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NZX Releases Third Quarter Results 2004

Date 21/10/2004

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is pleased to announce its operating result for the quarter ended 30 September 2004. Relative to the comparable three-month period last year, NZX’s total revenue increased 32.1% to $4.462 million (excluding interest). EBITDA for the three-month period reached $1.122 million, a decrease of 3.3%. This decrease is attributable to expense items discussed below. In the core exchange business areas NZX enjoyed strong performance compared with the third qua
Nomura Is Latest Dealer To Join BondVision

Date 21/10/2004

BondVision, the B2C (Business-to-Consumer) arm of the MTS Group, is pleased to announce that Nomura International, the London operation of the Nomura Group, has joined its consortium of dealer participants.
New York Stock Exchange Issues Monthly Short Interest Report

Date 21/10/2004

The New York Stock Exchange today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of Oct. 15, 2004 reflecting transactions through Oct. 12.
New MEFF Members

Date 21/10/2004

MEFF is pleased to announce the new Members that have recently been approved:
Name Change Of HEX25® Index To OMXH25

Date 21/10/2004

In line with the integration of OMX cash markets the Finnish Equity Index HEX25® will be renamed OMX-Helsinki 25 (short name: OMXH25) with effect from November 15, 2004. The ISINs, security identification numbers (WKN) and Eurex codes (FFOX, OFOX) with relation to this index and its futures and options contracts will remain unchanged.

International Securities Market Association Releases Latest Figures On European Repo Market - Minimum Size Of Market Now Over EUR 4.5 Trillion

Date 21/10/2004

The International Securities Market Association (ISMA) today released the results of its seventh semi-annual survey of the repo market in Europe, conducted on June 9, 2004. The survey measured the amount of repo business still outstanding at that date from 81 participating banks, setting the lower boundary figure for the size of the market at over EUR 4.5 trillion. This makes repo one of the largest financial markets in Europe.
Corrected: Archipelago Holdings, Inc. Announces Change To Start Time For Earnings Results Conference Call Scheduled For October 25

Date 21/10/2004

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX:AX), owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange(SM) (ArcaEx(R)), announced today that the Company is changing the start time of its third quarter 2004 earnings conference call which is taking place on Monday, October 25, 2004. The call will now begin at 7:30 am Central Time instead of 3:00 pm Central Time as previously announced. The release will be issued at 7:00 am Central Time on Monday.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange - Focus: Corporate Governance And The Proxy Vote

Date 21/10/2004

Corporate governance and proxy voting has never been more debated than it is today, and this has resulted in a growing demand to standardise and streamline inefficient global voting practices which affect shareholders? ability to efficiently exercise their right to vote.
CFTC Permits U.S. Clearinghouse To Clear European Futures

Date 21/10/2004

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an order permitting implementation by The Clearing Corporation of its plan to have certain transactions executed on a European futures exchange cleared through U.S. futures firms (Futures Commission Merchants or FCMs) and a U.S. clearinghouse. Based in Chicago, the Clearing Corporation is registered with and regulated by the CFTC, as are participating FCMs.
CESR Launches A Consultation On Guidelines For Supervisors Implementing The Transitional Provisions Of The Amending UCITS Directives

Date 21/10/2004

CESR launches a consultation on guidelines for supervisors (Ref: CESR/04-434) implementing the transitional provisions of the amending UCITS Directives (2001/107/EC and 2001/108/EC, the socalled UCITS III). The original UCITS Directive (85/611/EEC, often referred to as the UCITS I Directive) was amended and published in the Official Journal on 13 February 2002. The amending UCITS Directives contain a number of transitional provisions which apply both to UCITS I funds and to grandfathered ma