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ICMA Figures For First Quarter 2007 Bond Market Issuance

Date 02/05/2007

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) today released figures on new international bond market issues for the first quarter of 2007, showing that the total value of new issuance in this period was over US$ 937 billion. This figure shows a 9% increase in the value of new issuance over the first quarter of 2006.
Record Trading At OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 02/05/2007

April saw a record in share trading at the Nordic Exchange. On April 26, the share trading value was DKK 67.1 billion (previous record: DKK 64.3 billion on February 28, 2007). Record figures in share trading were also recorded for the month, reaching DKK 42.8 billion average per day (previous record: DKK 42.7 billion, February 2006). The share trading value increased by 13% compared to April 2006, which was a record month at that time. The number of trades in April increased by 33% compared t
ICE Appoints Scott A. Hill Chief Financial Officer - Richard V. Spencer Named ICE Vice Chairman

Date 02/05/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today announced the appointment of Scott A. Hill as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of ICE. A 16- year international finance executive for IBM, Hill will become the CFO of ICE effective May 14, 2007. Richard V. Spencer, ICE Senior Vice President and CFO since December 2001, was recently appointed Vice Chairman of the New York Board of Trade, and has been named to t
S&P Releases First-Quarter 2007 Index Versus Active Fund Scorecard For Canada - Majority Of Indices Continue To Outpace Actively Managed Funds

Date 02/05/2007

Standard & Poor's, the leading provider of financial market intelligence, released today the latest Standard & Poor's Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) for Canada. According to SPIVA, actively managed Canadian equity and small-cap funds lagged benchmark indices in the first quarter of 2007. Only 47.7% of Canadian equity funds outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Index and just 47.6% of small-cap funds outpaced the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index. U.S. equity funds fared better, with 5
Bermuda Stock Exchange: RG BSX Index Hits All Time High

Date 02/05/2007

The RG BSX Index hit a new all time high yesterday at 5,174.54.

IntercontinentalExchange Reports Monthly Volume For April 2007 - ICE Futures ADV Rises 63% - NYBOT ADV Grows 16%, Establishes A New Monthly Volume Record- OTC Average Daily Commissions Up 34%

Date 02/05/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today reported strong growth in volume and commissions during the month of April 2007 compared to April 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE Futures, ICE’s U.K. futures subsidiary, was 496,904 contracts, an increase of 62.8% over ADV in April 2006. Volume at the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), ICE’s U.S. regulated futures subsidiary, reached a record 4,894,804 contracts.
Handelsbanken Extends Its Membership Of The Nordic Exchange

Date 02/05/2007

Handelsbanken will become a member of the OMX Nordic Exchange in Iceland as of Wednesday, May 2. They will thereby gain trading access to the Icelandic equity market.
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. Reports Record Quarterly Net Income Of $55.6 Million, Up 183% - Record Revenues Of $126.6 Million, Up 152% - Diluted EPS Of $0.80 - Record Quarterly Volume As ICE Energy ADV Exceeds One Million Contracts - NYBOT Synergies E

Date 02/05/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) reported record quarterly consolidated net income for the first quarter of 2007 of $55.6 million, an increase in quarterly earnings of 183% compared to $19.7 million in net income for the first quarter of 2006. Consolidated revenues in the quarter increased 152% to a record $126.6 million, from $50.3 million in the first quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share in the first quarter of 2007 were $0.80, a 142% increase compared to $0.33 in the
List Rearrangement Planned On OMX Baltic Market

Date 02/05/2007

OMX stock exchanges in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius are planning to introduce list rearrangement as the next step towards creation of fully integrated Baltic securities market. The list rearrangement will introduce several notable changes in existing list structure. The aim of the project is to harmonize the market structure and market practices across Baltic exchanges thus increasing its appeal to investors.
London Stock Exchange: New Research Shows That Ordinary Savers And Pensioners Bear Brunt Of £3bn Share Tax - Research Finds That Abolition Of Stamp Duty Would Benefit Economy

Date 02/05/2007

Stamp duty on share transactions is damaging the economy, eroding pensions and savings and hitting investment according to new Oxera research released today.