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New York Mercantile Exchange Names Two New Vice Presidents

Date 14/03/2006

The board of directors of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX), recently promoted Jerald David to vice president of marketing and DME relations and Anthony Filoso to vice president of finance and corporate controller.
New Distribution Of Duties Between The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority And The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 14/03/2006

As of 1 September 2006, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority will approve prospectuses and consider cases involving takeover bids. The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority has made this decision in agreement with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The new distribution of duties corresponds to the way the duties are carried out in other European countries, including Sweden and Finland.
Leo Melamed Selected To Receive The 2005 CME Fred Arditti Award - Exchange's Tradition Of Innovation Exemplified By Award

Date 14/03/2006

The CME Center for Innovation (CFI) today announced the selection of Leo Melamed, CME Chairman Emeritus and Chairman and CEO of Melamed & Associates, a global consulting firm, as the recipient of the 2005 CME Fred Arditti Innovation Award. CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, established CFI in 2003 to recognize and encourage continued innovation.
JSE Equities Market Weekly Statistics For The Week Ended 10 March 2006

Date 14/03/2006

Attached is the weekly report of certain trading statistics. It must be noted that the statistics relevant to foreign transactions only represent transactions executed through the JSE Equities Market.
Jim McConnell, SEC Executive Director, Retires

Date 14/03/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Jim McConnell, the agency's Executive Director for the past 16 years, intends to retire at the beginning of June. For the next two months, McConnell will assist with transition efforts and intends to pursue private sector options starting in the fall.

FTSE Indices Selected As Basis For New Taiwan ETFs

Date 14/03/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning index provider, announced today that it has licensed a further two investment managers to use its indices as the basis for new Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Taiwan.
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges February Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 14/03/2006

The FEAS February Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.
Euronext Reports Strong Full Year Results For 2005 And Proposes A Return To Shareholders Of Roughly €1 Billion In 2006/2007

Date 14/03/2006

Full Year 2005: Revenues: €961.9 million up 8.5% Costs: down 0.5% EBITA: €318.5 million up 32.7%, margin of 33.1% Net Profit: €241.8 million up 61.5% Diluted EPS €2.17, +69.5% Proposed return to shareholders of roughly €1 billion in 2006/2007: Dividend of 1 € per share, up 67 % compared to 2004 Super dividend of 3 € per share Share Buy-back programme of €500 million
Euronext NV Statement Re Takeover Panel - Possible Acquisition Of London Stock Exchange plc

Date 14/03/2006

Euronext: The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers - Dealing Disclosure Requirements The Competition Commission has accepted signed undertakings in respect of the possible acquisition of London Stock Exchange plc ("LSE") by Euronext N.V. ("Euronext").
Euronext Acquires CompanynewsGroup, A Leading Corporate News Distributor In Europe

Date 14/03/2006

Euronext, the pan-European exchange, and CompanynewsGroup, a leading corporate news distributor in Europe, are pleased to announce the completion of Euronext’s acquisition of CompanynewsGroup. The closing of the deal was signed last week.