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The FME makes no remarks to NASDAQ acquisition of OMX Nordic Exchange

NOTE: This article is from 28. September 2007 and is therefore more than 5 years old.

The Financial Supervisory Authority in Iceland (FME) announced 27 September that it makes no remarks regarding NASDAQ becoming an owner of a qualifying holding in OMX Nordic Exchange and the Icelandic Securities Depository. In compliance with the Act on Activities of Stock Exchanges and Regulated OTC markets, No 34/1998, NASDAQ sent an announcement to the FME regarding their acquisition of a qualified holding in OMX AB which fully owns OMX Nordic Exchange.

The same day, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority announced that it approved NASDAQ as an owner of OMX AB.