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NYBOT Seat Sale Reaches $1 Million

Date 20/09/2006

A full seat at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, today hit an all-time high of $1 million. The previous record of $950,000 was reached on September 19, 2006.
Kuwait Stock Exchange Trading Report For August 2006

Date 20/09/2006

The index of the Kuwait Stock Exchange reached 9,670 points at the end of August, an increase of 243 points from the closing value at the end of July. The weighted index reached 502.7 points at the end of August, an increase of 16.7 points from the closing value at the end of July.
ISE Plans To List Foreign Currency Options - ISE FX Options<SUP>TM </SUP>Offer New Investment Strategy

Date 20/09/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced its intent to create and list new foreign currency options, called ISE FX OptionsTM .
International Swaps And Derivatives Association Response To Call For Evidence - Pre- And Post-Trade Transparency Provisions Of The Markets In Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) In Relation To Transactions In Classes Of Financial Instruments Other Tha

Date 20/09/2006

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Commission's call for evidence in advance of its proposed report under article 65(1) MiFID addressing the possible expansion of pre- and post-trade transparency requirements to transactions in classes of financial instruments other than shares.
FTSE RAFI Indexes To Be Used As Basis For World’s First Fundamentally Weighted Sector ETFs

Date 20/09/2006

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) has licensed PowerShares Capital Management LLC to launch a range of innovative Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the award-winning FTSE RAFI Index Series. The license will allow PowerShares to create the world’s first fundamentally weighted sector ETFs. Combining the fundamental methodology created by Research Affiliates (RAFI), and FTSE’s world-class indexing skills, the FTSE RAFI Indexes provide a powerful new approach to measuring the performance of US domestic equities.

French Investment Firm Exane Joins Wiener Börse As A New Trading Member

Date 20/09/2006

The French investment firm, Exane S.A., joined Wiener Börse AG a new trading member as of today. Exane S.A. is the fifth international member to be linked as a direct trading member to Wiener Börse this year. This makes the number of investment firms on Wiener Börse 72 of which 32 are foreign investment banks.
Euronext And Shanghai Stock Exchange Sign MOU For Increased Cooperation

Date 20/09/2006

Euronext, Europe’s leading cross-border exchange, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at strengthening the framework for relationships and cooperation for their mutual benefit.
Emergency Fund Of CJSC RTS Clearing Center Is Increased To 210 Million Rubles

Date 20/09/2006

Effective September 19th, 2006 Emergency Fund of CJSC RTS Clearing Center is increased from 180 to 210 million rubles. The appropriate decision was taken on September 12th 2006 by the Board of Directors of NP RTS Stock Exchange.
Datamonitor: IFAs Positive Outlook Under Threat

Date 20/09/2006

A new report* from independent market analyst Datamonitor (DTM.L) confirms that IFAs will remain the most influential distribution channel for life and pensions products in the UK, handling two thirds of sales in 2006, but the report warns that there are clouds on the horizon. Increased competition from areas such as bancassurance and multi-tie advisors are threatening key business areas, while issues such as a resistance to new technology, lack of communication between advisors and provide
Component Change Made To Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index

Date 20/09/2006

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced a component change in the Dow Jones China Offshore 50 Index.