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SIFMA Supports Ability Of Regulated Securities Firms To Own Industrial Banks

Date 25/04/2007

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today testified before the House Committee on Financial Services in a hearing to examine H.R. 698, the Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007. At the hearing, SIFMA president and CEO Marc Lackritz defended the use of industrial banks by regulated securities firms, and urged committee members to amend H.R. 698.

SEC, UK FSA, And UK FRC Sign Protocol For Sharing Information On Application Of IFRS

Date 25/04/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission, the United Kingdom Financial Services Authority (FSA), and the United Kingdom Financial Reporting Council (FRC) signed a protocol today for implementing the Work Plan between the SEC and the Committee of European Securities Regulators to share information on application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by issuers listed in the UK and the U.S. (See previous announcement relating to the SEC-CESR Work Plan at

CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Tuesday, April 24

Date 25/04/2007

Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures Cash Exchange Record New Record: 24,170 Apr 24, 2007 Old Record: 21,411 Nov 27, 2006 Daily: Soybean Oil - Futures Cash Exchange Record New Record: 11,037 Apr 24, 2007 Old Record: 10,444 Oct 31, 2006 Daily: Financial - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 6,911,898 Apr 24, 2007 Old Record: 6,844,805 Apr 16, 2007 Daily: Treasury

Dubai Financial Market’s First Quarter Net Profit Reaches AED563 Million

Date 25/04/2007

Dubai Financial Market Company (DFM Company) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2007.

The Tenth Anniversary Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange Research Institute And The Forum For Development And Innovation Of The Capital Market Held In Shenzhen

Date 25/04/2007

On April 21, 2007, the tenth anniversary of Shenzhen Stock Exchange Research Institute (SSERI) and the Forum for Development and Innovation of the Capital Market were held in Shenzhen.

NeoNet Enhances Its Trading Offering With Citi’s Algorithmic Trading Suite - World Class Algorithmic Trading Suite Now Available To NeoNet’s Buy- And Sell-Side Customers

Date 25/04/2007

NeoNet, the global DMA agency broker and EMS software provider has entered an agreement with the leading financial services company Citi to make its algorithmic trading suite available to NeoNet’s customers. The agreement, the first of its kind for Citi and NeoNet, will allow buy- and sell-side clients to access Citi's algorithms through NeoNet’s trading platform.

NYBOT Announces Finex Europe U.K. May Bank Holiday Schedule

Date 25/04/2007

FINEX Europe, the financial division of The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), a subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced today the trading schedule for its trading operation for the Monday, May 7, 2007, U.K. May Bank holiday:

April 2007 Preliminary IPO Report - A Monthly Report From STOXX Ltd. On European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Date 25/04/2007

P>Based on the close of trading on April 24, in April 2007, 23 companies went public in Europe. Five companies were added to the Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes in April.

NYSE Euronext Launches NYSE TransactTools - Leading Connectivity Solution Provider And Global Trading Network - Combining TransactTools With SIAC’s Sector And SFTI

Date 25/04/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) subsidiary, NYSE Group, Inc. today announced the introduction of NYSE TransactTools, its commercial technology products group that combines the newly-acquired TransactTools with SIAC’s Sector and SFTI businesses. Integrating the world's highest-performing financial messaging engine architecture for monitoring, managing, and expanding global trading capabilities with a first-class network and hosting infrastructure, NYSE TransactT

TSX Group Inc. Reports Results For First Quarter 2007

Date 25/04/2007

Quarterly revenue of $101.2 million, up 15% over Q1/06 Diluted earnings per share of 53 cents for Q1/07, versus 50 cents in Q1/06 Q1/07 net income of $36.4 million, up 5% over Q1/06 Cash flows from operating activities in Q1/07 of $69.3 million, up 21% over Q1/06