The FINANCIAL -- The profits at Austrian banks have taken a large hit as banks have adjusted downward the worth of their foreign subsidiaries, the Austrian central bank said Wednesday.

The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, and Americas Trading Group are pleased to announce the production use of their high-performance order routing and market-data platform offering the global trading community low-latency access to the key trading venues in Latin America.

The FINANCIAL -- London Stock Exchange Group welcomes its first Renminbi-denominated bond to the Order book for Retail Bonds.

The FINANCIAL -- The European Commission expects Bolivia to respect its investment agreements with Spain and trusts it will ensure prompt, adequate compensation after it decided to nationalize the local assets of Spanish power grid operator Red Electrica, a spokesman said Wednesday.