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London Stock Exchange Group's £300 Million Retail Bond

Date 24/10/2012

• Strong demand for Group's first retail bond
• Offer size of £300 million, the largest corporate bond to be issued through ORB to date
• Offer period closed six days early
• Bonds to be traded on ORB

Calypso Technology Names Jonathan D. Walsh SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer - New Appointment Brings Over 15 Years Of Human Resources Experience

Date 24/10/2012

Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced the hiring of Jonathan D. Walsh as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Walsh brings key areas of expertise to Calypso including compensation and benefits, learning and development, performance and talent management and organizational effectiveness. He will report to Calypso CEO and President Kishore Bopardikar.

NASDAQ OMX Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.13 Per Share

Date 24/10/2012

The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 28, 2012 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 14, 2012. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

UK's Financial Services Authority Continues Crackdown On Unauthorised Business By Taking Action Against Prohibited Persons

Date 24/10/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has continued to target those believed to be conducting unauthorised business and in particular prohibited individuals by taking action in two separate investigations.

NASDAQ OMX Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Date 24/10/2012

• Third quarter non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.62, compared to $0.67 in the prior year quarter; Third quarter 2012 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.52
• Third quarter net exchange revenues¹ were $409 million, down six percent year-over-year, both on a reported and on an organic basis (constant currency and excluding acquisitions)
• 2012 operating expense guidance lowered to $922 to $935 million, previously $935 to $965 million

SGX Welcomes DeClout To Catalist

Date 24/10/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome the listing of DeClout Limited on Catalist Board under the stock code, “5UZ”.

HKEx Arrangements For Adjustment Of Esprit Holdings Futures And Options

Date 24/10/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Esprit Holdings Limited (Esprit) futures and optionscontracts in existence after the market close on 26 October 2012, the business day immediately before the ex-rights day, which is 29 October 2012, to account for Esprit’s one rights share forevery 2 existing shares.

Dion Launches End-To-End FATCA Product Suite - Flexible Modular Solution Built To Meet Current And Future Requirements

Date 24/10/2012

Dion Global Solutions (Dion) (BSE: 526927), technology partner to the financial services industry, has announced the launch of its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) solutions. Comprising of two integrated products, FATCA FORCE and FATCA TRAC, the Dion product suite offers a complete solution to the forthcoming FATCA regulations, and is designed with the inherent flexibility to support future client classification and reporting requirements.

UK's Financial Services Authority Issues Fines Totaling £250,000 For Transaction Reporting Failures

Date 24/10/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined two firms, Plus500UK Limited (Plus500) £205,128 and James Sharp and Company (James Sharp) £49,000 for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports to the FSA in respect of all the reportable transactions they carried out.

Thai Bourse Announces Key Developments In First 9 Months - Average Daily Securities Trading Volume At THB 30.60 Bln - Derivatives Trading Volume At 44,178 Contracts/Day - To Begin New SET50 Futures, SET50 Options, And Sector Futures From Oct 29th

Date 24/10/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces that the overall performance in the first nine months was on track, particularly for key developments, several of which were successfully rolled out in the third quarter, including its new securities trading engine, SET CONNECT, while the main SET index rose to be Asia’s best performance, and market capitalization of both SET and the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) reached all-time highs. These developments underline the attractiveness of the Thai capital market and economy.