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Agreement Between SWX Swiss Exchange And AGEN Holding SA

Date 24/01/2008

The SWX Swiss Exchange and AGEN Holding SA have reached an agreement with regard to the company’s violations of IFRS in its consolidated financial statements 2006. The deficiencies identified by SWX relate to the incorrect recognition of share-based payments as well as the rule inconsistent calculation and disclosure of an impairment charge. AGEN Holding SA will retroactively correct and disclose these errors in its consolidated financial statements 2007 as well as in its semi-annual report 2
The Government Of The Nizhny Novgorod Region And The MICEX Have Signed The General Agreement Of Cooperation In The Sphere Of Development Of The Commodity And Stock Markets

Date 24/01/2008

The Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the MICEX have signed the General Agreement of Cooperation in the sphere of development of the commodity and stock markets in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The Agreement was signed today in Nizhny Novgorod by the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and Chairman of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Valery Shantsev and President of the MICEX Alexander Potemkin.
London Stock Exchange Group Interim Management Statement For The Three Months Ended 31 December 2007

Date 24/01/2008

London Stock Exchange Group plc (“the Exchange”) today issued its Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 December 2007 (“Q3”) together with a summary of revenues for the nine months to date. The Q3 data reflects inclusion of Borsa Italiana from 1 October 2007, with comparative information for the equivalent period in the prior year reflecting the Exchange only. In addition, pro forma comparatives have been presented for Q3 and nine months year to date separately as if Borsa I
Notice Of Issuing "Detailed Rules For Electronic Offline IPO On Shanghai Market" - All Units Related To New Shares Offline Issuance

Date 24/01/2008

To rationalize the electronic offline IPO of companies who plan to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, together with the SSE and the Securities Association of China, formulated the "Detailed Rules for Electronic Offline IPO on Shanghai Market" (shortened hereafter as "Detailed Rules") according to the requirements of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The "Detailed Rules" has been approved by the CSRC and is
BATS Hits 1 Billion Shares - Market Center Surpasses Mark As 2nd Anniversary Approaches

Date 23/01/2008

BATS Trading Inc.’s ECN set a daily volume record Wednesday with more than 1 billion shares traded for the first time, finishing with more than 1.18 billion shares.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 23/01/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The board of directors of Quebecor World Inc has authorized the company to file for creditor protection under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada as well as under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Quebecor World Inc. will be removed from S&P/TSX SmallCap Index and S&P/TSX Equity SmallCap Index after the close of business on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.
BM&F’s Agricultural Commodities: 64% Increase In Volume

Date 23/01/2008

In 2007, BM&F’s agricultural markets (futures, options, and ex-pit) registered significant volume growth with 2.22 million contracts traded in comparison to 1.35 million contracts in 2006 – a historic record at BM&F.
BOVESPA Stock Options Turn Over BRL 523 Million In January

Date 23/01/2008

The exercise of stock options on BOVESPA added up to BRL 523,009,645.00 on January 21. Call options totaled BRL 351,777,700.00 while put options amounted to BRL 171,231,945.00.
BM&F Ends 2007 With 426.36 Million Contracts Traded

Date 23/01/2008

The Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange, BM&F, closed the year 2007 with 426.36 million contracts traded. This number represents an increase of 50.35% in relation to the 283.57 million contracts traded in 2006. The markets with the best performance in 2007 were Interest Rate, Dollar, and Bovespa Index futures. Interest Rate futures, which traded 161.65 million contracts in 2006, traded 221.63 million contracts in 2007, a raise of 37.10%. Dollar futures traded 84.77 million contracts in 200
SIFMA Primary Dealers Survey Forecasts Higher Net Total Treasury Issuance This Quarter - Treasury Rates To Slowly Rise During First Half Of 2008

Date 23/01/2008

Total net Treasury bill, note and bond issuance is expected to be $125 billion during the first quarter of this year, higher than last quarter and a year ago, according to the median responses to a survey conducted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). The projected rise of net issuance is consistent with an anticipated jump in the FY 2008 federal budget deficit brought about by the slowing economy.