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MDEX To Launch Five-Year Malaysian Government Securities Futures Contract On 29 March 2002

Date 11/03/2002

Malaysia Derivatives Exchange Berhad (MDEX) will launch a Five-year Malaysian Government Securities (MGS) Futures contract on Friday, 29 March 2002, subject to regulatory approval.
HEX And Trading Members Agree On Arbitration Proceeding

Date 11/03/2002

HEX and 19 stock exchange trading members and clearing parties have signed an arbitration proceeding agreement. The purpose of the proceeding is to determine whether HEX is liable to reimburse the brokers for the value added tax that HEX has been refunded from the years 1995-2000.
CFTC Releases Report In Response to September 11th

Date 11/03/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released the first comprehensive public report by a federal financial regulator on its own responses and those by industry participants to the terrorist attacks on September 11th. The CFTC is the independent federal agency that oversees the trading of futures and option contracts based on agricultural, physical, and financial commodities ranging from corn to crude oil to interest rates.
CFTC Announces Appointment Of Gregory Mocek As Director Of Enforcement

Date 11/03/2002

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the appointment of Gregory Mocek as Director of Enforcement, effective March 7, 2002. The CFTC's Division of Enforcement is responsible for investigating and prosecuting offenders of the Commodity Exchange Act, and has a staff of approximately 150 employees in Washington, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 11/03/2002

The market remained virtually flat with a few stocks ending in negative territory. Trading was brisk with all but one counter trading.

The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Modifies Issue Limits For Derivative Warrants

Date 10/03/2002

The Main Board Listing Rules impose a limit on the number of shares of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) that may be subject to derivative warrant issues. This limit (the lower of 20 per cent of a company's issued shares or 30 per cent of the public float) is often referred to as a quota.
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning March 14, 2002

Date 09/03/2002

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:BPFH) of Boston, Massachusetts, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, March 14, 2002. Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. will replace NextCard, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXCD), which is being removed from the Index due to its extended trading halt.
Record Day For IPE

Date 08/03/2002

IPE, Europe's leading energy futures and options exchange, set a new record day on Thursday 7 March 2002.
Partnership Agreement Between Fininfo And Euronext

Date 08/03/2002

Fininfo and Euronext have signed a partnership agreement aiming at establishing a joint venture in the field of securities information.
London Stock Exchage Monthly Market Report For February 2002 - UK Trading Volumes Up 14% On February 2001 - Average Daily Trading Up 9% On February 2001

Date 08/03/2002

UK trading volumes on the London Stock Exchange continued to rise in February, with a 14 per cent increase to 2.73 million trades, compared with 2.40 million trades in the same month in 2001.<