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Appointment Of Dato' Wong Sulong As Board Member Of Bursa Malaysia

Date 30/11/2006

Bursa Malaysia Berhad today announced that Dato' Wong Sulong will be appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 1 December 2006.

Changes To SICOM's Initial And Maintenance Margins

Date 30/11/2006

Please be advised that the margin levels for RSS1, RSS3 and TSR20 have been changed with immediate effect. Please refer to the circular to get more details.

Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner For Competition Policy: Securities Markets - The Post-Trading Code Of Conduct And Competition - City & Financial/ICMA Conference

Date 30/11/2006

Ladies and Gentlemen, It's a great pleasure for me to open your conference this morning. The free movement of capital is one of the fundamental freedoms on which the European Union is based. In fact, you could say that the success of the internal market stands or falls on the free movement of capital. It is this freedom that allows European businesses to grow and adapt to an ever-changing global market environment. It is crucial if we are to have global champions based in

OMX Acquisition Of The Iceland Stock Exchange Finalized

Date 30/11/2006

OMX has today finalized the acquisition of Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing (EV), owner of the Iceland Stock Exchange (ICEX) and the Icelandic Securities Depository (ISD). The payment to EV’s shareholders is as previously communicated 2,067,560 newly issued OMX shares and the total number of outstanding shares has consequently increased to 120,640,467 as of today.

CESR Members Have The Task Of Maintaining Market Confidence, And A Key Element In This Is The Credibility Added By High Quality Audits Of Financial Statements. CESR Publishes Today A Survey Of The Role Of Its Members In The Oversight Of Auditors

Date 30/11/2006

To view this survey, please go to the section Operational groups/CESR-Fin, or click here.

UK's Financial Services Authority Response To Practitioner Panel Report

Date 30/11/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today responded to the latest survey of regulated firms by the independent Financial Services Practitioner Panel.

Changes In The Management of Vilnius Stock Exchange

Date 30/11/2006

Today, the Supervisory Board of the Vilnius Stock Exchange (VSE) formed a new Management Board of VSE. Arminta Saladziene was elected Chairman of the Management Board. On January 1, 2007 Arminta Saladziene will also succeed Dalia Jasulaityte as President of VSE. Dalia Jasulaityte will serve as Deputy to the President of Baltic Market business unit at OMX, as of January 1 2007.

HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings And Suspensions - As At 30 November 2006)

Date 30/11/2006

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FIA And Markit Announce Operational Efficiency Project

Date 30/11/2006

The Futures Industry Association and Markit Group Limited today announced that FIA would provide a global electronic give-up agreement system where executing brokers, clearing brokers and their customers can execute give-up agreements online. The electronic platform will be provided by Markit, a respected provider of trade processing, data and valuations to the financial industry. The system is expected to launch in February 2007.

SWX Swiss Exchange: Petroplus Holdings Ltd (PPHN) Opens At CHF 67.9

Date 30/11/2006

Today, the shares of Petroplus Holdings Ltd, an operator of oil refineries based in the canton of Zug, were traded in the main market of the SWX Swiss Exchange for the first time. Yesterday, i.e. on Wednesday, an issue price of CHF 63 was determined, which is in the middle of the previously specified price range of CHF 55 to CHF 68. The opening price on the SWX was CHF 67.9. This corresponds to a market capitalisation of CHF 3,961 million (excl. greenshoe). Petroplus Holdings Ltd belongs not