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RTS Group May Holiday Schedule

Date 22/04/2005

In accordance with Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation the May 1st day-off that falls on a Sunday is being transferred to May 2 nd , 2005, Monday.
Reuters To Receive Approximately $1 Billion For Stake In Instinet Group

Date 22/04/2005

Reuters (LSE: RTR, NASDAQ: RTRSY), the global information group, today confirmed that it expects to receive net cash proceeds of approximately $1 billion from its 62% holding in Instinet Group, after tax and transaction fees and subject to adjustments at close. This follows Instinet Group’s announcement today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. Reuters has agreed to vote its stake in Instinet Group in favour of this acquisition.
Nymex Announces Margins For New Natural Gas Swing Swap And Index Swap Futures Contracts

Date 22/04/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., today announced margin rates for its 16 new natural gas index swap and swing swap futures contracts that will introduced on NYMEX ClearPortsm for trading and clearing on Monday.
Nasdaq/Instinet Deal Fact Sheet

Date 22/04/2005

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NASDAQ To Acquire Instinet - Acquisition Expected To Be Accretive To NASDAQ Shareholders Within One Year Of Closing – NASDAQ To Retain INET ECN, Silver Lake Partners To Acquire Instinet Institutional Broker, Bank Of New York To Acquire Lynch Jones Ryan -

Date 22/04/2005

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ®; NASDAQ: NDAQ), announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Instinet Group Incorporated and that it has concurrently entered into a definitive agreement to sell Instinet’s Institutional Broker division to Silver Lake Partners. As a result of these transactions, NASDAQ will own INET ECN. Instinet has also entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Lynch, Jones & Ryan (LJR) subsidiary to Bank of New York prior to consummati

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 22/04/2005

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Instinet Institutional Broker To Be Independent Firm - Silver Lake Partners Joins With Instinet Management

Date 22/04/2005

Instinet, The Institutional Broker, today announced that it will be acquired from The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) by a group led by Silver Lake Partners and Instinet senior management following NASDAQ's acquisition of Instinet Group Incorporated. Ed Nicoll, Chief Executive Officer, Instinet Group Incorporated, will become the CEO of Instinet.
Instinet Group To Be Acquired By Nasdaq - Silver Lake Partners To Acquire Instinet, The Institutional Broker - The Bank Of New York To Acquire Lynch, Jones & Ryan

Date 22/04/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP), the largest global electronic agency securities broker, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) will acquire Instinet Group. NASDAQ will acquire all outstanding shares of Instinet Group for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.88 billion in cash, or $5.44 per share(1)(on a fully diluted basis).
Cyprus Stock Exchange: Review Of Developments For March 2005

Date 22/04/2005

PricesOn the last trading session of March 2005, the General Price Index of the Main and Parallel Market reached 1.184,34 points, representing a relative increase of 1,88%. The value of shares traded also exhibited a decrease of 47,01% compared to the previous month. It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level the index reached for the month was 1.269,22 points. The other Market Indices reached the following levels: Main Market reached 1.189,32, Parallel Market 1.061,55, Alt
Accounting Standards: EU Commissioner McCreevy Sees Agreement With S.E.C. As Progress Toward Equivalence

Date 22/04/2005

In Washington today, top officials of the EU Commission and the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), meeting in the context of the EU-US Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue, reached agreement on a ‘roadmap’ toward equivalence between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).