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Warsaw Stock Exchange Derivatives And Structured Products Market Report - January 2010

Date 05/02/2010

Derivatives In January 2010 the trading volume in all derivatives was 1 million instruments and the total number of open interest at the end of January in all derivative contracts was 172.8 thousand instruments.

London Metal Exchange Chairman, Donald Brydon, To Step Down

Date 05/02/2010

The London Metal Exchange announces that its Chairman, Donald Brydon, is to step down in the next few weeks to concentrate on his roles with Royal Mail and Smiths Group. Donald Brydon was appointed Chairman in September 2003 and since that time has presided over a capital restructuring, the first dividend payment and a significant growth in traded volumes and new contract launches. A search is underway for his successor.

KRX Derivatives Monthly - January 2010

Date 05/02/2010

January 2010

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The Status Of Banks' Non-Performing Loans As Of End-September 2009

Date 05/02/2010

1. Non-performing loans (NPLs) Based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA) The total amount of NPLs held by all banks as of end-September 2009, based on the definition in the FRA(Act No.132 of 1998), is 12.3 trillion yen. The figure increased by 0.3 trillion yen from 12.0 trillion yen as of end-March 2009.

Singapore Exchange: Catalist Transition A Success

Date 05/02/2010

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is delighted to announce the successful transition of SESDAQ companies to the Catalist sponsorship regime. All companies that are required to appoint a Sponsor have done so before the deadline of 5 February 2010. As a result, none of the Catalist companies needs to be suspended from trading.

IntercontinentalExchange Sets Date For 2010 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 04/02/2010

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the details of its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will take place on Friday, May 21, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. ET at the Buckhead Ritz Carlton, located at 3434 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30305.

New York Attorney General Cuomo Files Fraud Charges Against Bank Of America, Former CEO Kenneth Lewis, And Former CFO Joseph Price -Suit Alleges Bank Of America’s Top Management Hid Skyrocketing Losses At Merrill Lynch - Bank Of America Management Manipul

Date 04/02/2010

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, joined by Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Neil Barofsky, today announced a lawsuit against Bank of America, its former CEO Kenneth D. Lewis, and its former CFO Joseph L. Price for duping shareholders and the federal government in order to complete a merger with Merrill Lynch. According to the lawsuit, Bank of America’s management intentionally failed to disclose massive losses at Merrill so that shareholders would vote t