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Deutsche Börse: Four New Credit Suisse ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 15/02/2011

Four new listed equity index funds issued by CS ETF (IE) plc have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Tuesday. The new ETFs track the European and US money markets, the global equities market and the alternative energies sector.

BATS Global Markets Explores Opportunities In Brazil - Signs Agreement With Key Brazilian Partner, Claritas

Date 15/02/2011

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a global stock exchange operator, today announced it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Claritas, a Brazilian asset management firm, to explore opportunities in the Brazilian market.

FORTS: On February15, 2011, On The Expiration Day Of The Front Month Option Contracts The Evening Trading Session Starts At 7.10 Pm MSK

Date 15/02/2011

Please be advised that in accordance with the resolution of the RTS’s Board of Directors that was passed in compliance with the Derivatives Rules of RTS, Clause 6.2 the evening trading session on FORTS will start 10 minutes later today, i.e. at 7:10 pm MSK, as today is the expiration day of the front month option contracts.

Fixnetix And Equiduct Continue Strong Relationship - Ultra-Low Latency Data And Trading Provider Secures Long Term Agreement With European Equities Venue

Date 15/02/2011

Fixnetix announced today that Equiduct has renewed a multi-year contract for ultra-low latency market data. Equiduct leverages Fixnetix data to facilitate pan European best execution for the retail community and to create proprietary data products including a pan European consolidated order book and the volume weighted best bid and offer (VBBO). The continued relationship is an endorsement of both organisations, strategically positioned to provide the fastest and most robust European equities platform.

Eurosif: Infrastructure Investments Lag Significantly Behind Population Growth Trends

Date 15/02/2011

According to Eurosif’s Infrastructure Report, the major issues affecting the infrastructure sector include a growing population, under financing, security and climate change.  Demand for infrastructure and public utilities is increasing, putting pressure on governments, infrastructure assets and resources. The OECD predicts that about €1.5 trillion will be required annually to finance world infrastructure by 2030. As governments struggle to make ends meet, private investors are filling in the gaps for these projects, and the implications for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on the sector are intensifying.

RTS Launches Trading In Futures On Federal Loan Bonds Basket

Date 15/02/2011

On February 17, 2011 trading in futures contracts on a basket of federal loan bonds will start on FORTS, options and futures market of OJSC RTS.

New ASX-SGX Governance Arrangements And Commitments To Strengthen The Merger Proposal

Date 15/02/2011

• Equal number of Australian and Singaporean directors
• Commitments to maintain operations, assets and key staff in Australia
• Commitments to invest in, develop and introduce new products and services in Australia and Singapore

SIFMA Market Close Recommendation For Presidents’ Day Holiday In The US, UK And Japanese Markets

Date 14/02/2011

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, February 21 for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in observance of the US Presidents’ Day Holiday in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.

TMX Group Inc. Regular Quarterly Trading Window

Date 14/02/2011

TMX Group opened a trading window for employees on Thursday February 10, 2011, following disclosure of the company's fourth quarter and full year 2010 financial results, and following the announcement of TMX Group's plans to merge with London Stock Exchange Group plc. In accordance with TMX Group's Timely Disclosure Policy, this trading window is expected to remain open until March 3, 2011. After this trading window closes, optionholders (including reporting insiders) will be prevented from completing transactions involving the exercise of TMX Group options and subsequent sale of the underlying TMX Group common shares until the next trading window opens. It is currently unknown when that will occur. Therefore, certain optionholders may elect to exercise stock options during the current trading window, particularly where those options are set to expire in the current trading window.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton On The President’s FY 2012 Proposed Budget

Date 14/02/2011

“President Obama’s request presents an admirable equilibrium. It proposes both fiscal restraint and needed resources for market oversight and enforcement.