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AP3 Select FTSE GWA Index Series

Date 18/10/2006

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) has licensed Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP3 to use the FTSE GWA Europe Index. AP3 is the first European pension fund to adopt the wealth weighted indices for a portfolio of SEK 2 billion. The FTSE GWA indices combine the wealth weighted methodology created by Global Wealth Allocation (GWA), and FTSE’s world-class indexing skills.
NYMEX Energy Futures Contracts Set Daily Volume Records On CME Globex

Date 18/10/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set daily volume records for crude oil and natural gas futures contracts traded on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform yesterday.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: October 9th– October 13th, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

For the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 63,3 billion rubles or 1,76 million contracts. The total open interest at of the last day of the week, October 13th, 2006, reached 80,6 billon rubles or 2,12 million contacts.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Main Indices Set New Closing High

Date 18/10/2006

The Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG, all share index, closed at a new high of 47393,92 points. The previous closing high was 47651,00 on October 16, 2006.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Sets Membership Record - Names 2006-2007 Board Of Directors, Officers

Date 18/10/2006

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced a record membership sale at $64,000 yesterday. That is nearly three times higher than membership values in October of 2005 when one membership sold for $24,000 throughout the month. Six memberships have sold so far in October – all of them for values at or above $50,000.

RTS Classic Market Weekly Trading Results: October 9th – October 13th, 2006

Date 18/10/2006

During the week of October 9th – October 13th, 2006, RTS Index is up by 3,57% and reached 1610,44 (1554,99 as of October 6th, 2006). The "second-tier" stock index – RTS-2 – is up by 0,58% to 1572,12 (1563,03 as of October 6th, 2006).
ISE Launches ISEE Select(TM)

Date 18/10/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced the launch of ISEE Select(TM), its customized sentiment data offering. Through an intuitive browser application, ISEE Select enables subscribers to identify investor sentiment for individual securities or select industry sectors based on a unique calculation methodology that uses proprietary ISE opening customer trade data.
First Meeting Of The Chancellor Of The Exchequer, Gordon Brown, And The Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, With Members Of The High-Level City Group

Date 18/10/2006

Members Of The High-Level City Group The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and the Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, today met for the first time with members of the High-Level City Group to discuss proposals to maintain and enhance the City of London’s competitiveness throughout the world.
Hawkamah Stages Inaugural Conference On Corporate Governance In The MENA Region - Event Hosted By The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 18/10/2006

Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance (Hawkamah), a subsidiary of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, today announced that it will hold the first ever conference focusing on corporate governance in the MENA region to take place in Dubai on 26-27 November 2006. The conference follows the mounting emphasis on the importance of developing a robust corporate governance framework in the Middle East and North Africa, to ensure the region can reach its full potential as an int
SWX Swiss Exchange Issues Reprimand Against Serono SA

Date 18/10/2006

The SWX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand with related publication against Serono SA, Coinsins (VD), for violation of the provisions of the Listing Rules. This SWX reprimand pertains to the failure to meet reporting deadlines for the disclosure of management transactions as prescribed in Art. 74a of the Listing Rules (LR).