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Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Stable Industry-Government Link Key To Capital Market Growth

Date 31/07/2002

A stable government and strong business fundamentals are key in the stability and progress of the capital market and the securities industry.
Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Reviews Series Of Measures To Attract More Issuers, Investors

Date 31/07/2002

Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is reviewing a series of measures in enhancing its efforts to attract and retain issuers and investors.
KCBT Changes Minimum Margins For Trading Wheat

Date 31/07/2002

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective today, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:
KCBT Approves "Exchange for Risk"

Date 31/07/2002

The Kansas City Board of Trade Board of Directors has approved rules providing for the exchange of futures for, or in connection with, over-the-counter derivative transactions. The vote was held at a regular meeting on July 30.
Hong Kong Futures Exchange: New Contingency Procedures In The Event Of A Market Interruption Affecting The Trading Of Derivatives

Date 31/07/2002

New contingency procedures for the Hang Seng Index Futures (HSI) and the Mini-HSI (MHI) Futures markets in the event of a market interruption will become effective on Thursday, 1 August 2002.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Three-Month Futures Contract

Date 31/07/2002

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 August 2002, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
FSA Outlines Options On Analysts' Investment Research

Date 31/07/2002

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today publishes a discussion paper on whether changes should be made to the FSA's regulatory approach to investment research in the UK. The options put forward for discussion range from no change to the current requirements, to new rules, or even a completely new approach under which some research reports would be clearly labelled as advice, promotion or marketing material.
ASX Launches Property Trust Index Futures

Date 31/07/2002

ASX announced the commencement of trading in index futures contracts over the S&P™/ASX200™ Property Trust sector (GICS) index (ASX code: XPJ). Trading will commence at 9:50am on Thursday 1 August 2002.
Address By HKEX Chairman Charles Lee At The Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel

Date 31/07/2002

The following address was given today by Hong Kong Stock Exchange Chairman Charles Lee at the Legislative Council's Financial Affairs Panel.
SEC: Paul Munter Named Academic Accounting Fellow, Office Of The Chief Accountant

Date 30/07/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Chief Accountant today announced the selection of Paul Munter as academic accounting fellow for a one-year term beginning August 2002. For the last 14 years, Munter has been professor and chairman of the Department of Accounting at the University of Miami. He is a certified public accountant. Munter also has a doctorate in accounting from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Fresno State Univ