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SWX Swiss Exchange Imposes Sanctions On Swiss Over Breach Of Ad Hoc-Publicity Rules

Date 17/09/2004

The Disciplinary Commission of the SWX Swiss Exchange has imposed a fine of CHF 10,000 on Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. (Swiss) and ordered that the sanction be published. Despite previous incidents in which information had been repeatedly leaked from the company, it is alleged that in 2003 Swiss took no precautions to enable it to inform the necessary bodies immediately in the event of new indiscretions.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P ADR Indices

Date 17/09/2004

As part of the S&P Asia 50 IWF and share rebalancing, Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the IWFs and number of ADRs used for the purposes of calculating the S&P ADR Indices. The changes will be effective at the close of business on Friday, October 8, 2004.
Singapore Exchange Appoints Three New Board Members

Date 17/09/2004

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is pleased to appoint Mr Lee Hsien Yang, Ms Olivia Lum Ooi Lin and Mr Robert Owen to the SGX board
NYSE Announces Quarterly Changes To The NYSE Family Of Indexes

Date 17/09/2004

The New York Stock Exchange will make the following changes to the NYSE U.S. 100, NYSE International 100, NYSE TMT and the NYSE World Leaders Indexes, effective Monday, Sept. 20 as a result of quarterly re-balancing.
NYBOT Announces Reminder Of Change To Listed Exchange For Sugar No. 11 Contract

Date 17/09/2004

On June 10 of this year, the merger of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. and the New York Cotton Exchange was completed. With the completion of the merger, all products that had previously been listed on and subject to the Rules of both of the predecessor exchanges became listed on and subject to the Rules of the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®).

NYBOT Announces Reminder Of Change To Listed Exchange For Sugar No. 11 Contract

Date 17/09/2004

On June 10 of this year, the merger of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. and the New York Cotton Exchange was completed. With the completion of the merger, all products that had previously been listed on and subject to the Rules of both of the predecessor exchanges became listed on and subject to the Rules of the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®).
FTSE: Supersector Indices Launched For UK And Europe

Date 17/09/2004

To facilitate pan-European and UK sector investment strategies, FTSE Group are launching two new sets of real-time sector indices, which will begin calculating on 20th September 2004.
FTSE: New Supersector Indices Launched For Trading In Europe

Date 17/09/2004

New tradable indices have been added today to the FTSEurofirst Index Series, allowing investors to trade a full range of 18 supersectors across Europe on a real-time basis. From a base universe of only 300 companies, investors can gain exposure to 93.3% of FTSE Developed Europe Index through 18 highly liquid and specialised sector indices.
Former MedImmune Executive Settles Insider Trading Case With SEC - Defendant Eric Tsao Barred From Serving As Officer Or Director Of Public Company, Enjoined From Violating Antifraud Provisions Of The Federal Securities Laws And Ordered To Pay Over $500,

Date 17/09/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has reached a settlement of the pending insider trading charges against Eric I. Tsao, a former executive at MedImmune, Inc., a biotechnology company based in Gaithersburg, Md. The SEC's complaint, originally filed on June 2, 2003, alleged that Tsao engaged in three separate episodes of insider trading between September 1999 and December 2001, from which he realized aggregate illicit profits of $146,850.00. The SEC's complaint also al
Deutsche Bank Begins Trading In The New Zealand Markets

Date 17/09/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to advise that Deutsche Bank’s New Zealand arm, Deutsche Securities New Zealand Limited, will begin trading on the New Zealand markets as an accredited NZX Trading and Advising Firm from Monday 20 September 2004.