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TSX Wants Study Of Transatlantic Securities Link - Hope Is To Bridge North American And European Securities Markets

Date 23/01/2003

TSX Group Chief Executive Barbara Stymiest today called on Canada and the European Union to explore on "an urgent basis the potential for significant benefits to investors and listed companies through mutual recognition of each other's stock markets."
Trading Statement For The Three Months Ended 31st December 2002 - London Stock Exchange plc

Date 23/01/2003

Turnover for the three months ended 31 December 2002 ("Q3") increased to £59.4 million (2001: £55.6 million), representing 7 per cent growth over the same period last year.
Securities and Exchange Commission Requires Proxy Voting Policies, Disclosure By Investment Companies And Investment Advisers

Date 23/01/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt rule amendments that would require mutual funds and other registered management investment companies to disclose their proxy voting policies and procedures and their actual proxy votes cast. These amendments are designed to enable fund shareholders to monitor their funds' involvement in the governance activities of portfolio companies and to encourage funds to vote their proxies in the best interest of fund shareholders. These rule amen
SEC Adopts Attorney Conduct Rule Under Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Date 23/01/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted final rules to implement Section 307 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by setting "standards of professional conduct for attorneys appearing and practicing before the Commission in any way in the representation of issuers." In addition, the Commission approved an extension of the comment period on the "noisy withdrawal" provisions of the original proposed rule and publication for comment of an alternative proposal.
Raiffeisenbank A Market Maker On The MICEX Corporate Bonds Market

Date 23/01/2003

On 14 January, 2003, ZAO Raiffeisenbank Austria began to act as a market maker in the MICEX Stock Market Section. It means that this bank now provides bilateral firm quotations of 8 bond issues of 6 issuers.

Oslo Børs Holding ASA 4th quarter 2002

Date 23/01/2003

Oslo Børs Holding ASA achieved a pre tax profit of NOKm 12,5 (11,5) in the 4th quarter of 2002. Pre tax profit for the year as a whole was NOKm 61,2 (61,3). Earnings after tax amounted to MNOK 43.0 (49.7) for the same period. The Board of Oslo Børs Holding ASA recommend to the General Meeting that an dividend of NOK 6.00 per share to be paid.
OneChicago Reaches 250,000 Contracts In 50 Days

Date 23/01/2003

OneChicago is pleased to announce that OneChicago crossed the quarter-million mark in cumulative contract volume yesterday, Jan. 22, our 50th day of trading. Cumulative volume as of Jan. 22 was 252,536 contracts, representing more than 25 million shares of common stock.
International Securities Exchange Implements "One Size Fits All" Trading Rule - Marks Expansion Of Displayed Order Size Eligibility

Date 23/01/2003

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) said today that it has implemented a "one-size fits all" trading rule that insures market makers and firms receive the same order execution privileges long enjoyed by customers.
In 2002, The Volume Of Trades On The MICEX Derivatives Market Reached About 13,3 Billion Rubles, 2,8 Times As Much As In 2001

Date 23/01/2003

The main result of the development of the derivatives market on the MICEX in 2002 was the increase of its liquidity. In 2001, market participants concluded 26 828 transactions to the total sum of 13,29 billion rubles, which is 2,8 times as much as in 2001. The liquid instruments were futures contracts for issue securities, recently put into circulation, and stock indexes.
FTSE/Xinhua Indexes License First China ETF For US Investors

Date 23/01/2003

FTSE/Xinhua Index Limited (FXI), the China Index provider, today announces that Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to add the iShares FTSE/Xinhua Hong Kong China 25 Index Fund to its international exchange traded funds (ETF) offerings. This will be the first ETF tracking the Chinese market available to US investors.