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Performance Of Listed Exchanges To End May 2006

Date 12/06/2006

Despite difficult market conditions since 2000 with lower volumes traded, lower numbers of IPOs and increased competition, the nineteen global exchanges in our universe still achieved admirable average net returns of almost 36.7% year-to-date as of 31 May 2006.. This is attributable to the diversification of revenue streams and the impact of cost reduction programmes implemented in prior years. Further, consolidation of exchanges and increased technological deployment has helped exchanges perfor

OMX Copenhagen: Change Of Name For Member

Date 12/06/2006

The Exchange member Alfred Berg SE, Copenhagen Branch will change its name to ABN AMRO Securities (Nordic) SE, Copenhagen Branch. The member identity in SAXESS, however, will not be changed. The change will take effect as of the 16 June 2006 on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange.

NYMEX Energy Futures Successfully Launch On CME Globex® Platform

Date 12/06/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc., the parent company of the preeminent physical futures exchange, and CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today reported solid volume on the first day that NYMEX energy products traded on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform.

NASDAQ To Acquire Primezone Media Network, Leading Newswire And Multimedia Service Provider - Acquisition Furthers NASDAQ Strategy To Enhance The Value Of A Stock Market Listing

Date 12/06/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NDAQ), today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PrimeZone Media Network, a privately held, Los Angeles-based firm specializing in press release newswire and multimedia services.

NASDAQ Stock Market Hires New Head Of Asia Pacific

Date 12/06/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NDAQ) today announced that it has hired James Ogilvy-Stuart as its Head of Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Ogilvy-Stuart will be responsible for NASDAQ's new listings business throughout the Asia Pacific region. He will report to Charlotte Crosswell, Head of NASDAQ International. Ogilvy-Stuart takes up his position on July 3rd, 2006.

London Stock Exchange Annual Report 2006

Date 12/06/2006

Click here to download the London Stock Exchange's Annual Report 2006.

Independent Research Network Helping Companies Obtain Objective, Continuous And High-Quality Research Coverage

Date 12/06/2006

The Independent Research NetworkSM(IRN) today announced several milestones in the growth and development of its business, including signing contracts with 30 research providers and the signing of IRN's first client contract. The IRN connects under-covered companies with multiple independent and sell-side research providers to ensure that companies have broader market awareness and that investors have access to high-quality, current research.

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics On-floor And Off-floor Trading Statistics

Date 12/06/2006

FTSE And DIFX Create First GCC Country Tradable Indices

Date 12/06/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award winning global index provider and Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have created the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country tradable indices for domestic, GCC, and international investors. The GCC countries initially included in the series are the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar.

European Commission - Internal Market: Call For Evidence On Transparency In Bond Markets And Other Non-Equity Markets

Date 12/06/2006

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on transparency in the bond markets and other non-equity markets. The call for evidence relates to a report that the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have asked the Commission to make by the end of October 2007. It will investigate whether and to what extent new requirements on pre- and post-trade transparency should be introduced at EU level to the trading in financial instruments such as bonds and other non-eq