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Putnam Agrees To Make Restitution And Implement Immediate, Significant Structural Reforms In Partial Resolution Of SEC Enforcement Action

Date 13/11/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Putnam Investment Management LLC (Putnam), a registered investment adviser located in Boston, Mass., agreed to the entry of an order in the Commission's administrative proceeding relating to alleged market-timing trades by certain of Putnam's employees. In the Order, Putnam has agreed to undertake significant and far-reaching corporate governance, compliance, and ethics reforms. Putnam has also agreed to a process for calculating and pa
Program Trading Averaged 41.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Nov. 3-7

Date 13/11/2003

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Nov. 3-7.
NZAX Opening

Date 13/11/2003

The NZAX Market is opening for trading tomorrow at 11am.
Introduction Of NDS Group Plc On The First Market Of Euronext Brussels

Date 13/11/2003

Today 11,983,681 existing class "A"ordinary shares under the form of ADS (American Depository Shares) of the company NDS Group Plc, a company under UK law, were admitted on the continuous segment of Euronext Brussels. The capital of this company is also represented by 42,001,000 class "B" ordinary shares which represent 97% of the voting rights. At the present time, a total of 4,106,979 options to purchase class "A" ordinary shares have been granted. The "A" shares coming from the exercice of
Introduction Of Algol On The First Market Of Euronext Brussels.

Date 13/11/2003

Today 3,501,624 existing ordinary shares of the company Algol, which represent the entire actual issued capital of this company under Italian law, were admitted on the double fixing segment of Euronext Brussels.

Frits Bolkestein, Member Of The European Commission In Charge Of The Internal Market And Taxation: Aligning CAD III With Basel II, Keynote Address At Conference On Basel II, Centre For European Policy Studies, Brussels, 13 November 2003

Date 13/11/2003

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for your invitation. It is a pleasure to join your discussion on how to ensure that the rules on capital adequacy serve the needs of twenty-first century banking effectively. I'll begin with an overview of the importance of regulatory capital to the stability of the banking systems and that of the economy and how the new rules will reinforce financial stability. Second, I'll discuss the suitability of the rules for our banking system in Europe, and how w
Focus: Measuring Liquidity On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 13/11/2003

Since the transfer to SAXESS in 1999, the Danish equity market has seen a significant improvement in liquidity. This is not least due to the fact that there are many more orders in the trading system and the fact that investors are able to trade at even sharper prices.
Euronext Revenues Total € 245.5 Million: In Line With The Company Forecast For Summer Activity

Date 13/11/2003

Euronext NV revenues totaled €245.5 mn during the third quarter of 2003, a 3.3% decrease from the €254.0mn achieved during the same period in 2002. Quarterly revenues were affected by the reduced market activity in July and August despite stronger trading in September. Adverse foreign exchange rate accounts for €6.0mn; with constant exchange rates the variation in revenue would have been less than 1% over the period.
EuroMTS To Launch Dedicated Greek Market

Date 13/11/2003

EuroMTS today announced the November 17 launch of the MTS Greek Market, a segment dedicated to the trading of Greek government bonds. The launch completes the presence of MTS markets in all 11 eurozone bond markets, thereby strengthening MTS' network as the most comprehensive system to trade European fixed-income.
Dutch Equity Segment On Xetra To Be Launched On November 17 - Two New Dutch Participants; Several Banks Support Trading In Dutch Equities On Xetra; Lowest Trading And Clearing Fees In Europe

Date 13/11/2003

On November 17, as previously reported, Deutsche Börse will be launching its new segment for Dutch equities on the Xetra electronic trading system. More than 300 banks and financial institutions will be able trade all 25 equities in the Dutch equity index AEX25 continuously on the world's largest exchange network. With its new segment, Deutsche Börse is offering its participants a tailormade alternative for trading in Dutch equities. Against the background of this service offer, Dutch fin