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Share & IWF Changes In The S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 16/07/2004

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading, Friday July 23rd 2004: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (Japan, SEDOL: 6598446, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25102010) a member of the S&P Japan SmallCap 250 and S&P Japan 500 indices, shares will increase by 740,000,000 to 2,223,438,934 and its IWF will be updated to 0.24 due to its private placement. Promise Co. Ltd
NYSE: Investor-Protection Principles Should Drive Structure Of National Market System - Big Board Weighs In On Proposed Regulation NMS

Date 16/07/2004

Investor-protection principles and good public policy should drive decisions on the structure of the nation’s market system. This is the thinking behind the NYSE’s position on each of the four proposals presented by the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of Regulation NMS, a sweeping set of reforms to modernize the structure of the U.S. equity markets. The proposals were released for public comment in February.
June On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 16/07/2004

In June 2004 three out of six main indices increased. The large companies index – the WIG20 – rose the most.
Independent Complaints Commissioner For UK’s Financial Services Authority Appointed

Date 16/07/2004

Sir Anthony Holland, Chairman of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission and a former Principal Ombudsman for the Personal Investment Authority, has been appointed to be the independent Complaints Commissioner for the Financial Services Authority. He takes over on 3 September 2004 succeeding Rosemary Radcliffe who has been the first Complaints Commissioner for the FSA since the inception of the Complaints Scheme in September 2001.
HKEx: Trading In Securities And Derivatives Markets Terminated Due To Hoisting Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 16/07/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that trading in the securities and derivatives markets will be terminated at 12 noon, due to the hoisting of Typhoon Signal no. 8.

Group 4 Securicor PLC Will Replace Group 4 Falck In The S&P European Indices

Date 16/07/2004

In addition to yesterday’s announcement, Standard & Poor’s confirms it will make the following changes to the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P United Kingdom Indices, effective the close of trading Monday, July 19, 2004: Group 4 Securicor PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL B01FLG6, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20201030) will replace Group 4 Falck (Denmark, SEDOL 7370115) in the S&P Europe 350 index after the close of trading on Monday, July 19, 2004. Group 4 Securicor PLC will be ad
FTSEurofirst July Newsletter

Date 16/07/2004

Please click here to view the July issue of the monthly 'FTSEurofirst newsletter' dedicated to the FTSEurofirst 80 and the FTSEurofirst 100 indices and their related products.
Financial Services: European Commission Sets Up Expert Group On Clearing And Settlement

Date 16/07/2004

The European Commission’s Clearing and Settlement Advisory and Monitoring Expert group (the “CESAME” group) is holding its first meeting in Brussels on 16th July. The Group will advise and assist the Commission in the integration of EU securities clearing and settlement systems. The Group is chaired by the Commission. It is composed of around 20 high level representatives of various mainly private bodies involved in clearing and settlement, along with four observers from public autho
Computershare To Be New UK Gilts Registrar

Date 16/07/2004

Computershare Investor Services plc was formally appointed as the new registrar for UK Government bonds, known as gilts, yesterday.
Canadian Securities Administrators: Harmonized Continuous Disclosure Review Program

Date 16/07/2004

The staff of the Canadian Securities Administrators have established a program of harmonized continuous disclosure review with a view to improving the completeness, quality and timeliness of continuous disclosure by reporting issuers in Canada.