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Thai Bourse Waives Bond Up-Front Collateral Requirement

Date 26/04/2006

From May 2006, investing in bonds via cash accounts will no longer entail placing 10% collateral up-front. The Board of Governors (BOG) of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has resolved to remove this requirement, to increase bond market liquidity.
SuperDerivatives Moves European HQ To London’s Most Prestigious Building

Date 26/04/2006

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark system for options and the leading provider of option pricing, trading and risk management systems, will move its European headquarters to 30, St Mary Axe. The prestigious and award winning 41-storey building, known universally as The Gherkin, was designed by Foster & Partners. It has been lauded as one of the great buildings of the 21st Century.
State Aid: Belgian Tax On Collective Investment Undertakings – European Commission Decides No State Aid Involved

Date 26/04/2006

Acting under the state aid rules of the EC Treaty, the Commission has today decided that the Belgian tax on collective investment undertakings (CIUs), about which investment funds in Luxembourg had lodged a complaint, does not constitute state aid. Unlike the complainants, which viewed the tax as an export aid, the Commission took the view that the non-taxation of Belgian CIUs as regards units marketed by them abroad stemmed from the internal rationale of the new tax regime in force
Speech Today By The TSX Group CEO At The Annual And Special Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 26/04/2006

Click here to view the remarks delivered today by Richard Nesbitt, CEO, at the TSX Group Inc. Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders.
OMX – Interim Report January-March 2006

Date 26/04/2006

Operating income up 61 percent

NYSE In Talks That Could Lead To One Or More Deals

Date 26/04/2006

In an updated filing related to a planned sale of stock, NYSE Group Inc. (NYX) said: "The securities industry has changed significantly in recent years through demutualizations and consolidations of a number of industry participants, and we believe that consolidations and strategic transactions are likely to continue in our industry. We regularly explore and evaluate strategic acquisitions and alliances in the United States and abroad that could provide us with opportunities to enhance our compe
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records In NYMEX miNY<sup>TM </sup> Futures Contracts

Date 26/04/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced that it set daily volume records yesterday, on total NYMEX miNYTM and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts.
NASDAQ Adopts Listing Standards For New Market Tier - Listing Standards Will Be The Highest In The World

Date 26/04/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that it filed the initial listing standards for the new NASDAQ Global Select Market with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The standards will have financial and liquidity requirements that are higher than those of any other market in the world. In addition, the new tier will incorporate NASDAQ's world-class corporate governance standards. No further regulatory action is required for the new market to begin operations.
NASD Suspends Broker For 90 Days, Imposes Fine And Disgorgement Totaling $400,000 For Short Sale Violations - Broker Deceived Firm By Executing Short Sales, Marked Long, In Personal Accounts

Date 26/04/2006

NASD announced today that Steven W. Norin, a broker who is currently registered with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. of New York, has been suspended for 90 days and will pay $400,000 to settle charges that he engaged in a pattern of improper short sales in his personal accounts.
NASD Investor Alert Warns Workers About Cashing Out Of 401(k) Plan

Date 26/04/2006

NASD issued an Investor Alert today warning investors that cashing out of even a modest amount of their 401(k) assets can have a potentially devastating impact on their retirement savings.