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  • SWX Swiss Exchange Issues Reprimand To Swiss Life

    Date 12/04/2002

    The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a formal reprimand, including public disclosure of the facts, with regard to the 2001 interim financial report of Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs- und Rentenanstalt, Zurich (Swiss Life), due to violation of the SWX Listing Rules. The SWX reprimand pertains to the fact that, in the aforementioned report, the time frame covered by Swiss Life's comparable income and cash flow statements comprised 12 months instead of the prescribed 6 months. The ability to asses

  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P Canadian Indices - Canadian Information Technology Sector

    Date 12/04/2002

    Standard & Poor's will make the following change in the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector: Effective at the close of trading on Monday, April 15, 2002, the following change will take place in the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The weight of Nortel Networks Corporation (TSE: NT) will increase by approximately 5.13% in the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Sector Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares pur

  • Securities and Exchange Commission Announces Results Of April 11, 2002 Open Meeting

    Date 12/04/2002

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday voted 3-0 on the following matters: The Commission will issue for comment its proposals to accelerate the periodic report filing dates for domestic issuers and to require disclosure concerning Web site access to these reports. The proposals call for Quarterly reports on Form 10-Q to be filed within 30 calendar days after quarter end instead of the current 45 days; and Annual reports on Form 10-K to be filed w

  • NYSE To Begin Trading HOLDRS, MidCap SPDR And Select Sector SPDRs

    Date 12/04/2002

    The New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 15, will begin trading 17 HOLDRS, the MidCap SPDR and nine Select Sector SPDRs. All 27 exchange-traded fund products begin trading on the basis of unlisted trading privileges (UTP).

  • Nasdaq Proposes Improvements To Corporate Governance Standards To Benefit Investors. Strengthens Definition Of Independence For Audit Committee Directors; Requires Shareholder Approval Of Officer And Director Stock Option Plans

    Date 12/04/2002

    The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®) today announced that the executive committee of its board of directors has approved initial recommendations and ideas from the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council to enhance corporate governance standards for the companies listed on Nasdaq. These recommendations were sent today to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt in response to his letter to Nasdaq Chairman and CEO Wick Simmons and NYSE Chairman and CEO Richard Grasso on Februa