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Update In KLSE Syariah Index Components

Date 26/10/2001

The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) is updating the component stocks of the KLSE Syariah Index (KLSE SI) in line with the revised list of approved securities issued by the Syariah Advisory Council of the Securities Commission on Friday, 26 October 2001.
The American Stock Exchange Announces The First U.S. ETF "Twin" To A Japanese ETF - U.S. Equivalent To Japanese ETF Among The Four New iShares To Begin Trading

Date 26/10/2001

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®), the leader and pioneer in exchange traded funds (ETFs), in conjunction with Barclays Global Investors, N.A., the largest manager of indexed products in the world, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the premier exchange of Japan, announced trading today in the first U.S.-listed ETF equivalent to an ETF recently listed on The Tokyo Stock Exchange. This marks a first in ETF development through the listing of a U.S. ETF with identical performance objectives to a Japa
SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt Announces The Selection Of Michael W. Robinson As Director Of Public Affairs

Date 26/10/2001

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey L. Pitt today announced the selection of Michael W. Robinson as Director of the Office of Public Affairs, Policy Evaluation, and Research. Mr. Robinson 37, will serve as the SEC's principal spokesperson and raise public awareness of the Commission's mission and actions.
Nymex Issues Notice To Reassure Building Occupants On Air Quality

Date 26/10/2001

New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Chairman Vincent Viola and President J. Robert Collins, Jr., today issued a notice to reassure all Exchange members, staff, and occupants of the Exchange building that the air in and around the Exchange building has been tested regularly and all results have been well below the standards deemed acceptable by the Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies.
Nasdaq Announces Proposed Changes In Services And Listing Fees - Fees Still Significantly Below Competition - Majority Of Fee Increase Will Be Invested Directly In Service Enhancements Requested By Listed Companies - Unanimously Approved By The Nasdaq Is

Date 26/10/2001

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq®), today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a proposed change in its fee schedule for listed companies beginning January 1, 2002, pending Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval. The proposal was also unanimously approved by the Nasdaq Issuer Affairs Committee, which is made up of representatives from a broad spectrum of companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market®. It is the first proposed increase in annual listing fee

HKEx To Temporarily Suspend Trading Of Kookmin Bank Futures And Options On Kookmin Bank Futures

Date 26/10/2001

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) said today (26 October) that the trading of the Kookmin Bank Futures contract and Options on the Kookmin Bank Futures contract will be suspended from 29 October to 8 November inclusive. The suspension coincides with the suspension of the share trading of Kookmin Bank in the cash market as indicated by Kookmin Bank's announcement on 11 October 2001.
Germany-based Market Maker In SWX Eurobonds: Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt

Date 26/10/2001

The SWX Swiss Exchange has accepted Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt, as a new participant. Commerzbank is to be the first Germany-based market maker in the SWX Eurobonds trading segment.
Euronext Paris: Expert Commision Revises Indices

Date 26/10/2001

The Expert Commission for Stockmarket Indices met today to discuss the changes in the SBF 120 and SBF 250 indices. According to the rules regarding conflicts of interest, as approved by the regulators, they have deliberated in the absence of the Euronext's representatives. In these circumstances and on the basis of the selection criteria usually used, the Expert Commission has taken the following decisions:
Euronext NV To Sell 60% Of La Cote Bleue Equity To FININFO

Date 26/10/2001

Euronext NV, the first pan-European stock market, has signed a memorandum of understanding setting terms for the sale to Fininfo of 60% of the equity of La Cote Bleue, in which Euronext NV will retain a 40% interest. A final agreement will be signed by the end of October
EEX And LPX Merge To Form A New Power Exchange - First Merger Of Two Power Exchanges In Europe

Date 26/10/2001

The operating companies of the two German power exchanges, EEX European Energy Exchange AG, Frankfurt/Main and LPX Leipzig Power Exchange GmbH, Leipzig, are about to merge. The new company with name EEX European Energy Exchange AG will be based in Leipzig. The merger shall take place by the beginning of 2002, as both partners stated to journalists in Berlin on Friday. With the merger of the two German power exchanges two equal partners associate with the aim to become the leading power exchange