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Shareholder Vote Overwhelmingly Approves LCH.Clearnet’s €333 Million Share Redemption

Date 15/10/2009

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting yesterday, shareholders of LCH.Clearnet, the leading independent central counterparty group, voted overwhelmingly in favour of approving the proposed voluntary redemption of up to 33,300,000 shares at a price of €10 a share as announced on 29 September 2009, with over 97% of votes cast in favour of the transaction.
RealTick®, Townsend Analytics’ Execution Management System (EMS) Connects To Goldman Sachs For Global Equities Execution

Date 15/10/2009

RealTick (www.realtick.com), the leading global multi-broker, cross-asset electronic trading platform, has added Goldman Sachs to its international multi-broker network. This important arrangement allows clients to access Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) through RealTick EMS.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Implementation Date Of Abolishment Of T+4 Settlement And Trading Suspension For A Predetermined Period

Date 15/10/2009

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) hereby announces that the implementation date of the abolishment of T+4 settlement and trading suspension for a predetermined period shall be Monday, November 16, 2009 as previously notified on April 1, 2009.
CESR, CEBS And CEIOPS Publish Paper On Supervisory Implementation Practices Across EU Of Third Money Laundering Directive

Date 15/10/2009

The three Level 3 Committees, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pension Supervisors (CEIOPS), through its 3L3 Anti-Money Laundering Task Force (AMLTF), publish today a compendium paper on the supervisory implementation practices amongst EU Member States of the Third Money Laundering Directive (2005/60/EC)
Bursa Malaysia: Bursa Suq Al-Sila' Makes Initial Foray Into The Gulf Cooperation Council Market

Date 15/10/2009

In conjunction with the Malaysia International Islamic Finance Center (MIFC) roadshow to Bahrain, an 80-member Malaysian delegation led by the HRH Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah, Crown Prince of Perak and Financial Ambassador to MIFC, was in Bahrain from 13 to 16 October 2009. In conjunction with the roadshow and to facilitate discourse between market players in Bahrain and Malaysia, the Malaysia-Bahrain Business Forum entitled ‘Fostering Closer Collaboration' was held on the 15 October 2009 at t

CESR Updates MiFID Protocols On Operation Of Database, Supervision Of Branches And Passport Notifications

Date 15/10/2009

CESR published today updates of three MiFID Protocols. The first Protocol that CESR updated, deals with the operation of the CESR MiFID Database (Ref. CESR/09-172b) which now includes an Annex 2 that provides information on how CESR Members will make the calculations to be published in the database on the first trading day of March 2010. These calculations are required for the operation of the MiFID market transparency regime. In additi
Chicago Stock Exchange Chooses 29west For Enterprise Messaging Backbone

Date 15/10/2009

Today 29West and the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) announce that 29West's Ultra Messaging(r) products have been chosen for the enterprise messaging backbone for the CHX. This includes both 29West's LBM and UME messaging products.
SGX Announces First Quarter Profit Of $94.1 Million For FY2010 - SGX Results For 1Q FY2010 (July to September 2009) Versus 1Q FY2009

Date 15/10/2009

Net profit: $94.1 million, 11.3% higher Operating revenue: 9.5% increase to $173.4 million Securities market revenue: Up 40.6% to $104.6 million Net derivatives clearing revenue: Down 27.0% to $33.7 million Stable revenue: Down 7.0% to $35.1 million 11# new listings raised $0.26 billion Secondary fund raising remained strong with $5.23 billion raised*
Dow Jones STOXX Factoids - October 14, 2009

Date 15/10/2009

Dow Jones STOXX 600 As of October 14, 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 5.04 points, or 2.08%, to 246.98 Up two of the past three trading days. A new 2009 closing high. Largest one-day point & percentage gain since Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Highest closing value since Friday, October 03, 2008. Off -39.09% from its record closing high of 405.50, hit on Monday, March 06, 2000. Rose 13.73% from 52 weeks ago. Up 56.35% from its 2009 clo
NZX: Free Registration To Investor Relations Course For Listed Companies

Date 15/10/2009

NZX is sponsoring all NZX Listed company delegates to attend the upcoming "The Essentials Of A Successful Investor Relations Programme" course free of charge.