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Markit Completes Acquisition Of FCS From J.P. Morgan

Date 04/09/2008

Markit, a financial information services company, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of FCS Corporation from J.P. Morgan.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – August 2008

Date 04/09/2008

Equity turnover for August was EUR 6,049.64 million; ETF turnover was EUR 17.35 million while that for bonds was EUR 2,031.52 million.

NASDAQ OMX Now Offers Direct Access To Transatlantic Data Feeds - U.S. Investors Have Direct Access To European Data From NASDAQ OMX U.S. Data Centers - European Investors Can Now Directly Access U.S. Equity Data Directly From NASDAQ OMX European Data Cen

Date 04/09/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(sm) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NASDAQ OMX's premier data feeds for U.S. equities - TotalView and NASDAQ Last Sale - are now accessible directly from European-based NASDAQ OMX data centers. Likewise, NASDAQ OMX's Nordic and Baltic data products are now accessible directly from U.S.-based NASDAQ OMX data centers.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - August 2008

Date 04/09/2008

August 2008 activity and turnover value levels across many Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) markets were lower than the previous corresponding period, August 2007 (pcp), despite the number of cash market trades being higher than the pcp. Throughout the month ASX systems – including trading, clearing and settlement, and company announcements – operated normally.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Closure Schedule For 2008 Mid-Autumn Festival

Date 04/09/2008

New Chair Of NZX Board Confirmed

Date 04/09/2008

NZX today confirmed that Andrew Harmos assumes the role of Chair of the NZX Board, effective immediately.

World Federation Of Exchanges Opens Market - TMX Group To Host 2009 WFE Annual Meeting

Date 03/09/2008

Thomas Krantz, Secretary General of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), today joined Tom Kloet, TMX Group CEO and TMX employees in opening the market.

CalPERS Appoints New Chief Of The Office Of Health Plan Administration

Date 03/09/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has appointed Ellen Badley as Chief of the Office of Health Plan Administration.

CanDeal Trading Soars Through New Milestones

Date 03/09/2008

CanDeal continues to set new records for online trading of debt securities in Canada. Total aggregate volume traded on CanDeal’s online marketplace now exceeds $1.65 Trillion and two important milestones were reached this past month.

SEC Charges Former CEO Of Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. With Foreign Bribery

Date 03/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former Kellogg, Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR) executive Albert Jackson Stanley with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and related provisions of the federal securities laws. The Commission alleges that over a 10-year period, Stanley and others participated in a scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials in order to obtain construction contracts worth more than $6 billion. The contracts were awarded