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Tax Changes Positive For New Zealand Capital Markets And Companies, Says NZX

Date 11/04/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) CEO Mark Weldon heralded today's tax change announcement by the Government as evidence that New Zealand equity investments would at long last be able to come into their own.
SWX Swiss Exchange: Ad Hoc Publicity: Preliminary Investigation Of Serono SA Stayed

Date 11/04/2006

In late January 2006, the SWX Swiss Exchange announced that it had initiated a preliminary investigation of Serono SA with regard to a potential violation of Art. 72 of the Listing Rules ("Ad hoc publicity"). On the basis of this preliminary investigation, the SWX has concluded that Serono SA did not breach the provisions governing ad hoc publicity. The SWX has therefore stayed the proceeding.
Six Years Of Deutsche Börse´s XTF Segment - XTF Is The Leading Market Place For ETFs In Europe - Q1/2006 Most Successful Quarter Since The Segment´s Introduction - Indexchange Launches Four New Index Funds In The XTF Segment

Date 11/04/2006

Six years after the introduction of the XTF segment, Deutsche Börse has further solidified its position as the leading marketplace for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). “The XTF segment currently boasts 117 index funds, the largest range of exchange-listed ETFs offered by any exchange in Europe,” said Rainer Riess, Managing Director of Stock Market Business Development at Deutsche Börse, and responsible for the XTF segment. “In the first quarter of 2006, XTF generated with €16.6 billion the highest
SGX Records Highest Profit To 3Q FY2006 Since Going Public

Date 11/04/2006

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced a record profit of S$50.1 million for 3Q FY2006, bringing the total profit for the first nine months FY2006 to S$132.5 million. This is the strongest performance registered both in a quarter and in a nine-month period since SGX went public in 2000, and was achieved on the back of record turnover in securities trading value, structured warrants volume, and Nikkei 225 and MSCI Taiwan futures volume.
SEC Complaint Charges International Insider Trading Ring, Including Personnel At Goldman Sachs And Merrill Lynch

Date 11/04/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced new charges against individuals involved in widespread and brazen international schemes of serial insider trading that yielded at least $6.7 million of illicit gains. The schemes were orchestrated by two individuals — Eugene Plotkin, a research analyst in the Fixed Income division of Goldman Sachs, and David Pajcin, a former employee of Goldman Sachs. The charges were made in a Second Amended Complaint, which the Commission submitted to the

New York Stock Exchange Closed On April 14

Date 11/04/2006

The New York Stock Exchange will be closed on April 14, 2006, for Good Friday.
Nasdaq Announces March Market Performance Statistics

Date 11/04/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®: NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center, INET and Brut trading platforms. NASDAQ makes these monthly performance statistics available each month, including matched and touched market share in NASDAQ and NYSE-listed securities.
Nasdaq Acquisition Of Shares In London Stock Exchange Plc

Date 11/04/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") announces that it has acquired 35,404,265 shares in London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") from Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (representing Threadneedle's entire holding in LSE) and with a further purchase of 2,695,735 shares took its holding to 38,100,000 shares or 14.99% of the issued share capital of the LSE, at a price of 1,175 pence per share. The total consideration represents approximately GBP 447.7 million (c. US$781.7 million).
Momentum In CBOT Metals Complex Continues To Build As Silver Futures Volume Exceeds 4,000 Contracts To Set Daily Record - New Gold Options On Futures Contracts Continue To Grow, Nearing 1,000 In Daily Volume As Open Interest Surpasses 3,000

Date 11/04/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its Full-sized Silver futures contract set a new record on Monday, April 10, as daily volume reached 4,002 contracts. The new record is a 28 percent improvement over its predecessor – 3,122 contracts set on March 30, 2006.
Japan's Financial Services Agency Newsletter March 2006

Date 11/04/2006

Click here to download Japan's Financial Services Agency newsletter for March 2006.