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Euroclear: New Low-Cost, High-Quality Services For ‘Fundsettle Premier’ Labelled Funds

Date 22/02/2007

Euroclear, with the support of leading fund promoters and transfer agents, is introducing an investment fund ‘quality label’ programme to accelerate automation and STP in fund-transaction processing. Beginning in April 2007, transactions in funds carrying the FundSettle™ Premier quality label will cost significantly less to process, while receiving superior service levels.
HKEx Seeks Qualified Applicants For Feasibility Study On Trading Of Commodities Derivatives And Emissions-Related Products In Hong Kong

Date 22/02/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is seeking qualified consultants to study the feasibility of trading commodities derivatives and emissions-related products in Hong Kong. HKEx plans to shortlist the most-qualified consultants and invite them to submit full study proposals. The successful consultant(s) will be responsible for managing and conducting the study*.
LCH.Clearnet Announces Further 23% Clearing Fee Reductions On London Equity Markets

Date 22/02/2007

LCH.Clearnet, the leading European central counterparty, is pleased to announce further reductions in clearing fees. These reductions, which again emphasise our determination to deliver value at competitive prices, will come into effect on 1 July 2007.
Launch Of Reuters Africa – A New Pan-African News And Financial Data Website

Date 22/02/2007

Reuters (LSE: RTR.L; Nasdaq: RTRSY), the global news and information company, today announced the launch of Reuters Africa -- a new commercial website dedicated to pan-African news and financial data.
Bank Of Russia To Soon Begin To Provide Collateral Credits Using The MICEX Trading System

Date 22/02/2007

The Bank of Russia and the MICEX Settlement House have signed an agreement of cooperation, under which the two organizations will interact in providing credits of the Bank of Russia to lending institutions. This will enable to organize, through the MICEX SH, the service of collateral crediting transactions concluded in accordance with the Statute of the Bank of Russia #236-P of 4 August 2003 “On the Order of Providing the Bank of Russia’s Credits to Lending Institutions, Covered by Collateral

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 21/02/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Bema Gold Corporation (TSX:BGO) have accepted the arrangement agreement with Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K). Bema Gold Corporation will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity MidCap, the S&P/TSX MidCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials and the STP/TSX Global Gold Indices. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) will replace
CalPERS Commits $400 Million Each To Cleantech, Emerging Market Ventures

Date 21/02/2007

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will commit $400 million each to two new private equity vehicles – one focusing on clean energy and technology investments, and the other on global emerging markets.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/02/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, February 21, 2007: Twenty-Seven Capital Corp. (TSXVN:TSC) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX as its shares will be exchanged for shares of Mega Uranium Ltd. (TSX:MGA).
Share Change For FirstGroup And Shire PLC In The S&P European Indices

Date 21/02/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 23 February 2007: FirstGroup (United Kingdom, SEDOL: 0345217, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20304020), a member of the S&P Europe 350 and S&P United Kingdom indices, shares will change to 434,825,000, following an institutional placement of shares. Shire PLC (United Kingdom, SEDOL: B0KQX86, GICS: Health Care, GICS Code: 35202010),
Dow Jones Indexes Announces Change To Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Oversight Committee Structure

Date 21/02/2007

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced modifications to the rules regarding the Oversight Committee for the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity IndexSM (DJ-AIGCISM) .