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Ringing Of The Turquoise Bell Formally Opens The New Trading Platform - Cumulative Value Of Trades Exceed €10Billion - Total Pan-European Market Share Over 2% - In Over 90 Of Europe’s Leading Stocks, Market Share Is In Excess Of 5%

Date 22/09/2008

Turquoise, the pan-European equity trading platform backed by nine of Europe’s leading investment banks, was officially launched at an ‘Opening Bell’ ceremony by Peter Gibbs, Chairman and Eli Lederman, Chief Executive in the Turquoise offices at 8am this morning.
Newly Launched Real Estate Supersector Indexes Licensed To Eurex As Basis For Derivatives - STOXX Adopts New Industry Classification Benchmark

Date 22/09/2008

STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced the adoption of the new Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) which results in the launch of 22 Dow Jones STOXX sector indexes. Two of them, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Real Estate and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Real Estate indexes, have been licensed to Eurex, one of the world's largest derivatives exchanges and the leading clearing house in Europe, to serve as the basis for equity index futures and options. The new
Ontario Securities Commission Amends Temporary Order Prohibiting Short Selling

Date 22/09/2008

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today issued an amended Temporary Order under Section 144 of the Securities Act prohibiting short selling of certain financial sector issuers. This follows a Temporary Order under Section 127 (5) of the Act prohibiting short selling of securities of certain financial sector issuers that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index

Date 22/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective with the market open on today, Monday, September 22, 2008.
US Treasury Provides Further Clarity For Guaranty Program For Money Market Funds

Date 22/09/2008

The U.S. Treasury Department is continuing to develop the specific details surrounding the temporary guaranty program for money market funds that was announced on September 19, 2008.

Exegy Unveils Marketdatapeaks.Com, First Tool To Track Comprehensive Market Data Rates

Date 22/09/2008

Exegy, Inc., the innovator behind the Exegy Ticker Plant (www.exegy.com/tickerplant), unveiled today the first public website that tracks real-time market data rates every second of every trading day.
Major Corporations Request Clarity On Climate Change Regulation - Carbon Disclosure Project Announces Global 500 And S&P 500 Results -Climate Change Questionnaire Draws Largest Response To Date

Date 22/09/2008

Global corporations view climate change as a driver of risk and opportunity and have cited clear regulation as key to managing the impacts, in this year’s findings from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which includes exclusive data from 1550 of the world’s major companies on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change related strategies.
China's Ministry Of Finance: Notice Of Cooperation In Adjusting Stamp Duty Rate For Securities Trading

Date 22/09/2008

The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation have, upon approval of the State Council, has decided to adjust the collection method of stamp duty for securities (stock) trading since September 19, 2008. To a transfer deed on purchase, sale, inheritance or donation of A or B shares, the 1‰ stamp duty rate for securities (stock) trading imposed on both parties now only applies to the remising party, i.e., the receiving party will no longer pay the stamp duty.
Federal Reserve Board Approves, Pending A Statutory Five-Day Antitrust Waiting Period, The Applications Of Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley To Become Bank Holding Companies

Date 22/09/2008

The Federal Reserve Board on Sunday approved, pending a statutory five-day antitrust waiting period, the applications of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies.
NASDAQ OMX Group The First Exchange To Offer Global Pricing, New Listing Services For Its Markets Worldwide - Intends To Launch New Listing Venue In London

Date 22/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today it will offer pricing based on global transaction volume, together with new listing services which will allow companies to more easily list on multiple NASDAQ OMX markets worldwide. It is the first global exchange to offer these services and benefits as part of its business model.