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New Listing On Euronext: Sodiplan S.A.

Date 12/01/2006

Sodiplan was listed today on the Free Market of Euronext Brussels. It was the first IPO on Euronext in 2006.

NASDAQ Plans Common Stock Offering And Is Inviting Holders Of Outstanding Voting Trust Certificates To Sell Existing Underlying Shares In the Offering

Date 12/01/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that it is planning to conduct an underwritten public offering of its common stock. It anticipates completing the offering in the first quarter of 2006, subject to market conditions. NASDAQ plans to sell its own shares in the offering. Consistent with NASDAQ's previously disclosed intention to redeem its Series C preferred stock, NASDAQ currently expects to use approximately $105 million of proceeds from the offering for thi

NASD Board Names Future Successor to Chairman And CEO Robert R. Glauber Effective December 2006 - Mary L. Schapiro, NASD Vice Chairman, Will Succeed Glauber

Date 12/01/2006

NASD's Board of Governors today announced the election of Mary L. Schapiro as NASD's next Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2006. She will succeed Robert R. Glauber, who will remain Chairman and CEO until December 2006. Ms. Schapiro is currently the company's Vice Chairman and President of NASD's Regulatory Policy and Oversight Division.

MicroFinancial Incorporated Moves From The NYSE to the AMEX

Date 12/01/2006

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that MicroFinancial Incorporated (the “Company”) – ticker symbol MFI – intends to move the listing of its common stock to the American Stock Exchange on Tuesday, January 17, 2006. The Company does not presently meet the NYSE’s market capitalization and stockholders’ equity continued listing criteria and was operating under an NYSE plan. The Company recently informed the NYSE that it does not wish to proceed with quarterly monitoring as required under

Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited Offer Document

Date 12/01/2006

Click here to download the Macquarie London Exchange Investments Limited offer document.

LME Announces Record Full Year Exchange Volumes For 2005

Date 12/01/2006

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today announced its annual volume figures for 2005. The results reveal another record year for the Exchange with over 78 million lots traded, an increase of 9.3% overall on 2004 figures. At today’s prices, total Exchange traded volume is worth over $4,500 billion.

Financial markets: Third Meeting Of The European Inter-institutional Monitoring Group

Date 12/01/2006

The third meeting of the Inter-institutional Monitoring Group (IIMG) was held on 20 December 2005. At this meeting, the Monitoring Group heard from a number of stakeholders closely involved in the Lamfalussy process. The meeting also focused on the main aspects to be covered by the first interim IIMG report. The Monitoring Group was re-established in 2005 (see

EEX: 2005 Best Year Of Trading Since Establishment

Date 12/01/2006

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) managed to con-tinue the positive trend in trading without any abatement and can now look back on its most successful year so far: A total of 602 TWh was traded on the EEX Spot and De-rivatives Market for power during the year 2005. This corresponds to an increase of 52 per cent compared to the volume of 397 TWh achieved during the preceding year.

Clearstream Sees Strong Growth At The End Of 2005

Date 12/01/2006

Clearstream experienced strong growth in all of its main business areas throughout 2005. During December the core business areas grew with the number of monthly international transactions processed rising 19 percent at 1.81 million (December 2004: 1.52 million). Of these transactions, 78 percent are Over the Counter (OTC) transactions and 22 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany increased 14 percent reaching 2.96 million compared to 2.

Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Breaking New Records

Date 12/01/2006

CASE has witnessed a robust performance on 12 January 2006, recording a trading value exceeding LE 2.250 billion for the first time in CASE history. This in turn has affected positively CASE 30 Index which broke the threshold of 7000 points for the first time since its inception to close at 7357 points, rising up by 6.1% compared to the previous day. Likewise, the market capitalization soared to reach LE 497 billion.