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LIFFE Receives Approaches

Date 28/09/2001

The Board of The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announces it has received approaches from a number of parties which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company.
LIFFE Announces Major Private Investor Programme - Working With Leading Brokers To Boost Retail Futures And Options Trading In The UK - Dedicated Private Investor Website

Date 28/09/2001

Today, the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) announces a major new programme involving seven leading brokers as part of LIFFE's ongoing commitment to boost private investor access to equity futures and options.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Twenty Futures Contracts

Date 28/09/2001

Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Friday) that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 3 October, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodolog
HEX Buys Sampo Custody Services Ltd

Date 28/09/2001

HEX Group has today, 28.09.2001, acquired 95% of shares in Sampo Custody Services Ltd. Control of the company will be transferred to HEX Group as of 28.09.2001. The company will continue to operate as a separate entity within the HEX Group.
Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Digest - August 2001

Date 28/09/2001

During August there was a slight decrease in the General Price Index and a particular decrease in the value of shares traded compared to July. The various figures and statistics are analysed below.

Corporate Governance In Switzerland - Consultative Inquiry On New Recommendations And Rules

Date 28/09/2001

Corporate governance has become a major issue of late. Many countries have drawn up specific rules and regulations. economiesuisse (the Swiss Business Federation) and the SWX Swiss Exchange are today submitting for consultation draft recommendations and rules for corporate governance, comprising a recommended Code of Conduct and a Directive on additional disclosure requirements for listed companies.
CME Lowers Access Fees For GLOBEX®2 Network Connections, Offers Additional Connectivity Options For European Customers

Date 28/09/2001

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) will lower monthly access fees for direct network connections to its GLOBEX®2 electronic trading system, effective Oct. 1, 2001. CME will also offer additional higher-bandwidth connections to its customers based in Europe.
CME Announces Regular Quarterly Revision Of Price Limits For Equity Index Products Effective On Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001

Date 28/09/2001

Regular quarterly revision of price limits for equity index futures and options traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) become effective with the start of trading Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at 5:30 p.m. (Chicago time).
CFTC Requests Records Search by Futures-Related Entities Following Attacks On The World Trade Center And The Pentagon

Date 28/09/2001

On September 23, 2001, President Bush signed an executive order on terrorist financing entitled "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism." This executive order freezes the U.S. assets of, and blocks U.S. transactions with, 27 individuals and organizations. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also has published a list of people who are under investigation in connection with the attacks on the World Trade Center and the
CBOT To Launch Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Futures

Date 28/09/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade announced it will launch its newest product, futures on the DowSMJones-AIG Commodity IndexSM (DJ-AIGCI) on November 16, 2001. The CBOT®DJ-AIGCI futures contract will trade exclusively on the CBOT®'s electronic trading platform.