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Bursa Malaysia And MPOC Pledge RM400,000 Towards Malaysian Palm Oil Conservation Efforts

Date 26/02/2008

Bursa Malaysia and the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) today contributed RM400,000 to the Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund (MPOWCF), a fund that is geared towards championing global biodiversity and wildlife conservation.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 26/02/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas; Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap; natural gas penultimate and last day financial; and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Remote Clearing Enhancements

Date 26/02/2008

In an effort to provide the best possible customer service, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) Clearing House recently implemented enhancements that enable clearing members to do business with the MGEX Clearing House on a remote basis. “With the system improvements we’ve put into operation, it is no longer necessary for members wishing to clear MGEX products to have a physical presence at the Exchange,” explains James D. Facente, Director, Market Operations, Clearing and IT fo

SIFMA Supports MSRB’s EMMA Portal For Secondary Market Disclosure

Date 26/02/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), in a comment letter filed with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), has expressed its support for the MSRB’s development of an internet-based pilot portal that will provide public access to secondary market disclosures.

February 2008 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 26/02/2008

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 0.63% Loss in FEBRUARY, European Stocks Gain 0.50%, Asia Falls 0.43% and World Equities Fall by 1.34% Basic Resources Sector Posts Biggest Gain for February in Europe Telecommunications Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for February in U.S.

SuperDerivatives Partners With Liffe To Enable OTC And Exchange Market Convergence

Date 26/02/2008

SuperDerivatives®, the benchmark for derivatives pricing and the leading provider of multi-asset front-office systems, risk management, revaluation and online options trading solutions, and Liffe today announced a partnership to provide SuperDerivatives’ users with direct access to the LIFFE CONNECT® electronic trading platform.

FSA Appoints Alexander Justham As Director Of Markets

Date 26/02/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today announced the appointment of Alexander Justham as its new Director of Markets. He succeeds Sally Dewar who became Managing Director of Wholesale and Institutional Markets in January this year. Justham is currently Head of Market Infrastructure at the FSA.

Launch Date ICE ECX CER Futures Contract

Date 26/02/2008

ECX is pleased to announce that the launch date for its CER futures contract has been set for Friday, 14 March 2008. Please find in attachment more detailed information on the contract specifications, expiry schedule and contract rules.

CESR Publishes Comments Received To Its Draft Advice On The Equivalence Of Chinese, Japanese And US GAAPs

Date 26/02/2008

The comments are available in the section Consultations/Past Consultations and responses of the CESR website.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Is The World’s Second Biggest In Terms Of Financing Provided To Companies In 2007

Date 26/02/2008

New investment flows channelled through the Spanish stock exchange in 2007 reached $ 119.73bn, only behind NYSE in the world ranking, according to data from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).