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Introduction Of FLV Fund On The New Market Of Euronext Brussels

Date 15/10/2003

Today 20,605,495 existing ordinary shares of the company FLV Fund, representing the entire actual issued capital of this company, were admitted on the double fixing segment of Euronext Brussels.
Instinet ECN And Island ECN Lower Routing Prices For All Clients - Combined Liquidity Pool To Be Branded INET

Date 15/10/2003

Instinet ECN and Island ECN, soon to be combined into one electronic marketplace branded INET, today announced a 37 percent price reduction for routing orders in over-the-counter securities to other trading venues through Instinet's SmartRouter. This price reduction is retroactive to October 1, 2003 and effective through the end of the year.
Instinet Announces September 2003 Transaction Information

Date 15/10/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INET) announced today that its U.S. equity share volume in September 2003 was 12,211 million shares.(1) This compares to 9,446 million shares in August 2003 and 8,662 million shares in September 2002.
FTSE European Indices: Changes To Real-Time Calculation Times

Date 15/10/2003

Following the Deutsche Borse announcement on 3 September 2003, regarding the shortening of trading hours on the pan-European trading platform Xetra, FTSE has reviewed the impact of the announcement on FTSE European Indices.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Chairman Terry Duffy Press Statement

Date 15/10/2003

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) commends today’s decision by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission”) to remove the U.S. Futures Exchange application from the Commission’s 60-day fast track approval process. The Commission’s decision recognizes that there are important issues and concerns regarding the manner in which U.S. Futures Exchange would be organized and operated.

Banks Co-Operate With iBoxx In Launch Of CDS Products In USA

Date 15/10/2003

A group of eleven leading investment banks and iBoxx have signed a Letter of Intent to co-operate on a venture to launch a series of open architecture North American credit default swap index products.
Axiss Australia Newsletter Issue 75 - 13 October 2003

Date 15/10/2003

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.
Australian Stock Exchange's "Taking Stock" Edition 13: October 2003 Newsletter

Date 15/10/2003

Taking Stock is the Australian Stock Exchange's newsletter for the stockbroking community available for download in pdf format. The edition can be downloaded by clicking here.
Wool Equities Limited Takes Pole Position In NZAX First XV

Date 14/10/2003

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) is delighted to announce that Wool Equities Limited's offering documentation has now been approved, and they will be the first company to list on the new NZAX Market when it launches on Friday November 14.
Speech By Frits Bolkestein Member Of The European Commission In Charge Of The Internal Market And Taxation The Transatlantic Relationship In Financial Services Address At The Institute For International Economics Washington D.C. , 14th October 2003

Date 14/10/2003

Speech by Frits Bolkestein Member of the European Commission in charge of the Internal Market and Taxation The transatlantic relationship in financial services Address at The Institute for International Economics Washington D.C. , 14th October 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to discuss the transatlantic relationship in financial services. I would like to start with a brief update on what is going on in Europe.