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Bankaktiebolaget Avanza New Member On Oslo Børs

Date 16/06/2006

The Swedish broker Avanza will start direct trading in shares on Oslo Børs Monday 19 June 2006. Including Avanza, 24 out of at total of 48 members now have remote membership at Oslo Børs. This is the first time that the number of remote members equals the number of local members at Oslo Børs. Avanza is the fifth new member on Oslo Børs this year.

Amendment To The Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Europe 350 And S&P Global 100 Indices

Date 16/06/2006

Standard & Poor's, is revising the previously announced share update, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, for one security in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P Global 100 Indices. AXA (France, Sedol 7088429) will not have a share change as announced instead a rights offering will become effective for the opening of Monday, June 19, 2006.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Market Report For May

Date 15/06/2006

Click here to download Winnipeg Commodity Exchange's market report for May.

Wiener Börse Next Trading Session On June 16, 2006

Date 15/06/2006

Due to the holiday on June 15, trading will be continued on June 16, 2006.

Westpac Banking Corporation Improves Settlement System For NZX Securities

Date 15/06/2006

New Zealand Exchange Limited (NZX) wishes to advise that Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) will go live as an accredited NZX FASTER Participant from today.

TSX Group Returning To China Focus Is On Attracting Chinese Companies To List In Canada

Date 15/06/2006

TSX Group is sending business development officials to the northern region of China with the aim of raising awareness of Canada’s capital markets and attracting international listings.

Speech By Callum McCarthy, Chairman, UK Financial Services Authority - Muslim Council Of Britain Islamic Finance And Trade Conference, 13 June 2006

Date 15/06/2006

I am delighted and honoured to have been invited to speak at today's Islamic Finance and Trade Conference. The Chancellor spoke of the UK as the global gateway to Islamic finance. I shall set out the FSA's approach towards the regulation of Islamic finance, what we are doing to ensure that this gateway works well in both the retail and wholesale markets and put it into the context of our general approach towards our statutory duties.

Securities Markets: European Commission Appoints Members Of New Expert Group

Date 15/06/2006

The European Commission has appointed the 20 members of the European Securities Markets Expert Group (ESME) – a new group which will look carefully at how EU securities Directives work in practice, determine whether or not they are delivering the intended results and propose changes where necessary. Its creation is a follow-up action to the White Paper on Financial Services 2005-2010 (see

Securities Industry News And Financial Insights Announce SecuritiesTech 50 Rankings For Front Office Solution Providers Rankings Showcase Leading Global Capital Markets Technology And Institutional Providers

Date 15/06/2006

Securities Industry News, SourceMedia’s flagship publication serving the operations and technology side of global securities and financial markets, and Financial Insights, an independent research services firm and an IDC company, announced the debut of the SecuritiesTech 50 rankings of the Top 50 global technology and services providers. The Fortune 500™ style rankings will be published October 16, 2006 as a special supplement to Securities Industry

Program Trading Averaged 62.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 5-9

Date 15/06/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for June 5-9.