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London Stock Exchange Proposed Return To Shareholders Of Approximately £510 Million

Date 07/03/2006

On 17 February 2006, the Board of the London Stock Exchange plc (“the Exchange”) announced its intention to return approximately £510 million to shareholders equivalent to 200 pence per existing share (the “Return”) and subsequently commence an ongoing share buyback programme of up to £50 million per annum.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 3 March 2006

Date 07/03/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
HKEx Publishes Online Fact Book For 2005

Date 07/03/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published its annual fact book on the HKEx website.
Herbert Robijn Appointed Managing Director For GL TRADE’s Dutch Office

Date 07/03/2006

GL TRADE has appointed Herbert Robijn (40) as Managing Director of its Amsterdam Office. Robijn is the founder of IRIS, a company specialized in software for options trading and market making which GL TRADE acquired in 2004.
GL TRADE Reports A Turnover Up By 19.4 % And A Nearly 40% Increase Of The Earnings Per Share (Group’s Share) In 2005

Date 07/03/2006

The Board of Directors of GL TRADE has approved accounts for 2005.

Futures Industry Letter Opposing Transaction Tax

Date 07/03/2006

The Futures Industry Association sent this letter on March 2 to the following members of Congress: House and Senate leadership, the House and Senate agriculture committees, the House and Senate agriculture appropriations subcommittees, the House and Senate budget committees, and the delegations from the following states: Illinois, New York, Kansas, Minnesota and Missouri.
FTSE Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Regional Index Review

Date 07/03/2006

Constituent changes arising from the FTSE Asia Pacific Regional Committee meeting on Tuesday, 28 February can be accessed via www.ftse.com/./tech_notices/2006/Q1/GEIS_AP_Review_2006.xls. The changes will be effective after the close of business on Friday, 17 March 2006 (i.e. on Monday, 20 March 2006).
Euronext Highlights

Date 07/03/2006

Click here to download Euronext's latest edition of Highlights.
Clearstream Announces Innovative Post Trade Solution For Investment Funds In Luxembourg

Date 07/03/2006

Clearstream, the international central securities depository within the Deutsche Börse Group, announces the launch of the Central Facility for Funds (CFF). CFF is an innovative initiative to offer a more efficient post trade solution for investment funds domiciled in Luxembourg, the largest market in Europe for international funds. The launch of the new service is planned for the second half of 2007 and a pilot will begin end of 2006.
Clearing And Settlement: European Competition And Internal Market Commissioners Will Act Unless There Is Further Action From Industry

Date 07/03/2006

Unless market players come forward with effective and realistic changes to improve the clearing and settlement (C/S) of securities in the EU, the European Commissioners for Competition and the Internal Market intend to propose action on the basis of EU competition and single market rules before the summer break. The current fragmented national monopolies in trading infrastructures such as exchanges, clearinghouses and securities depositaries, create high costs for the EU economy and