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Islamic Investment Bank To Open Office At Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 05/04/2006

Injazat Capital, the pioneering Islamic Investment Bank in the Middle East and North Africa region, has been granted a licence by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - March 2006

Date 05/04/2006

Equity turnover for March was EUR 11,070.99 million; ETF turnover was EUR 51.86 million while that for bonds was EUR 3,796.90million.

ICE Reports March Volume: Third Consecutive Monthly Record At ICE Futures, With Volume Up 115 percent, OTC Commissions Increase 37 Percent

Date 05/04/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, today reported its third consecutive month of record volume in its futures business segment. ICE Futures exchange-wide volume in March 2006 totaled 6,797,173 contracts, an increase of 115.0% over March 2005, and average daily volume (ADV) reached 295,529 contracts, an increase of 96.3% compared to the prior year. Average daily commissions in ICE’s over-the-counter (OTC) business segment for the month increased 36.8%

ICE Announces Listing Of 13 New Cleared OTC Contracts Beginning April 7

Date 05/04/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that it will list an additional 13 new cleared contracts in its electronic over-the-counter (OTC) markets for trading beginning Friday, April 7. These contracts follow the 20 contracts listed last month and are part of the company’s plans to introduce 50 new cleared contracts in the first half of 2006.

Global GICS Sector Snapshot March 2006

Date 05/04/2006

France's Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Financial Regulation Newsletter - 2nd Quarter 2006

Date 05/04/2006

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Exchange Data International And CounterpartyLink Announce Integration

Date 05/04/2006

Exchange Data International (EDI) and CounterpartyLinkTM have joined forces to provide an integrated data service, designed to save financial institutions time and money and help them comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) regulations. Under the agreement, clients will be able to receive EDI’s premier corporate actions and reference data linked to and supplemented by legal entity data provided by CounterpartyLink.

EEX Trading Results In March - More Than 1 Million Tons CO2 Traded In March

Date 05/04/2006

In March 2006, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) saw a record turnover of 1.082.416 EU Allowances in total. Of this amount 927,416 EU Al-lowances were traded on the EEX Spot Market. The settlement prices ranged between 26.10 Euro/EUA and 26.75 Euro/EUA.

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Monthly Report - March 2006

Date 05/04/2006

Click here to download the market activitiy report of Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange for March 2006.

Designation Of The Iceland Stock Exchange As A Recognised Stock Exchange For Tax Purposes

Date 05/04/2006

With effect from 31 March 2006 HM Revenue and Customs have designated the Iceland Stock Exchange as a 'recognised stock exchange' under section 841(1)(b) Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.