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Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange: Circuit Breaker Enhances Market Stability And Investor Confidence

Date 24/10/2001

The implementation of the circuit breaker at the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will enhance market stability and investor confidence.
Iceland Stock Exhange: Changes To Eimskip's Operations In Riga And Tallinn

Date 24/10/2001

The operations of Eimskip's subsidiaries, MGH in Riga and Tallinn will be integrated into a new transportation company, MGH Combifragt on November 1, 2001. MGH Combifragt is owned by the Danish company Combifragt Eastern Europe AS and the Latvian transportation company Ritrans.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Reports Strong Results For Third Quarter And First Nine Months Of 2001

Date 24/10/2001

Significant growth in interest rate and equity index volumes contributed to higher revenues and profits.
Bill Gates Of Microsoft Opens Nasdaq On Wednesday, October 24

Date 24/10/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market® announced that Microsoft Corporation Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates opened the market today at 9:30 a.m. EDT, at the Nasdaq MarketSite, located in New York City. Hardwick "Wick" Simmons, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq hosted the market opening ceremony.
SEC Issues Report Of Investigation And Statement Setting Forth Framework For Evaluating Cooperation In Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion

Date 23/10/2001

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a Report of Investigation and Statement explaining its decision not to take enforcement action against a company it had investigated for financial statement irregularities. In so doing, the Commission articulated a framework for evaluating cooperation in determining whether and how to charge violations of the federal securities laws.

OM Introduces A New Organization

Date 23/10/2001

OM introduces a new organizational structure which will increase focus on customer solutions and identify Stockholmsbörsen as a separate operational entity. The new organization supports growth through an operationally lean structure and further strengthens OM as a knowledge-based company. The new organization, effective from January 1, 2002, will be divided into four business areas and Stockholmsbörsen as a separate operational entity. The reorganization will make 70 positions redundant, mainly
Newex: 238 Million Euros Turnover At NEWEX In September

Date 23/10/2001

At NEWEX (New Europe Exchange), the exchange for Central and East European securities, volume of 238.1 million euros was traded in September, 26.8 percent higher than the previous month´s level (August: 187.7 million euros). Volume of 114.6 million euros or approximately 48 percent of the total, was traded in the NX.plus quality segment. The most active single issue was the common share of the Russian oil producer LUKOIL, with over 1.7 million shares traded, corresponding to 76.1 million euros i
New Standard & Poor's Commodity Index Records Solid First Day Of Trading At NYBOT

Date 23/10/2001

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced that its new Standard & Poor's Commodity Index (SPCI) futures contract market posted an opening-day total of 1,022 futures contracts traded on Friday, October 19, 2001. Open interest was also reported to be 451 at the end of the first day of trading.
KLSE: 2002 Budget Facilitates Capital Restructuring

Date 23/10/2001

Key recommendations in the 2002 Budget relating to the capital market and the securities industry are set to facilitate capital restructuring for affected public listed companies.
Formal Investigation Initiated Against Think Tools Ltd

Date 23/10/2001

In connection with the communication politics of Think Tools Ltd on the occasion of the presentation of the new company strategy on 21 August 2001 that may have resulted in a potential violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules, SWX Swiss Exchange has initiated on 19 October 2001 a formal investigation.