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Australian Stock Exchange Limited And SFE Corporation Limited Announce Merger Proposal

Date 27/03/2006

Australian Stock Exchange Limited (“ASX”) and SFE Corporation Limited (“SFE”) today announced an agreed proposal to merge their businesses and create the leading financial markets exchange in the Asia-Pacific region. It will be the 9th largest listed exchange group globally and represents an important milestone in the development of Australia’s capital markets.
ASX And SFE: Fact Sheet

Date 27/03/2006

ASX provides fully electronic trading, clearing and settlement of equities, interest rate securities, warrants, options, and other derivatives products, and provides live and historical market data.
ASX And SFE Merger Proposal: Presentation To Analysts

Date 27/03/2006

Click here to view the presentation to analysts on the ASX and SFE merger proposal.
ASX And SFE - Merger Implementation Agreement: Key Terms And Conditions Precedent

Date 27/03/2006

Click here to download the key terms and conditions of the ASX And SFE merger implementation agreement.
Wiener Börse Launches Cooperation With Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Date 24/03/2006

Wiener Börse has a strong position in Southeast Europe: Following the cooperation agreements with the exchanges in Bucharest, Zagreb, Belgrade and Sarajevo, Wiener Börse signed today a memorandum of understanding with the Bulgarian Stock Exchange. The aim of the two exchanges is to cooperate in the area of indices and data dissemination. Additionally, the exchanges will also work together in the joint development and introduction of products.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Listing Rule Revision With Regard To The Adoption Of Takeover Defense Measures

Date 24/03/2006

On January 24th, the Tokyo Stock Exchange made a resolution as outlined by the following document entitled "Listing Rule Revision with regard to the Adoption of Takeover Defense Measures".
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 31 March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for all Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 31 March 2006, responding to the release of the Consumer Price Index at 8:30am.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For March 2006

Date 24/03/2006

As of mid-March, short interest in 2,736 NASDAQ National Market® securities totaled 6,041,345,783 shares compared with 5,648,922,450 shares in 2,746 National Market issues for the month of February.
Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Launches Three New Products

Date 24/03/2006

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) announced the launch of three new products and introduction of two new measures on March 27. 2006. The new products are MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Futures, MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Options and Gold Futures contracts, all of which are designed as US dollar-denominated. MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Futures, MSCI Taiwan IndexSM Options will complement the existing TAIFEX’s NT dollar-denominated TAIEX Futures and Options contracts.
SWX Swiss Exchange:The Shares Of Partners Group Holding (PGHN) Open At CHF 79.95

Date 24/03/2006

Today, the shares of Partners Group, a Swiss asset manager, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. The issue price was set yesterday, Thursday, at CHF 63 and thus in the upper range of the previously determined pricing corridor of CHF 56 to CHF 67. The opening price on the SWX Swiss Exchange today stood at CHF 79.95, which corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 2,134.7 million. Partners Group is included in both the SPI® and the SPI EXTRA®.