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SIX Swiss Exchange: Hochdorf Holding AG (HOCN) Opens At CHF 113.00

Date 17/05/2011

Today, the shares of Hochdorf Holding AG have been listed in accordance with the Domestic Standard and are traded on SIX Swiss Exchange for the first time. The opening price on SIX Swiss Exchange was CHF 113.00. This corresponds to a market capitalization of CHF 101.7 million. Hochdorf Holding AG belongs not only to the SPI®, but also to the SPI EXTRA®. According to the listing prospectus, 900,000 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 10.00 were entered in the Commercial Register.

Deutsche Boerse Launches DivMSDAX Index - New Index Tracks Highest Yielding Stocks In The MDAX And SDAX - Expansion Of Popular DivDAX Concept - UniCredit Bank AG Issues Index Certificates

Date 17/05/2011

Deutsche Boerse has launched the DivMSDAX Index, a blue-chip index that measures the performance of the 15 highest dividend-yielding mid- and small-cap stocks traded in Germany. It is geared toward professional and retail investors seeking long-term, value-based investment strategies. The new index is suited to underlie financial products such as exchange-traded funds (ETFs), structured products and certificates.

Eurex KOSPI Product Surpasses Milestone Of 1 Million Traded Contracts

Date 17/05/2011

NYSE Euronext Publishes A New Combined Rule Book For The BEL Indices Family

Date 17/05/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the publication of a newly edited version of the rule book for the BEL indices family (www.euronext.com1) which combines the currently separate versions of the rule books of the BEL 20, BEL Mid and BEL Small.

Dubai Financial Market Achieves 100% Compliance In Quarterly Results Disclosure Of UAE Companies

Date 17/05/2011

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced today that its UAE listed companies has showed a 100% compliance to disclose their quarterly results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the period. All of the 44  UAE public joint stock companies listed on DFM successfully disclosed their first quarter results.

TD Unveils Enhanced Retail Derivatives Service

Date 17/05/2011

TD Waterhouse, the UK’s leading execution only broker, has enhanced its Contracts for Difference (CFD) and Financial Spread Betting (FSB) services to cater to the different and specific needs of these sophisticated traders.

Osaka Securities Exchange To Begin Publishing "Indicative Net Asset Value" And "Portfolio Composition File" For ETFs

Date 17/05/2011

OSE will begin publishing Indicative Net Asset Value(Indicative NAV) and Portfolio Composition File(PCF) per ETF for improve ETF investor convenience by August 2011.

Shanghai Stock Exchange's Vice President Xu Ming: Quicken Definition of Legal Status of Private Equity

Date 17/05/2011

Private equity asks for timely definition of legal status and proper supervision, Vice President Xu Ming of the Shanghai Stock Exchange said on May 13 at the "2011 Forum on Equity Investment in China" hosted by Shanghai Securities News.

CalPERS Will Divest Of Stocks In Companies Doing Business In Iran, Sudan

Date 16/05/2011

Responding to the impact of federal and international sanctions, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today adopted a plan to divest shares of the remaining public companies operating in specific segments of the Iran and Sudan economies. New investments in these companies would be blocked as well.

Statement By IMF Spokesperson On Informal Executive Board Meeting On Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Date 16/05/2011

Ms. Caroline Atkinson, Director of the External Relations Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“The Executive Board convened this afternoon in informal session to receive a verbal report from senior Fund officials, including Mr. John Lipsky, Acting Managing Director, and Mr. Sean Hagan, the Fund’s General Counsel, on developments related to Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.