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Euronext.liffe To Launch Raw Sugar Contracts On LIFFE CONNECT® In February 2007

Date 16/01/2007

Euronext.liffe today announced that it will launch Raw Sugar futures and options contracts in February 2007. The Raw Sugar futures contract will be physically delivered and trade alongside the existing White Sugar contracts. The decision to launch the new contracts follows an in-depth consultation with sugar market participants worldwide.
GL TRADE Pursues Its Diversification Strategy Towards OTC And Risk Management Solutions And Strengthens Its Position In The US With The Acquisition Of FNX SOLUTIONS

Date 16/01/2007

GL TRADE, global provider of front to back office solutions for financial institutions, today announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares in US Company FNX SOLUTIONS, which specialises in the management and processing of OTC products for Capital Markets and Hedge Funds. The deal will be closed in the course of February 2007.
European Commission Clears First UK Regional Stock Exchange

Date 16/01/2007

At the beginning of 2004 the Investbx project was completed intending to launch the first regional stock exchange in Britain for many decades. Appropriately enough, it was the West Midlands that had shouldered the burden of validating the demands for and the benefits of the new exchange, since the West Midlands had taken a key role in the industrial revolution some two hundred years before. Investbx was to be a stock exchange for smaller, local companies to have access to capital using local
Smartshares Hits $500 Million Record Today - A Vehicle For Kiwis To Save

Date 16/01/2007

Smartshares Limited announced today that funds under management (FUM) across the five Smartshares funds and wholesale funds hit a record of $500 million.
Prince Of Liechtenstein Visits DIFC

Date 16/01/2007

Ruling Prince of Liechtenstein, His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II, visited the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today and was received by Nasser Alshaali, Chief Executive Officer of the DIFC Authority.

Lyxor AM To Launch Asia’s First Commodity Index ETF On

Date 16/01/2007

Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor AM”) and Singapore Exchange (“SGX”), today announced the listing of Lyxor ETF Commodities CRB¹ on Thursday, 18 January 2007.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 15/01/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, January 15, 2007: Norex Exploration Services Inc. (TSXVN:NRX) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Western Barley Margins Will Increase On Wednesday, January 17

Date 15/01/2007

The following initial and maintenance margins apply to non-participant speculative accounts held with FCMs. Non-participants holding hedge based positions may apply for a hedge exemption under Rule 4E.08. The minimum margin level under the hedge exemption is the clearinghouse margin.
Annual Review Of The BEL20® Index

Date 15/01/2007

The BEL20® index 2007 annual review results in changes in its composition. Based on the selection list of end December 2006, the BEL20® selection will change as follows on Thursday, 1 March 2007 after trading hours:
Tehran Stock Exchange: 2006 At A Glance

Date 15/01/2007

During the first half of 2006, market continues the bearish trend which was started in 2005 and caused a 25 percent downfall. The market has started to resurge as from the second half, moving up until the end of 2006; the TEDPIX which evaluates the market return was increased by more than 8 percent. Key statistical figures in 2006 as compared to the figures for 2005 are as follow: