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Change To NZX Market Trading Hours - From Monday June 30

Date 30/06/2003

NZX changed its market trading hours on Monday 30 June 2003, from 9am to 4pm, to new hours of 10am (market opening) to 5pm (market closing). Trade execution cut-off time is 5.30pm Company announcements will be accepted for release until 6pm. Settlement cut-off remains unchanged at 4pm.
CFTC Proposes Rule Modernization For Customer Fund Investments

Date 30/06/2003

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it is proposing to modernize its rules regarding the investment of customer funds by futures commission merchants and clearinghouses to facilitate the use of certain repurchase agreements and certain collateral management programs. The Commission is also soliciting comments on whether several other provisions of its rule governing the investment of customer funds should be modified.
Botswana Stock Exchange Market Commentary

Date 30/06/2003

The market lost much of the ground gained in the previous week with a 1,3% decline in the DCI as large caps Sechaba and BIHL passed the LDR for their dividends.
ASX: End Of Financial Year Summary

Date 30/06/2003

Despite the continued global economic downturn, investors have traded at record levels with growth in turnover of around 3.2% over the last financial year ($535 billion up from $518 billion). The majority of this growth has been in the institutional segment, however strong growth in retail options trading has lifted overall retail participation numbers.
Will Sterling, President Of Island ECN, To Leave Instinet - Alex Goor To Head ATS/ECN Business

Date 27/06/2003

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq:INET) announced today that Will Sterling, President of its Island ECN subsidiary and head of Instinet Corporation's ECN and Clearing businesses, will be leaving today to accept a new job at another company. Instinet's Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning, Alex Goor, will now lead Instinet's ATS/ECN initiatives.

Vladislav Streltsov Elected RTS Stock Exchange President

Date 27/06/2003

On its June 26th, 2003, meeting the RTS Partnership Council elected Vladislav Streltsov the President of the Partnership. Previously Mr. Streltsov served as the Acting President of the Exchange.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Imposes Penalty On Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd

Date 27/06/2003

TSE imposed a penalty on Daiwa Securities SMBC Co., Ltd. ("Daiwa SMBC") of JPY 2 million and requested a business improvement report.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Fact Book 2003 Available On TSE's Homepage

Date 27/06/2003

Each year, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. publishes a FACT BOOK that summarizes statistical content of the exchange historically, particularly over the previous year of trading. From this year our FACT BOOK will be released and available for free on the TSE website every year.
TIFFE: Trading Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 1 July 2003

Date 27/06/2003

TIFFE announced the temporary change of trading hours for all contracts on 1 July 2003, responding to the release of BOJ's TANKAN report at 8:50am.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Welcomes Sequoia Trading Inc. As A Remote Competing Specialist

Date 27/06/2003

The Philadelphia Stock exchange announced today that Sequoia Trading, Inc., based in Sausalito, Calif., has joined the PHLX as a remote competing specialist unit.