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Charlie McCreevy - European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - The Lisbon Strategy: Why Less Is More - European Policy Forum, London, 24 January 2005

Date 24/01/2005

European Policy ForumLondon, 24 January 2005 I should like to thank in particular Lord Tugendhat and Graham Mather for giving me the opportunity to address the European Policy Forum during my first visit to London in my capacity as European Commissioner for the internal market and services. It is an honour for me to speak before such a distinguished audience and in these august surroundings.
CESR Publishes Answers Received To Its Consultation On CESR's Draft Advice On The Second Set Of Mandates From The European Commission On The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)

Date 24/01/2005

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CBOE Trades Over 2.6 Million Contracts On Friday, January 21 - Second Highest Single-Day Total In CBOE History

Date 24/01/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, announced that reported volume at CBOE totaled 2,645,318 contracts on Friday, January 21st.Friday's total represented the second highest daily trading volume, behind the 2,788,019 contracts traded on April 18, 2001.
American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 24/01/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations has reported short interest of 615,037,620 shares as of the January 14 settlement date, a decrease of 12,886,832 from the 627,924,452 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-December. The January figure represents trades through December 10, 2004.
UK Department Of Trade And Industry: Consultation On Takeover Bids Published

Date 21/01/2005

A consultative document on the implementation of the European Directive on Takeovers Bids was issued on 20 January 2005. The deadline for comments is 15 April 2005. To view the document click here.

Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 28 January 2005

Date 21/01/2005

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 28 January 2005, responding to the releases as follows: A preliminary report on Indices of Industrial Production at 8:50am. The Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, January 21, 2005: Pursuant to a special resolution passed by shareholders on November 20, 2003, Westrange Corp. (TSXVN: WRC) will change its name and symbol to HTC HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (TSXVN: HTC). The new CUSIP number will be 40430B 101. There is no consolidation of capital.
Share change For Hitachi Capital Corp In The S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 21/01/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Friday January 28th, 2005: Hitachi Capital Corp (Japan, SEDOL: 6429159, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40202010) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will decrease by 10,000,000 to 124,826,552 due to repurchase of shares.
Securities Industry Association Names George R. Kramer Deputy General Counsel

Date 21/01/2005

The Securities Industry Association today named George R. Kramer deputy general counsel. Kramer, a 10-year veteran of SIA’s legal department, will broaden his focus on regulatory and legislative issues on behalf of the securities industry. “With more than 20 years of experience in financial services, in private practice, on Capitol Hill, at the Securities and Exchange Commission, and with SIA, George brings tremendous insight and judgment to his work on behalf of our members and the investing
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/01/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Jan. 14, 2005 reflecting transactions through Jan. 11.