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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces Changes To The PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index<SUP>SM</SUP> (XAU<SUP>SM</SUP>) Starting February 9

Date 06/02/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today changes to the PHLX Gold / Silver Sector Index (XAU) effective before the open of business on Thursday, Feb 9, 2006. Bema Gold Corporation (BGO), Coeur D’Alene Mines Corporation (CDE), Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD), and Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD) will be added while Placer Dome Inc. (PDG) will be deleted.
The ‘3 Level 3 Committees’, Consisting Of CESR, The Committee Of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) And The Committee Of European Insurance And Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS), Publish Today A Common Cross-Sector Work Programme For 2006

Date 06/02/2006

This Work Programme is accompanied by a Press Release.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 06/02/2006

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes effective after the close of business on Tuesday, February 7, 2006: The relative weight of Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX) will be adjusted in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the Provisional S&P/TSX Composite and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices to reflect the final issuance of shares as part of the Placer Dome Inc. tran
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 06/02/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, February 6, 2006: Tartan Energy Inc. (TSXVN:TEW) will be removed from the index as a result from the amalgamation of the Company with 1202140 Alberta Ltd.
NASDAQ Hosts First-Ever Investor Conference In London For Small Cap Companies

Date 06/02/2006

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ(R)); (Nasdaq: NDAQ) will host its first-ever Investor Conference for SmallCap companies, specifically in the $500 million - $1 billion market cap range, in association with Merrill Lynch in London on February 7-8, 2006. Presentations will be made by the senior management of 16 companies, which will be webcast live.

NASDAQ Completes Acquisition Of Shareholder.Com - New President Of Shareholder.com Is Appointed

Date 06/02/2006

(Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Shareholder.com.
NASDAQ Announces Change To Vendor Display Requirements

Date 06/02/2006

(Nasdaq: NDAQ) took steps in August 2005 to provide greater transparency to investors by requesting that vendors add an indicator denoting when a NASDAQ-listed issuer failed to submit its regulatory filings on time, failed to meet NASDAQ's continuing listing standards, and/or filed for bankruptcy. Since August, NASDAQ(R) has been broadcasting this information on certain proprietary customer display devices and NASDAQ data feed products, such as Nasdaq.com and Nasdaqtrader.com. However, starting
Muscat Securities Market Successfully Migrates To Atos Euronext Market Solutions Exchange And Trading NSC

Date 06/02/2006

The Muscat Securities Market (MSM) yesterday replaced its existing trading system with the state-of-the-art Atos Euronext system.
Markets In Financial Instruments Directive ("MiFID"): European Commission Sends Formal Drafts For "Level 2" Implementing Measures To European Parliament And European Securities Committee

Date 06/02/2006

The European Commission has presented its formal drafts to the European Parliament and the European Securities Committee (ESC) for a series of technical measures implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The MiFID is one of the corner stones of the Financial Services Action Plan which seeks to create a single market for financial services in Europe and is also a response to structural changes in the European securities markets. The objective of the MiFID is
London Stock Exchange: Value Traded On SETS Soars 63 Per Cent In January

Date 06/02/2006

The London Stock Exchange has started 2006 with sizable increases in trading, most notably on SETS, its electronic order book. In January, the total value traded on SETS increased 63 per cent year on year to a record £117.7 billion. At the same time, the number of trades on SETS increased 45 per cent to 5.4 million. The total value and total number of SETS trades in the month exceeded previous records by 12 and 13 per cent respectively.