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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/02/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, February 21, 2007: Twenty-Seven Capital Corp. (TSXVN:TSC) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX as its shares will be exchanged for shares of Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA).
Share Change For FirstGroup And Shire PLC In The S&P European Indices

Date 21/02/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 23 February 2007: FirstGroup (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0345217, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20304020), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will change to 434,825,000, following an institutional placement of shares. Shire PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B0KQX86, GICS: Health Care, GICS Code: 35202010),
Dow Jones Indexes Announces Change To Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Oversight Committee Structure

Date 21/02/2007

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced modifications to the rules regarding the Oversight Committee for the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity IndexSM (DJ-AIGCISM) .
Deutsche Börse Sets New Record For Revenue And Earnings In 2006 - Sales Revenue Up 14 Percent - Costs Down 5 Percent - EBITA Increases 45 percent - Executive Board Makes Of Around €125 Million Planned Prior To This Year’s AGM - Capital Increase Using Sha

Date 21/02/2007

Deutsche Börse AG concluded financial year 2006 with the best result in its history. According to the preliminary figures published by the company on Wednesday, sales revenue climbed by 14 percent to €1,854.2 million in 2006 (2005: €1,631.5 million). The company earned a further €150.7 million in net interest income from banking business (2005: €112.7 million). The above-average increase in EBITA (Earnings before interest, tax and goodwill impairment) of 45 percent to €1,029.1 million (2005: €71
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Record For Metals Futures On CME Globex®

Date 21/02/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that it set daily volume records for silver and Asian platinum futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform yesterday.

Global Online Investing Company To Offer Middle East Customers Direct Access To US Investing Products & Services From The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 21/02/2007

E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation (Nasdaq: ETFC), a leading S&P 500 and NASDAQ Financial 100 company, today announced the opening of its flagship office in the Middle East, located at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Through its new dedicated Web site, www.uae.etrade.com, the Company will offerHigh Net Worth Individual investors* online access to the US stock markets. The move sets out to provide customers in the region with global access, better value and high-speed transactions.
Leading Financial Services IT Professional Joins eSpeed - Yevette Tierney Named Chief Information Officer

Date 21/02/2007

eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPD), a leading developer of electronic marketplaces and related trading technology for the global capital markets, announced that Yevette Tierney has joined the firm as Chief Information Officer. Based in eSpeed’s New York offices, Ms. Tierney reports directly to Howard W. Lutnick, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of eSpeed.
NASD Fines Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. $2.75 Million For Lax Supervision Of Producing Branch Managers - Former Raymond James Branch Manager Donna Vogt Barred For Making Unsuitable Recommendations To Retirees

Date 21/02/2007

NASD announced today that it has fined Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (RJFS) of St. Petersburg, FL, $2.75 million for failing to maintain an adequate supervisory system to oversee the sales activities of over 1,000 producing branch managers working in offices throughout the United States.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange And Embassy Of Israel In London Announce Successful Opening Of The Israel Opportunity 2007 Investor Conference

Date 21/02/2007

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Embassy of Israel in London announce the successful opening of the Israel Opportunity 2007 investor conference in London today.
CBOT Successfully Launches Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Futures Contracts - Introduces Market Makers For New Contract

Date 21/02/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today successfully launched its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index(SM) (DJUSRE). DJUSRE Index futures contracts are designed to help market participants capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market and better manage commercial real estate exposure.