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NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Disciplinary Committee Fines ABN AMRO

Date 25/02/2013

The Disciplinary Committee of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB (“the Exchange”) has found that ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. (”ABN AMRO”) has breached the Exchange’s member rules and has therefore ordered ABN AMRO to pay a fine of three hundred thousand Swedish kronor (SEK 300,000).

JonesTrading Enhances Market Strategy Capability - Industry Vet Michael O’Rourke Named Chief Market Strategist

Date 25/02/2013

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading block trading firm in U.S. and international securities, which has broad and deep relationships with over 1,500 institutions and hedge funds, announced today that it is enhancing its capability to provide market intelligence to clients as they seek optimal trading of their strategies. Market intelligence has been a staple in the provision of JonesTrading’s execution services since its inception.

Lahore Stock Exchange Becomes The First Exchange To Introduce Regular Interaction With The Listed Companies

Date 25/02/2013

Lahore Stock Exchange has kicked off its new initiative of holding regular interactions with the listed companies with a view to get their feedback on the existing listing framework and to also address the problems being faced by the listed companies.

Deutsche Börse AG Not In Merger Negotiations

Date 25/02/2013

Deutsche Börse AG is not in merger negotiations with CME Group. As repeatedly communicated, Deutsche Börse Group’s primary strategic focus is on organic growth, mainly by expanding its business into growth regions in Asia, extending its services for unsecured and unregulated markets, and expanding its combined market data and IT business.

CME - Deutsche Boerse Putative Combination Update - Reuters

Date 25/02/2013

Reuters has reported that an industry source familiar with the matter said that a tie-up between Deutsche Boerse and the CME was unlikely to happen.

Thomson Reuters Hosts Seventh Gulf Cooperation Council Regulators’ Summit In Qatar

Date 25/02/2013

• Governor of the Qatar Central Bank: Cooperation amongst GCC regulators is now a crucial need
• Total assets managed by Qatar commercial banks increased by 18 per cent to reach QAR 817 billion in 2012 and QAR 828 billion by end of January 2013

The First Indian-Owned FSA-Regulated Forex Broker Tradenext Has Entered Into A Partnership With Award-Winning Open Trading Platform Tradable

Date 25/02/2013

Tradenext is successfully rolling out a co-branded platform to its global client base this month and will soon offer it to prospective clients.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Informs Of Changes On The Exchange Management Board - Paweł Graniewski And Mirosław Szczepański Appointed To The WSE Management Board - Beata Jarosz And Paweł Graniewski Appointed Vice-Presidents Of The Management Board

Date 25/02/2013

The Warsaw Stock Exchange informs that the Exchange Supervisory Board at its meeting on 22 February 2013 has decided to change the composition of the Exchange Management Board. Paweł Graniewski, Member of the Exchange Supervisory Board delegated to the Exchange Management Board in December 2012, has been appointed to the Management Board as Vice-President. Mirosław Szczepański, currently the President of two subsidiaries of the WSE: WSEInfoEngine and Instytut Rynku Kapitałowego – WSE Research and formerly a long-time employee of the WSE, has been appointed as Member of the Management Board effective not earlier than 1 April 2013. The Supervisory Board has appointed Beata Jarosz, Member of the Exchange Management Board since 2006, as Vice-President.

Bloomberg: CME Reported To Have Approached Deutsche Boerse Regarding Merger Talks

Date 25/02/2013

Bloomberg has reported that CME Grouphas approached Deutsche Boerse AG to consider beginning talks on a merger.

Exchange Index EGIX Provides Increased Transparency And Legal Security For District-Heating Customers And Utilities - EEX Plans Free Of Charge Publication Of EGIX – Associations AGFW, BDEW And VKU Emphasise The Importance Of EGIX For The District Heat Market

Date 25/02/2013

The German Energy Efficiency Association for District Heating, Cooling and CHP (registered association, AGFW), the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (registered association, BDEW) and the German Association of Local Utilities (registered association, VKU) advocate the use of the European Gas Index (EGIX) even in district-heating contracts. The associations see this as an important step towards increased transparency on the district- heating market. The new practice of publishing the EGIX values is very important since it provides an instrument which enables the companies of the district heating industry to present their market situation in price revision clauses in line with the market in a way customers can easily and transparently understand.