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CME Clearing House Expands Collateral Program - CME Clearing House Expands Collateral Program To Enhance Financial Flexibility And Lower Performance Bond Costs For Clearing Members And Customers - CME Partners With LeadingMoneyCenterBanks To Expand Collat

Date 16/03/2004

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced that its Clearing House, the largest futures clearing organization in the world, has issued guidelines for accepting a substantially more diverse pool of securities - including issues of select certificates of deposit, corporate and municipal bonds and commercial paper - as performance bonds from clearing firms conducting business at the exchange.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Class B Shareholders Approve Eurodollar Proposal - Eurodollar Futures Volume on GLOBEX® Exceeds Required Threshold Levels

Date 16/03/2004

In a Special Shareholder Meeting held today, Class B Shareholders of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) approved a proposal authorizing its Board of Directors to transition the front two contracts of the exchange's benchmark Eurodollar futures product onto its GLOBEX platform if minimum volume thresholds are not maintained. More than 82 percent of the votes cast were in favor of the proposal.
Baltic Exchange Tightens Freight Market Data Redistribution Policy

Date 16/03/2004

The Baltic Exchange has announced a change to its distribution policy for its detailed daily freight market assessments, aimed at encouraging membership and reducing unauthorised access.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 84 - 15 March 2004

Date 16/03/2004

Please click here for the latest a2a e-mail newsletter produced by Axiss Australia - a summary of the key events of the past fortnight shaping Australia's position as a global financial services centre in the Asian time zone.
UK's Financial Services Authority Managing Directors Appointed

Date 15/03/2004

The Financial Services Authority has today appointed three new Managing Directors. They will also be members of the FSA Board.

Three Minute Silence In The ICEX Trading System

Date 15/03/2004

Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) following a recommendation from the European Council and in conjunction with the NOREX exchanges will today 15 March observe a three minute silence as a mark of respect for victims of the Madrid terrorist attack last week. The silence will be starting at 11:00 Icelandic time or at the same time as the the other NOREX exchanges.
The Copenhagen Stock Exchange Implements Three Minutes Of Silence At 12.00 Today

Date 15/03/2004

The Copenhagen Stock Exchange will today observe three minutes of silence from 12.00 as an expression of our deepest sympathy with the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid last Thursday and our dissociation with the terrorist acts.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 15/03/2004

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations would like to announce that Canadian Superior Energy Inc. will not be added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index as was previously announced. Due to the decrease in float market capitalization, resulting in a lower relative weight, the company will not be added at this time and will be reviewed for inclusion at the next Quarterly Index Review. Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the inve
SET And ICAAT Call For New Role Of CFO, To Do More Than Just Oversee The Making Of Financial Statements

Date 15/03/2004

The ICAAT says the contemporary role of a CFO should be more than just overseeing the production of company financial statements, but also to provide advice in regards to company financial strategies to the CEO. The position then requires continued learning about new financial strategies. The seminar "The New Dimension of Professional CFOs" will be held to prepare CFOs for the new era of challenges. The seminar will be held on Wednesday 17 March 2004 at the QSNCC.
SEC's Division Of Enforcement Announces Agreement To Settle Civil Fraud Charges Against Fleet's Columbia Mutual Fund Adviser And Distributor For Undisclosed Market Timing

Date 15/03/2004

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle regarding its market timing lawsuit against two subsidiaries of FleetBoston Financial Corporation - Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. ("Columbia Advisors") and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc. ("Columbia Distributor"). The Commission alleged in a February 24, 2004 civil complaint that these two entities allowed certain preferred mutual fund customers to engage in short-