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The Net profit of Australian share platform Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. (ASE) in 2005-2006 financial year has grown on 24.5% - up to 137 million dollars in comparison to 110.03 million dollars in previous year. Proceeds of ASE for the accounting period have grown on 9.3% - from 279.54 million dollars up to 305.63 million dollars. Such data contain in the report of the company published today.
Net profit of share platform Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) (which management also carries out ASE), after in July 2006 the decision on merge of two companies has come into force, in 1st half of 2006 has grown on 26.3% - up to 42 million dollars. Proceeds of SFE for the accounting period have grown on 17% - up to 76.4 million dollars.
We shall remind that the message on merge of two leaders Australian share platforms has been made in March of 2006. The decision on merge has come into force on July, 25th current year after for merge shareholders of the companies have expressed and have been received all necessary approval from adjusting bodies. The sum of the transaction has made 2.4 billion Australian dollars (1.8 billion dollars). As a result of merge the largest financial stock exchange in Asian-Pacific region, by cost 5.3 billion Australian dollars (3.94 billion dollars) which becomes the ninth on size a share platform in the world has been created.

Adjusting bodies of the European Union (EU) have approved merge of manufacturers of the telecommunication equipment - French Alcatel SA and American Lucent Technologies Inc., Associated Press informs.
The federal trading commission of the USA has passed the positive decision concerning the given transaction in June 2006. Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. have made a decision on merge in the beginning of April of current year. The proceeds of the incorporated company, by calculations, will reach 21 billion euro (26.5 billion dollars) a year.
In management Alcatel-Lucent representatives of two companies will be presented in an equal parity. The head of the incorporated company becomes present Lucent’s executive director Patrisija Russo. Alcatel’s chairman and the main executive director Serge Tchuruk now becomes chairman of board of directors Alcatel-Lucent without executive powers. Both companies plan to finish the transaction up to the end 2006.

History of the Frankfurt stock exchange begins with the occurrence of medieval fairs. In the middle of 9 centuries king the Louis has given the preferable right to Frankfurt to spend annual autumn fairs. With 1330 when king the Louis IV Bavarian has expanded advantage and has resolved annual spring fairs, the city became the major center of trading and monetary operations.
Already in the beginning of 16 century, owing to the well-known fairs, Frankfurt becomes so prospering, that German monk Martin Luther names city “a silver and gold chink” of German empire.
As a result of flight to Frankfurt of Dutch and French dealers hided from prosecution because of their Protestant belief, in 16 century mass trade and bank sector are established in Frankfurt. Merchants from all parts of the Europe came to Frankfurt to borrow in trade.
Because of that neither in the Europe, nor in the German empire there was no uniform currency, the various countries have been shattered into numerous small economic regions, in each of which there was a monetary unit, realization of payments was the extremely difficult. Abundance of means of the payment, the unregulated exchange rate promoted development of swindle and usury. In 1585 the Frankfurt merchants have agreed about use of the fixed exchange rates of various monetary units. This date is considered the moment of a birth of the Frankfurt stock exchange. With 1585 during each fair the group of merchants periodically gathered for updating uniform and obligatory exchange rates of various monetary units. The first official list of exchange rates has appeared in 1625 the oldest list of exchange rates of the Frankfurt stock exchange, kept up to now, concerns to 1721.
First meetings of merchants were spent on the area in front of the Frankfurt town hall. And only in 1694/1695 there was a first building of a stock exchange in Frankfurt (Großer Braunfels) - the most significant and spacious building of city.
In 1682 have been put into operation the first necessary rules and norms of a stock exchange, the organizational structure of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been generated.
Down to the end of 18 centuries at a stock exchange traded exclusively in coins and bills. Only in the end 18 century begin periodic trade in bonds.
In 1707 at the next assembly the management of a stock exchange has officially approved trading agents - representatives of merchants. In 1808 the Chamber of commerce has been organized. The Frankfurt stock exchange created approximately 223 years ago as private association of businessmen, has turned to public establishment, already in first half of 19 centuries having passed in submission of the Chamber of commerce.
In the middle of 19 centuries the new prestigious building of a stock exchange under the project of the known architect in Frankfurt Friedrich Peiper, located near church St Paul’s Church has been constructed, it was opened in 1843.
Industrial revolution in Germany favored to development of financing of expensive projects through issue of stocks. The first quotation of the stocks is dated 1820 though as a whole the basic place of trade in 19 century was borrowed exclusively with bonds. In comparison with the largest European stock exchanges, the Frankfurt stock exchange treated coldly enough trade in stocks of numerous known corporations. In 1850 the Frankfurt stock exchange was generated as the center of trade mainly by the state bonds and the state interest bearing securities.
The new building of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been arisen in 1879. Construction has been carried out under projects of known architects of Frankfurt - Heinrich Burnitz and Oskar Sommer. Perhaps, this construction was the most successful - functionality of a stock exchange was perfectly combined with its prestige. Besides a new building of the Frankfurt stock exchange.
After unification of Germany in 1871 the Berlin stock exchange began to play the central role in the share market. It became the center of trade of the period when only in Prussia for the period with 1870 on 1974 there were 857 joint-stock companies. And by the end of a century in the country already 29 stock exchanges operated. Despite of it Frankfurt had an opportunity to defend the rights as the center of exchange trade.
In the end of 19 centuries for Frankfurt there was an absolute necessity of adaptation to a general economic situation in the country. With the purpose to keep the prestige of economic capital Frankfurt has changed the policy and has increased trade in stocks. This aspiration of Frankfurt to creation of the present stock exchange has collided with prevalence of the Berlin stock exchange.
The First World War and its consequences have delivered the hardest blow on the Frankfurt stock exchange. Foreign stocks and bonds were sold out to German investors because of fear of aggression from the oppositional states, free money resources were put only in the state bonds. By the end of war all foreign securities have disappeared from German quoted lists, as a result of it Frankfurt has lost the status of the international stock exchange. By the end of war all the international contacts of the Frankfurt stock exchange have been broken off and began to be restored only in 20th years. The short period of stability and well-being was replaced in 1929 by crisis. Economic crisis was and earlier. Same it has appeared unique on depth of falling of manufacture, on scales of scope of economic and on duration. The reason for that is in frustration of economic after the First World War. Fragile was a German economy. In 1931 German stock exchanges have been compelled to stop the functioning temporarily.
Fascist movement has arisen in Germany after the First World War. The German fascism differed extreme nationalism and racism. Fast growth of fascism fell to years of an economic crisis. The economy has been transformed. The state began to adjust it to accelerate an output from crisis and to create a powerful war industry. It has established the control over the prices, wages, has subordinated businessmen to the state bodies. Fascists aspired to establish the control over stock exchanges of some the states. The Frankfurt stock exchange in 1935 has merged with Mannheim Stock Exchange, then having absorbed Rhine - Main Stock Exchange. Frankfurt stock exchange, functioning as “an internal stock exchange”, in essence was not of great importance and did not carry out the major functions. The Nazi economic policy braked development of the free share market.
In 1944 has begun the final stage of the Second World War. The building of the Frankfurt stock exchange has been strongly damaged during an air strike. Meetings of stockbrokers now could be spent only in cellars of a building. After crash of a fascist mode in 1945 the Frankfurt stock exchange remained closed. However in September, 1945 the Frankfurt stock exchange, first of the German stock exchanges, has opened again.
As a result of currency reform 1948 and growing strengthening of the German economy the Frankfurt stock exchange gradually has found the former importance and played the leading part in Germany. After lead in 1992 the Frankfurt stock exchange became connected by reorganization directly not with Commercial and industrial chamber, and with joint-stock company the German stock exchange.
The German stock exchange represents joint-stock company, 81 % of actions belong to banks, 10 % - to regional stock exchanges, 9 % - to brokers. The German stock exchange runs the Frankfurt stock exchange and the German stock exchange of urgent contracts - Eurex. To this joint-stock company belong and are its branches the depositary-clearing system, information system and the Society of assistance to development of stock exchanges in Central and the East Europe.
In May 2000 there was a sensational merge of the London stock exchange to German stock exchange, to formation of a new interethnic stock exchange iX. A trading platform of a new stock exchange became German computer system XETRA. Incorporated stock exchange International Exchanges, or iX, becomes the largest share market in the Europe and serious counterbalance to Wall-Street.

Yesterday when I read the news-block I thought why I couldn’t discuss the current news in my blog. So I’ve tried to find the most interesting news for investors.
Wienerberger Brick
The European Reconstruction and Development Bank have allocated Austrian Wienerberger 13.3 million euros for building and construction of brick-making plant in the Russian Federation.
 About it is spoken in the message of bank. The European Reconstruction and Development Bank has purchased 18.1 % of stocks of limited liability company “Wienerberger Brick” (Russia) for 2.5 million euros and has granted a loan in 10,8 million euros on payment of debts. The rest of means in construction (which total cost is estimated in 38 million euros) will put Wienerberger AG.
The factory will make nearby 120 million facing bricks per year or 220 million hollow bricks. The given project - a part of the joint program of the European Reconstruction and Development Bank and Wienerberger under investments into manufacture of building materials into the countries where the bank works.
The Austrian group company Wienerberger was based in the Vein in 1819. And now it is the world leader on manufacture of a hollow and facing ceramic bricks. The group company has more than 230 factories in 24 countries of the world.

Sadia
Company Sadia S.A., one of leading manufacturers of meat products and semi-prepared foods in Brazil, has proposed purchase of 50 % of stocks of Perdigao S.A for 1,7 billion dollars. Such data are resulted in the press release of the company published today. Cost of the transaction is estimated in 3.7 billion real (1.7 billion dollars). According to conditions of the offer, Sadia it is ready to pay 27.88 real (12.58 dollars) for each current stock Perdigao. Offered to Sadia price exceeds on 35 % cost of stock Perdigao on results of closing of the share trades in the San Paulo Stock Exchange. Term of the offer expires on October, 24th 2006. As it is marked in press release of Sadia, as a result of merge in the international market of meat products and semi-prepared foods there will be a new leader. Net profit Sadia on results of 2005 has been 656.12 million Brazilian real (307.88 million dollars).

Wimm–Bill–Dann
Shareholders of public corporation “Wimm–Bill–Dann Food stuffs” (WBD) at extraordinary meeting will consider the problem on expulsion of Jamshid Jadegardzham from structure of board. As they say in message WBD, it is offered to shareholders to consider the given question under the recommendation of chairman of board of the company of Toni Mahera. Only those shareholders have the right to take part in assembly, who was registered artificially of July, 2006. The Date of ending of reception of bulletins for voting is September, 1st 2006. Also it is offered to shareholders to approve creation of branches “Wimm–Bill–Dann” in Samara, Tuimazy, Novosibirsk, Rubtsovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk.
Ownership capital of WBD is 880 millions of rubles. In circulation there is 44 million ordinary stocks (face value 20 rubles). The principle shareholders of the company as of end of 1st quarter of 2006 are Gabriel Jushvaev - 17,13 %, Sergey Plastinin - 9,30 %, David Jakobashvili - 8,33 %, Michael Dubinin - 5,71 %, in nominal holding of shares at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas is 39,99 % of stocks of the company.
Public corporation “Wimm–Bill–Dann Food stuffs” was created in 1992. And now it is engaged in manufacture of juices and dairy products in Russia. Into the company enter 30 industrial enterprises which are being 21 regions of Russian Federation and the CIS. “Wimm–Bill–Dann” owns the portfolio of trade marks covering from above 1 thousand of 100 types of dairy products (”Domic v derevne”, “Milaya Mila”, Neo, Bio-max, etc.) and more than 150 types of juices, nectars and soft drinks under marks “J7″, “100 % Gold”, etc. Net profit of public corporation “Wimm–Bill–Dann” on US GAAP in 2005 has increased for 31.7 % - up to 30.3 million dollars.

GoAir
Indian airline GoAir and planemaker Airbus have signed the agreement on purchase of 10 planes A320, press-service Airbus informs. Moreover the contract gives GoAir an opportunity of purchase in the future ten similar planes. The financial component of the transaction and terms of deliveries of planes are not informed.

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