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  • ASX Joins Nasdaq in Strategic Alliance

    Date 17/06/1999

    The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq) today announced a strategic alliance which will provide new co-listing services and begin the process of developing the technology infrastructure to support future co-trading services to investors, enterprises, and market participants. While secondary listing on one market of the shares and products which have their primary listing on the other market is already in common use, the two exchanges have agreed to work to

  • ASX and SFE Merger

    Date 17/06/1999

    ASX notes the announcement by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) this afternoon concerning the proposed merger of ASX and the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE). "The Commission has indicated that its decision is not yet final and we will be meeting them shortly to explore ways to address differences in our position", ASX Managing Director, Richard Humphry said today, June 17. "The issues before the Commission are complex. We are hopeful as a result of our further discussions the

  • Uniphase Chairman To Ring Bell Opening E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Futures Trading On CME June 21 At 9 a.m.

    Date 16/06/1999

    Kevin N. Kalkhoven, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of UniphaseCorporation (Nasdaq: UNPH)-one of the newest Nasdaq 100 component stocks-will ring the bell opening trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's (CME) E- mini Nasdaq 100 Index® futures on Monday, June 21, at 9 a.m. (Central time). "With volume and open interest in our standard-sized Nasdaq 100 futures setting records in the past several days, anticipation of the E-mini Nasdaq 100 couldn't be greater," CME Chairman Scott Gordon s

  • Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Council accepts resignation of Tim Lewis

    Date 16/06/1999

    The Council of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on Monday June 14 accepted the resignation of Mr Tim Lewis. Mr Lewis offered his resignation on personal grounds. Mr Andrew Lo Tak Shing will replace Mr Lewis as Deputy Convenor of the Council's Finance Committee. Mr. Lewis will remain as a member of the Council's Listing Committee.

  • Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Action against Chan Yuen Yee

    Date 16/06/1999

    The Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("the Exchange") jointly announce today (Tuesday) that they have taken action against Ms Chan Yuen Yee ("Ms Chan") trading as Tai Shing Stock Investment Company, a securities dealer and a Member of the Exchange. This action stemmed from an investigation by the SFC during 1993 to 1995 which revealed that: Ms Chan's dealer's representatives used various nominee accounts at Ms Chan's business to conduct tradin

  • Prague Stock Exchange Transition of the Trading and Settlement System to Year 2000 was successfully tested

    Date 16/06/1999

    Tests for definitive confirmation of problem-free transition of the Prague Stock Exchange to Year 2000 were successfully finished on June 12. Besides the Stock Exchange and Univyc, 33 Exchange members, majority of Univyc members, makers of trading systems for the PSE members and information agencies participated in these tests. Tests

  • No Comment From SFE Regarding New ASX Offer

    Date 16/06/1999

    The Board of the Sydney Futures Exchange Limited announced on June 15 that it would not make any statement regarding the recently revised offer from the Australian Stock Exchange Limited, until further notice.

  • NASD and Japan's Softbank Agree to Create Nasdaq-Japan Electronic Stock Market Targeted to Open Fourth Quarter 2000

    Date 16/06/1999

    The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®), have signed an agreement in Tokyo with Softbank Corporation, jointly capitalizing a new company-Nasdaq-Japan-that will plan the development and implementation of a new electronic stock market in Japan, which is targeted to begin operating in the fourth quarter of 2000. Nasdaq-Japan will be built upon The Nasdaq Stock Market® screen-based approach to trading equity securities and will include the Internet as a key conduit to provide

  • Iceland Central Bank raises interest rates

    Date 16/06/1999

    The Central Bank of Iceland has decided to raise its interest rates by 0,5% as of 21 June. The repo rates at its weekly auction next Monday will then be fixed at 8,4% instead of 7,9%.

  • Deutsche Börse Launches Neuer Markt Blue Chip Index on July 1

    Date 16/06/1999

    Deutsche Börse AG is launching the Neuer Markt Blue Chip Index on July 1. The index comprises the top 50 companies in the Neuer Markt. Analogous to the other Deutsche Börse indices, the selection criteria on which the index composition is based are market capitalization and share turnover. German as well as foreign companies can be included in the index. To be included in the index, a company has to rank among the top 60 Neuer Markt companies in terms of share turnover and market capitalization