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Macklin Business Institute And NASDAQ Lead Corporate Governance Forum

Date 30/01/2004

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ"; OTCBB: NDAQ), today co-sponsored a Corporate Governance Forum in Washington D.C. with The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Business Institute and Center for Entrepreneurship at Montgomery College.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange: Amendments To The Listing Rules Relating To Corporate Governance Issues And Consultation Conclusions On Proposed Amendments To The Listing Rules Relating To Initial Listing Criteria And Continuing Listing Obligations

Date 30/01/2004

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HKEx: Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives

Date 30/01/2004

Click here for a status report on HKEx new product and market development initiatives.
HKEx Publishes 11th Edition Of Its Quarterly Publication - <I>Exchange</I>

Date 30/01/2004

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published the 11th edition of its quarterly publication, Exchange.
Frits Bolkestein, Member Of The European Commission In Charge Of The Internal Market, Taxation And Customs - Learning The Lessons Of The Financial Services Action Plan - Address At Edinburgh Finance And Investment Seminar, Edinburgh, 29 January 2004

Date 30/01/2004

Introduction The creation of an integrated financial market is not art for art's sake: it is a crucial part of the recipe for transforming Europe into the world's most competitive marketplace. A single, deep and liquid capital market can, by eliminating inefficiencies in the financial system, increase returns on savings while simultaneously reducing the cost of borrowing capital.

Fonds De Réserve Pour Les Retraites Selects FTSE Group As Index Provider For €8.8billion Mandates

Date 30/01/2004

FTSE Group, the global index provider, announced yesterday that it has been selected to provide eight benchmark indices for the Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites (FRR) in its historic launch of French state pension funds. FRR will use customised FTSE indices, covering European, US and Asia Pacific markets, as benchmarks for a combination of active and passive funds. Altogether, FRR will benchmark €8.8 billion to FTSE indices.
Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges Market Holiday

Date 30/01/2004

The FEAS Secretariat will be closed from Monday February 2nd thru Wednesday February 4th in observance of the holiday in Turkey.
CBOT Sets Exchange Open Interest Record

Date 30/01/2004

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced that the exchange set a new daily open interest record on January 29, 2004. The new record at 9,543,591 contracts surpasses the previous high at 9,538,496 contracts set August 20, 2003.
CBOE Files To Quote In Nickels For All Hybrid Options Under $15

Date 30/01/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it was filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow quoting in $0.05 increments for all option series priced under $15.00 that trade on CBOE's Hybrid Trading System. As of January 30, 2004, approximately 500 classes trade on the Hybrid System. The proposed rule change is anticipated to take effect in the near future pending regulatory approval.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Letter Of Public Comment In Response To The UK Financial Services Authority Proposal For A Review Of the

Date 29/01/2004

On 29th January a Tokyo Stock Exchange representative will visit the UK Financial Services Authority (UK FSA) in person to present a letter of public comment, in response to the UK FSA's consultation paper CP203 proposing a review of listing rules (published October 2003).