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NYSE Welcomes H.E. Lee Myung-bak, President Of The Republic Of Korea

Date 16/04/2008

His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea, today visited the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s leading equities market and a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), where he rang the opening bell.
Seventeenth Anniversary Of The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 16/04/2008

It was exactly 17 years ago, on 16 April 1991, that the first trading session took place at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. At the launch of WSE, investors could choose among shares of five companies (Tonsil, Próchnik, Krosno, Exbud and Kable), the turnover value on the first session was PLN 1,900 and a total of 112 orders were executed. Currently, there are 358 companies listed on the WSE Main List (including 24 foreign ones) and the average daily equity turnover value is PLN 1.6 bln. There have
SuperDerivatives Names Chris Zingo VP Sales And Support, Americas

Date 16/04/2008

SuperDerivatives®, the benchmark for derivatives pricing and the leading provider of multi-asset front-office systems, risk management, revaluation and online options trading solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Zingo as vice president sales and support for the Americas. Mr. Zingo will be based in the company’s Americas headquarters in New York.
GICS Changes In The S&P/HKEx GEM Index

Date 16/04/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following GICS changes (Global Industry Classification Standard) in the S&P/HKEx GEM Index as part of the April quarterly rebalancing. The changes will become effective after the close of business Friday April 18, 2008.
Deutsche Börse And SPCEX Sign Cooperation Agreement - SPCEX New Listing Service Partner For The Russian Market - Deutsche Börse Continues To Expand Activities In Russia

Date 16/04/2008

On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse and the St. Petersburg Currency Exchange (SPCEX) signed a cooperation agreement in St. Petersburg. Under this agreement, the two partners will work together more closely on listing projects. This move is testament to the further expansion of Deutsche Börse’s activities in the North-West of Russia with the aim of bolstering existing business relations and exploiting new opportunities.

Euroclear UK & Ireland And EMXCo Automate Domestic Investment Fund Processing

Date 16/04/2008

Euroclear UK & Ireland and EMXCo announced today their joint plans to address inefficiencies in the settlement of transactions in UK, Irish, Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man domiciled investment funds. An automated settlement service for institutional investors will be introduced in two phases: Euroclear Cash Settlement for Funds is planned for launch in summer 2008, followed by Cash PLUS in summer 2009. More than 65 industry professionals from 39 organisations worked with EMXCo
DGCX & Shanghai Exchange Partner For Stronger Trading Futures

Date 16/04/2008

DGCX to deepen East Asia footprint with new partnership Both exchanges to build knowledge and expertise in derivatives trade
Atrium Network Provides Connectivity To The Bordeaux Wine eXchange

Date 16/04/2008

Atrium Network, providers of smarter connectivity for the financial community, announced today that it has become a connectivity provider for the bordeaux Wine eXchange, the first independent global wine exchange.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes Summary Of Issues For The Improved Operations Of EDINET

Date 16/04/2008

On January 25, 2008, erroneous large shareholdings reports, claiming acquisition of shares of six listed companies (amounting to no less than 20 trillion yen ($190 billion)), were submitted and disclosed through EDINET (Electronic Disclosure for Investors' NETwork).
Xtrakter: TRAX Repo Volumes Increase By 31% For Q1 2008

Date 16/04/2008

Xtrakter, the fixed income market utility, released figures today highlighting an increase in TRAX repo (repurchase agreements) nominal value by 31% (EUR 2.2 trillion / USD 3.5 trillion) in Q1 2008.