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National Stock Exchange Of Lithuania: The Share Turnover Of The Month Topped Ltl 100 Million Again

Date 31/03/2004

The NSEL trading in March was as active as during the first two months of this year. Last month investors assessed the results of 2003 and made forecasts regarding performance of companies in the first quarter. More so, awaiting the decisions of the annual meetings of shareholders, market players adjusted their investments into shares. Despite the correction of some share prices at the end of the month, the prices of 24 shares advanced and those of 13 shares decreased. The prices of Invalda AB,
Mutual Fund Manager MFS Pays $50 Million Fine To Settle SEC Enforcement Action - Firm Failed To Adequately Disclose Use Of Mutual Fund Brokerage Commissions To Pay For "Shelf Space" At Brokerage Firms

Date 31/03/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled enforcement action against Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) related to the company's use of mutual fund assets - namely, brokerage commissions on mutual fund transactions - to pay for the marketing and distribution of mutual funds in the MFS Fund Complex (MFS Funds). The Commission issued an order that found MFS failed to adequately disclose to the Boards of Trustees and to shareholders of the MFS Funds the specifics
March 2004 "Market's Measure" - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European And Other Global Stock Market Indexes - Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.91% Loss In March, European Stock

Date 31/03/2004

The U.S. blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.91%, closing at 10,381.7. Stock market indexes in Asia were up, while indexes in Europe and Globally were down in March, according to preliminary monthly figures from global index providers, Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd.
KCBT Raises Minimum Margins For Trading Wheat

Date 31/03/2004

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:
Investment Funds: European Commission Proposes Plan To Bring National Rules On UCITS Depositaries Closer Into Line

Date 31/03/2004

The European Commission has set out a step-by-step approach to reducing differences in national rules on the depositaries used to safeguard assets on behalf of investors in collective investment funds (UCITS), such as unit trusts, common funds and SICAVs. Implementing this approach over the next two years, in cooperation with national regulators, will make easier the cross-border operation of UCITS or "undertakings for collective investment in transferable secu

Deutsche Börse With Record Result In 2003 - Company To Pursue New Growth Options - Forecast For EBIT 2004: At Least €450 Million - The Lord Peter Levene And Alessandro Profumo Proposed For Supervisory Board - Plans For A Further Increase In Dividends

Date 31/03/2004

Deutsche Börse AG closed fiscal year 2003 with a record result. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose by 29 percent to total €453 million. Including net interest income from banking business, the company's revenue increased by 28 percent to €1.51 billion. Chief Financial Officer Mathias Hlubek announced to journalists in Frankfurt that Deutsche Börse would be entering a key growth market, the clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) traded bonds, in the current fiscal year. Hlubek al
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The KFX Index In Connection With The Merger And Demerger Of The Present Group 4 Falck

Date 31/03/2004

On 24 February 2004, Group 4 Falck announced that the company had entered into an agreement with Securicor to merge the two companies' security businesses into a new jointly owned company listed on both the London Stock Exchange and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Group 4 Falck will at the same time be split in two new companies, Group 4 and Falck, which will both be listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Group 4 Falck expects the merger and demerger to be implemented in the 3rd quarter
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: New Rules Regulating Admission Of Newly Listed Companies To The KFX Index

Date 31/03/2004

In future, major and highly liquid newly listed companies may join the KFX Index after having been listed for 10 trading days.
CalPERS Applauds SEC On Specialist Settlement

Date 31/03/2004

Sean Harrigan, President of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) issued the following statement yesterday about the settlement by the Securities and Exchange Commission with specialist firms.
ASX: Corporate Governance - Implementation Review Group Delivers Report

Date 31/03/2004

The body set up to oversee the adoption of the ASX Corporate Governance Council recommendations on corporate governance has proposed a number of amendments designed to enhance their effectiveness and improve the quality of implementation by Australia's 1600 listed companies and trusts.