemorates significant Canadian industries and marks the leadership role the Exchange has taken in capital markets since 1852.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions

Date 24/10/2002

As of mid-October, short interest in 2,943 NASDAQ National Market® securities totalled 4,066,564,600 shares compared with 4,031,261,847 shares in 3,045 National Market issues for the month of September.
Sydney Futures Exchange Launch 3 Year and 10 Year Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 24/10/2002

SFE Corporation, the operator of Sydney Futures Exchange, today announced that 3 Year and 10 Year Interest Rate Swap Futures will commence trading on 12 November 2002.
SWX - First trading Day For 4 New XMTCH issues

Date 24/10/2002

Today (24 October 2002) marked the start of SWX Swiss Exchange trading in four new XMTCH products. These XMTCH issues are registered investment funds under Luxembourg law (SICAVs). The initiator and asset manager of the new XMTCH products is Credit Suisse Asset Management. On the first day of trading, a total of 18'050 units changed hands. XMTCH issues are listed and traded on SWX in its Exchange Traded Funds segment. At present, this SWX segment encompasses 14 ETF issues.