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CME Group Volume Averaged 12.1 Million Contracts Per Day In April 2011, Up 2 Percent

Date 03/05/2011

• Agricultural commodities average daily volume up 44 percent
• Metals average daily volume up 63 percent
• Double-digit year-over-year open interest growth in equity indexes, agricultural commodities and metals products
• Double-digit open interest growth from same period last quarter in interest rates, foreign exchange and metals products

Clearstream And Euroclear Bank Set Higher Standards For International Securities - Launch Of A New Industry Framework Developed In Collaboration With The International Securities Market Advisory Group - BNP Paribas Securities Services, Citibank N.A. Issuer Services, European Investment Bank And KfW As Early Supporters Of The Initiative And The Associated Best Practice Implementation Process - Reducing Inefficiencies, Costs And Risks In Issuing And Servicing International Securities While Increasing Transparency On Service Quality And Market Performance

Date 03/05/2011

Euroclear Bank and Clearstream, the international central securities depositories (ICSDs), have developed jointly and in collaboration with the International Securities Market Advisory Group (ISMAG), a new industry framework to increase transparency and efficiency for the issuance and asset servicing of international securities.

ABN AMRO Clearing To Roll Out TCS BaNCS Integrated Custody, Cash And Corporate Actions Solution - A New Platform To Increase The Efficiency Of Business Operations And Reduce Maintenance And Technology Costs

Date 03/05/2011

TCS Financial Solutions, a strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 523540, NSE: TCS), dedicated to providing business application solutions to the banking, insurance and capital markets industries, announced that it will provide ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV with TCS BaNCS integrated Custody, Cash and Corporate Actions solution as part of a modernization program to replace its legacy infrastructure.

Tehran Stock Exchange Will Hold The First IPO Summit In Tehran

Date 03/05/2011

The first IPO Summit entitled "National Conference on listing of companies in Stock Exchange; opportunities and benefits " will be held by Tehran stock Exchange on 24 May 2011, at Milad Tower, in Tehran.

Boerse Stuttgart Achieves A Turnover Of Around EUR 7.9 Billion In April - Trading In Securitised Derivatives At Previous Year's Level - Higher Trading Volumes Of Euro-Denominated Government Bonds

Date 03/05/2011

According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart achieved a turnover of around EUR 7.9 billion in April 2011. This meant that trading volumes were at the level of April 2010.

LME Considering Self-Clearing

Date 03/05/2011

The LME is giving serious consideration to the possibility of building its own clearing house. After several months of feasibility studies we have reached the point at which deeper examination of the issues requires some discussion in the public arena, hence the decision to make this announcement.

Overview Of Annual Reports Of 2010, 1Q Reports Of 2011 Of Shanghai Stock Exchange-Listed Companies

Date 03/05/2011

April 30, 2011 witnessed the completion of disclosure of annual reports of 2010 and 1st quarter reports of 2011. All 906 SSE-listed companies disclosed their annual reports of 2010 (Four of them were disclosed by way of prospectus) and 1st quarter reports of 2011 as scheduled.

Results Of 2010 Australian Share Ownership Study

Date 03/05/2011

Approximately 7.3 million people or 43% of the adult Australian population own shares, either directly (via shares or other listed investments) or indirectly (via unlisted managed funds), according to the latest Australian Share Ownership Study (Study) released today by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).  

Shanghai Stock Exchange High-End Equipment Manufacturing 60 index,SSE 180 Equal Weight Index,SSE 180 Sector Equal Weight Index To Be Launched

Date 03/05/2011

To further enhance the SSE and CSI index family as well as to provide new analysis tool and underlying instrument for investors, SSE High-End Equipment Manufacturing 60 index,SSE 180 Equal Weight Index,SSE 180 Sector Equal Weight Index are to be launched on May 24 2011 by SSE and CSI. The methodologies can be seen in www.sse.com.cn and www.csindex.com.cn.

Chi-X Australia Selects Access Networks & Communications As Its Alternate Data Centre Provider

Date 03/05/2011

Chi-X Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X Global Inc., today announced that it has selected Access Networks & Communications (Access Networks) as its alternate data centre provider. Chi-X Australia and Access Networks intend to offer participants access to the Chi-X Australia marketplace within the Global Switch Sydney facility. Combined with experience supporting clients and service providers in the financial services and trading community, Access Networks delivers products and services designed to support low latency and multiple exchange venue access out of its data centre within Global Switch’s Sydney facility.