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Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation To Open Office In Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 24/05/2006

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has become the second Japanese bank to establish presence at the Dubai International Financial Centre. It has been licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority as an authorised firm.
Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee Fines Wise Group (Formerly Sign On)

Date 24/05/2006

Wise Group AB, formerly Sign On i Stockholm AB, has breached the company’s listing agreement with the Stockholm Stock Exchange by not providing sufficient information in a press release. The Stockholm Stock Exchange’s Disciplinary Committee has decided to fine Wise Group SEK 384,000.
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: Special Holidays On June 12 - 13

Date 24/05/2006

June 12 and 13 will be special holidays for the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Share Changes For Brambles Industries Plc, Erste Bank Der Ost & Slough Estates In The S&P European Indices

Date 24/05/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 26 May 2006:
RTS Starts Trading In Contracts For Oil And Oil Products

Date 24/05/2006

"Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange starts trading in contracts for oil and oil products. Effective June 8th, 2006, the following contracts will be traded on FORTS (Futures&Options on RTS) – cash-settled futures and options on Urals oil, diesel oil, aviation oil and black oil. Contracts with settlement in July, August, September 2006, etc up until June 2007 will start trading simultaneously.

OMX To Deliver Technology And Infrastructure To The Marketplace In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Date 24/05/2006

OMX, a leading expert in the exchange industry, has agreed with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and the Saudi Stock Market Tadawul to provide new market technology and infrastructure.
New Listing On Euronext: Option Trading Company S.A.

Date 24/05/2006

Option Trading Company was listed today on the Free Market of Euronext Brussels.
New EEX Exchange Council Elected

Date 24/05/2006

In accordance with the applicable schedule the trading partici-pants of European Energy Exchange (EEX) elected a new exchange council on 22 May 2006. The voting procedure was carried out via postal vote and the following results were achieved.
London Stock Exchange Agrees Terms With SIS x-clear To Offer Customers Choice Of Clearing Provider

Date 24/05/2006

The London Stock Exchange today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with SIS x-clear AG to provide member firms with a choice of clearing provider for equity trades.
HKEx Sets Dates For SDNet Phase II Rollout

Date 24/05/2006

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) is set for the second phase of its network consolidation project. Phase II will result in cost savings and other benefits for all Clearing Participants, and it will move the project one step closer to the long term objective: the migration of HKEx's major market systems to SDNet*, an integrated securities and derivatives markets network.