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SEC, UK FSA Sign Landmark Regulatory Cooperation Arrangement

Date 14/03/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority signed a comprehensive arrangement today to increase cooperation in market oversight and supervision.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 14/03/2006

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding and the Investible Weight Factors for the S&P/MIB effective at the open of business Monday, March 20, 2006.
Personnel Changes At NZX Reflects Its Changes In Priorities

Date 14/03/2006

I want to inform you of a couple of important personnel moves at NZX. Firstly, Carl Daucher, Head of Strategy and Finance, will be leaving NZX prior to his wedding in the U.S. in July 2006. Carl has been with us for four years and the key aspects of his focus during this time have been the capital market infrastructure and connectivity strategy. The strategy is largely complete, and has now moved into the execution phase. Carl has done a tremendous job and has had real impact at NZ
NYMEX And General Atlantic Complete $160 Million Equity Investment In NYMEX

Date 14/03/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYMEX) and General Atlantic LLC (GA) announced today the completion of GA's investment of $160 million for a 10% equity stake in NYMEX. Under the terms of the transaction, which values NYMEX's equity at $1.6 billion, GA purchased only an equity stake in NYMEX and not any trading rights on the Exchange.
NYBOT Pulp Contract To Close Five Minutes Earlier

Date 14/03/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that effective Thursday, March 16, 2006, the trading hours for its pulp futures and options contracts will be 7:55 am to 8:55 am (New York Time). The contract currently trades from 7:55 am to 9:00 am (New York Time).

New York Stock Exchange Composite Index Sets New Closing High

Date 14/03/2006

The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index® (NYA)closed at a new high of 8197. 60. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8139.67 on Feb. 27.
New York Mercantile Exchange Names Two New Vice Presidents

Date 14/03/2006

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX), recently promoted Jerald David to vice president of marketing and DME relations and Anthony Filoso to vice president of finance and corporate controller.
New Distribution Of Duties Between The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority And The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 14/03/2006

As of 1 September 2006, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority will approve prospectuses and consider cases involving takeover bids. The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has made this decision in agreement with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The new distribution of duties corresponds to the way the duties are carried out in other European countries, including Sweden and Finland.
Leo Melamed Selected To Receive The 2005 CME Fred Arditti Award - Exchange's Tradition Of Innovation Exemplified By Award

Date 14/03/2006

The CME Center for Innovation (CFI) today announced the selection of Leo Melamed, CME Chairman Emeritus and Chairman and CEO of Melamed & Associates, a global consulting firm, as the recipient of the 2005 CME Fred Arditti Innovation Award. CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, established CFI in 2003 to recognize and encourage continued innovation.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 10 March 2006

Date 14/03/2006

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.