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NASD Fines Boston Capital Securities $1.2 Million For Corporate Financing Disclosure And Compensation Violations - Firm Continued To Sell Limited Partnerships To Public Despite NASD Notice Of Deficiency

Date 21/03/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined Boston Capital Securities, Inc. (BCSI) $1.2 million for violations relating to the firm's public offerings of tax-advantaged limited partnership interests. NASD also charged BCSI for supervisory deficiencies relating to the firm's underwriting of public securities offerings.

London Stock Exchange: Notice Of Court Meeting And Extraordinary General Meeting On 19 April 2006 Relating To Proposed Return Of Capital

Date 21/03/2006

Notice of Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting on 19 April 2006 relating to proposed return of capital 21 March 2006 Further to the announcement of 7 March 2006 which set out the proposed return to shareholders of approximately £510 million, the Board of London Stock Exchange plc (“Exchange”) has today posted a Circular to shareholders containing details of the return and giving notice of a Court meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Revises Its Indices And Introduces New Slovenian Blue-Chip Index SBI TOP

Date 21/03/2006

The Ljubljana Stock Exchange has carried out a revision of its indices and will also, starting on 1 April 2006, launch the new Slovenian blue-chip index SBI TOP, measuring the performance of the most liquid Slovene companies. The new index is aimed at providing an underlying for derivatives and structured financial instruments on the Slovene market.

Launch Of Exchange Open Interest Data And Same Day Plastics Data Via The LME website

Date 21/03/2006

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today begun to offer same-day pricing information for its two plastics contracts, free of charge, directly via the LME website. Visitors to http://www.lme.com/ can now register to gain access to the new area which offers same-day plastics official prices, closing prices and same-day opening warehouse stocks data.

Kansas City Board Of Trade Wheat Margins Raised - Increased Market Volatility Brings Higher Margins

Date 21/03/2006

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts.

ICE Futures To List New Futures And Spreads In April - New Heating Oil And Unleaded Gasoline Contracts Complement ICE Crude And Gas Oil Futures

Date 21/03/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced today that ICE Futures, its regulated futures subsidiary, will list two new electronically traded futures contracts and related spread products beginning the week of April 17. The new cash-settled products include ICE New York Harbor Unleaded Gasoline Blendstock (RBOB) Futures and ICE New York Harbor Heating Oil Futures, along with three spreads or “cracks” between new and existing contracts. The new futur

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 21/03/2006

Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Banking Regulation: Next Steps - French Banking Federation Conference, Paris, 21 March 2006

Date 21/03/2006

Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address such a distinguished audience, in the heart of Paris’ historical financial district. Over the last two centuries, buildings in this neighbourhood have hosted, and still host, some of the most prestigious European financial companies. The industrial revolution of the early 1800s did not only take place in the steelworks of North-Eastern France, but also right here, with the emergence of modern finance.

Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 130, 21 March 2006

Date 21/03/2006

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.

American Stock Exchange Reports Decrease In Short Interest

Date 21/03/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 834,093,670 shares as of the March 15, 2006 settlement date, a decrease of 699,401 from the 834,793,071 (adjusted) shares reported in mid-February. The March figure represents trades through March 10, 2006.