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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Suspension Upon Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (Japan) Ltd, Tokyo Branch

Date 17/06/2002

TSE suspended Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo Branch ("the Branch") from trading in the TSE market in relation to commissioned sales and purchases of stocks on behalf of affiliated companies between June 17, 2002 and June 28, 2002. pursuant to the Trading Participant Rule.
The Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong Invites Claims From Lawsons Securities' Clients

Date 17/06/2002

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Monday) invited claims against the Unified Exchange Compensation Fund for losses incurred by clients of Lawsons Securities Company.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Directive Governing Information On Corporate Governance

Date 17/06/2002

The corporate governance directive of the SWX Swiss Exchange enters into force on 1 July 2002. It applies to all annual reports for 2002 (for the financial year beginning on 1 January 2002 or later) and later. From today, the definite wording of the corporate governance directive is available in German, French and English at: http://www.swx.com/admission/cg_intro_en.html
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 17/06/2002

Standard & Poor's will make the following GICS classification change in the S&P/TSX indices: Effective after the close on Tuesday, June 18, 2002, Gabriel Resources Ltd. (TSX: GBU) will be classified in the Gold sub-industry (15104030) of the Materials sector. Its current classification is Precious Metals & Minerals (15104040) in the Materials Sector.
SEC Statement Regarding Andersen Case Conviction

Date 17/06/2002

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following statement regarding the conviction of the accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP on June 15: Today, a jury in Houston, Texas, found Arthur Andersen LLP guilty of obstruction of justice. The Commission is deeply troubled by the underlying events that resulted in Andersen's conviction, especially insofar as the verdict reflects the jury's conclusion that Andersen engaged in conduct designed to obstruct SEC processes. In light of the jury

London Stock Exchange Supports New Research Calling For Abolition Of Stamp Duty

Date 17/06/2002

The London Stock Exchange today welcomed research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which puts forward major arguments against the Government's use of stamp duty on share transactions as a source of revenue.
KCBT Wheat Options Set New Single-Day Volume Record

Date 17/06/2002

Trading in the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat options contract set a new single-day record of 6,750 contracts on Friday, June 14, breaking the previous single day record of 5,410 contracts, which was set on May 29, 2002.
e-miNY Futures Contracts Have Promising First Day Volume

Date 17/06/2002

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) announced that 2,483 e-miNY energy futuressm contracts were traded today, following the launch of the contracts this morning.
Copenhagen Stock Exchange: The Minimum Coupon Rate

Date 17/06/2002

The minimum coupon rate applicable to bonds, instruments of debt, mortgages and other debts, cf. the Danish Gains on Securities and Foreign Currency Act of 11 October 2001, has for the period from 1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002 been fixed at 4 % p.a.
CME Stock Index Products Set New Open Interest Records As E-Mini<SUP>™</SUP> S&P 500 Futures Surpass 300,000 Open Interest Mark

Date 17/06/2002

Stock index products traded on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) continued setting open interest records, posting a new high of 1,643,637 positions on Friday, June 14, surpassing the previous record of 1,615,399 positions on the previous day, June 13.