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09.10.2009

SIX Telekurs expands in North America, Opens offices in Toronto

Stamford, CT/USA: In keeping with the company’s long standing policy of maintaining a local presence in the markets it serves, SIX Telekurs is pleased to announce the opening of its newest offices in Toronto, Canada.

“The Toronto operation allows SIX Telekurs to better serve our growing Canadian customer base”, said Barry Raskin, Managing Director of SIX Telekurs in the Americas. “We recognize the fact that the best way to fully understand and service the needs of a particular market is to have a direct presence there.”

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19.05.2009

Business update: SIX Telekurs expands municipal bond coverage with pricing and descriptive data from Moodys Analytics

Stamford, CT / USA – SIX Telekurs announces the availability of municipal securities pricing from Moody’s Analytics and reference/descriptive data from Mergent Inc., thereby adding even greater depth and quality to its coverage of US fixed-income markets.

With the addition of evaluated prices and reference data on over 1.2 million municipal securities, SIX Telekurs now covers the universe of US municipal securities. Daily pricing is provided by Moody’s Analytics, which delivers independent valuations based on the most up-to-date market information, taking into account the attributes of each specific instrument such as state of issuance, rating/outlook, optionality, and sector. Descriptive and reference data for these bonds is provided from the Mergent Terms and Conditions database under an exclusive licensing agreement through Moody’s.

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30.11.2007

Telekurs Financial enhances MSCI Index Coverage with New GIMI Family

Telekurs Financial, one of the leading global providers of finan-cial information has significantly extended its offering of MSCI index data. Effective immediately this data has been integrated into Telekurs Financial’s sophisticated market and reference data products.

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29.10.2007

Newriver and Telekurs Financial partner to extend mutual fund market timing data worldwide

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19.06.2007

Finaplex enhances wealth management platform with Telekurs Financial’s Valordata Feed

Finaplex, a leading supplier of wealth relationship management software to some of the world’s most prominent wealth managers, has licensed the Valordata Feed to enhance its wealth management applications solutions.
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22.03.2006

Telekurs USA at the ISITC-IOA 12th Annual Industry Forum & Vendor Show

Telekurs USA will participate as an exhibitor at this year's ISITC-IOA Annual Industry Forum and Vendor Show, to be held in Boston from March 26 – 29, 2006.

This year’s conference is themed, “Securities Industry Under Reconstruction: New Patterns Ahead”, with the keynote address delivered by James Palermo, Vice Chairman of Mellon Financial Corp. Under this umbrella, some of the financial industry’s most respected practitioners and researchers will explore such hot topics such as:

U.S. & Global Regulators: Trends in Transparency. Cooperation and Integration. MiFID and its Impact on the Financial Industry.

Hedge Funds: Where are they going?

Baby Boomers & Retirement: How will they impact the Financial Services Industry?

The mission of the International Securities Association ISITC-IOA is to support global securities operations, to promote Straight-Through-Processing (STP) throughout the industry, to recommend and endorse operating standards that will reduce risk and increase efficiency, and to use the combined expertise of its members to address developments within the industry. Telekurs Financial has been an active association participant for many years, and is pleased to support its important mission.

08.02.2006

Telekurs (USA) and Bear Stearns Pricing Direct host conference on securities valuation issues

Telekurs Financial and Bear Stearns Pricing Direct® Inc. ("PricingDirect”) will host a one-day conference on Issues in Securities Valuation” on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 9:00 a.m. EST in New York. The event will feature keynote addresses by Steve Forbes, President & Chief Operating Officer, Forbes Inc. and Doug Shulman, President – Market, Services & Information, NASD.

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07.12.2005

press release: FactSet chooses Telekurs VDF for Superior Securities Reference and Descriptive Data

Long known as a leading provider of financial intelligence to the global investment community, FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE: FDS) has chosen the Valordata Feed from Telekurs Financial to augment its securities master file.

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