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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 15/04/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, April 16, 2003: The relative weight of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: REI.UN) will increase by approximately 0.43% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Income Trust Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float trust units of the income trust due to the issuance of units pursuant to the terms of a prospectus dated April 1, 2003.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 15/04/2003

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index change effective after the close of business on Wednesday, April 16, 2003: The relative weight of Bombardier Inc. (TSX: BBD.B) will increase by approximately 0.20% in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite Indices, by 0.27% in the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped Indices, by 2.94% in the S&P/TSX Canadian Industrials Index and by 0.24% in the TSX 100 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the flo
SEC: Statement Of The Commission Regarding The Selection Of The Chairperson Of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

Date 15/04/2003

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has unanimously selected William J. McDonough as its nominee to be the new Chairperson of the five-member Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) established pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Robert Greifeld Named President And CEO Of Nasdaq - H. Furlong Baldwin Elected Chairman Of The Board

Date 15/04/2003

The Board of Directors of NASDAQ (OTCBB: NDAQ) announced today that it has named Robert Greifeld President and Chief Executive Officer and elected him to the Board. H. Furlong Baldwin, former Chairman of Mercantile Bankshares Corporation and Chairman of the Management Compensation Committee of the NASDAQ Board, has been elected non-executive Chairman. Both appointments are effective May 12, 2003.
Participants Of The International Conference On Corporate Conduct Intend To Work Out Common Approaches To The Development And Implementation Of Codes For Companies And Banks In Russia

Date 15/04/2003

The development and implementation of codes of corporate conduct will be in the focus of the international conference "Corporate conduct in the financial market", to be held in Moscow 22 April, 2003. Among the co-organizers of the conference are the RF Federal Securities Commission, the International Financial Corporation, the World Bank, the RF Chamber of Trade and Commerce, the Association of Lawyers of Russia, the NYSE, the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange, the National Stock Market Associa

Nymex Assigned AA+/A-1+ Credit Rating By Standard & Poor's

Date 15/04/2003

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today received long-term AA+/short-term A-1+ counterparty credit ratings from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.
NGM Officially Now Sweden's Second Stock Exchange

Date 15/04/2003

Today, Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) has decided to grant full stock exchange status to Nordic Growth Market ("NGM"). The decision by Finansinspektionen means that, for the first time, there are now two stock exchanges in Sweden with equivalent rules for both members and the companies listed. This is a unique event - for the first time in 140 years, there is now an alternative to Stockholmsbörsen.
Michael G. Mcerlean To Join Eurex's U.S. Management - Former Goldman Sachs Manager To Help Develop New U.S. Exchange Business

Date 15/04/2003

Michael G. McErlean (42) will join the Eurex-U.S. management team. McErlean, previously Global Co-Head of Futures Services at Goldman Sachs, will be based in Chicago. With this new hire Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, continues to add further US expertise for the launch of a registered U.S. exchange. The new exchange will offer a full range of derivatives on U.S. interest rates, indexes and equities and be operative in early 2004.
MICEX: Beginning From 15 April, Trades In A New Instrument - "Dollar/Ruble" - With Today Settlements Begin In The Unified Trading Session (UTS) Of Inter-Bank Currency Exchanges

Date 15/04/2003

Beginning from 15 April, 2003, banks will be able to trade in a new instrument - "dollar/ruble" - with today settlements (?+1) in UTS from 10:00 till 16:45, Moscow time. These changes are in agreement with the new version of the Rules of purchase and sale of foreign currency in the Unified Trading Session of inter-bank currency exchanges (UTS Rules), approved by the Bank of Russia and adopted by the MICEX Exchange Council. Commissions for the purchase and sale of US dollars for Russian rubles a
HKEx Welcomes The Government's Appointment Of The Public Interest Directors

Date 15/04/2003

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) welcomes the Government's appointment of the six public interest directors representing public and market interests to the HKEx board.