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Bovespa: 100 Companies On The Novo Mercado And Levels Of Corporate Governance

Date 12/03/2007

On March 1st, Bovespa and the Brazilian capital markets achieved an important landmark. Representatives of listed companies, authorities and important Brazilian and international associations celebrated the mark of 100 listed companies joining the Novo Mercado and the Special Levels of Corporate Governance.
Revised Announcement: Changes To Promina Group Ltd. And Suncorp-Metway Ltd. Addition Of ASX Ltd. To The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 12/03/2007

Please note the revised new total shares figure of 922,958,186 for Suncorp-Metway Ltd, as a result of an entitlement offer by the company. Suncorp-Metway Limited’s weight will therefore be adjusted by 357,248,186 shares. All other details and timings are unchanged. Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, pending federal court approval of the scheme of arrangement to effect the merger
LCH.Clearnet Group Results And Announcements

Date 12/03/2007

Financial highlights Strong growth in net revenue of 26.9%1 to €443.7m from record traded volumes in 2006; 1,270 million trades, an increase of 16.6%2 on 2005; Record traded values of €500 trillion; Operating profit increased by 105.8% to €177.6m. 1 Percentage changes are on an annualised basis compared to the year ended 31 December 2005. No account has been taken of the impact of the movement in average exchange rates as these are imma
Company Additions And Removals And Share Changes To The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 12/03/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading Friday, Mar. 16, 2007, as a result of the March quarterly index rebalance.
LCH.Clearnet And Euronext Announce Repurchase By LCH.Clearnet Of Shares Held By Euronext

Date 12/03/2007

LCH.Clearnet and Euronext announce repurchase by LCH.Clearnet of shares held by Euronext to more closely align customer and shareholder interests.

CBOE Seat Price Reaches New High; Two Sales Today Set New Records

Date 12/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that two CBOE seats, or memberships, traded today, Monday, March 12th, setting new record high prices. The first sale, at a price of $2,200,000, beat the previous record of $2,050,000 that was set on February 20, 2007.Another seat sale was made later today at a price of $2,270,000 establishing the new record high. A total of 18 memberships have changed hands since the beginning of the year.
Tokyo Financial Exchange Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-month Euroyen Futures - Effective From 9 March 2007

Date 12/03/2007

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current June 2007 contracts to the September 2007 contracts, effective from 9 March 2007.
ICEX News & Views- Volume 7, Issue 8

Date 12/03/2007

In this issue: New names of fixed income indexes at OMX Nordirc Exchange in Iceland from as of 2 April.
BATS ECN A Destination On SunGard's BRASS

Date 12/03/2007

SunGard's BRASS business unit ( http://www.sungard.com/brass ) and BATS Trading Inc. Monday reported that BRASS is providing direct market access to the fast-growing BATS ECN, giving sell-side broker dealers access to a greater source of liquidity and helping to prepare them better for Reg NMS trade-through requirements.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Nine New Options On Tuesday, March 13

Date 12/03/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade nine new options on March 13, 2007. All of the options were allocated to Group One Ltd.