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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Enforcement Committee Decision Concerning Vinci

Date 19/02/2009

In a decision handed down on 22 January 2009, the AMF Enforcement Committee fined Vinci €800,000 for having failed to respect the obligation to refrain from trading in its own shares during a buyback programme, when the company was in possession of inside information about its consolidated turnover.

CalPERS Names Senior Portfolio Manager For Real Estate Housing Program

Date 19/02/2009

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of James G. Lasher as Senior Portfolio Manager of its Real Estate Housing Program.

US Treasury Releases Photo Of Geithner, Lagarde Bilateral Meeting

Date 19/02/2009

CalPERS Board Election Scheduled

Date 19/02/2009

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today approved the Notice of Election which specifies the election schedule for filling the two At-Large member seats on the CalPERS Board.

CalPERS Board Re-Elects Rob Feckner As President, George Diehr Vice President

Date 19/02/2009

Members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration today unanimously re-elected Rob Feckner to a fifth term as the System’s President, and George Diehr as its Vice President for a second year.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 19/02/2009

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

SEC Statement On The Case Against R. Allen Stanford

Date 19/02/2009

Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2009 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today made the following statement regarding its enforcement action against Robert Allen Stanford: "At the request of the SEC, Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Richmond Division today located and identified Stanford Financial Group chairman Allen Stanford in the Fredericksburg, Va., area. The agents served Mr. Stanford with court orders and documents related t

MEFF: Microfast

Date 19/02/2009

MEFF is pleased to offer to all members a new high speed access which will reduce line latency by more than 98%.

Audit Working papers – Statement Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner For The Internal Market And Services

Date 19/02/2009

"Before taking a decision on audit working papers, I think that we need more time to ensure that the United States, in particular, is ready to cooperate with us fully, based upon mutual trust and mutual assistance. Only then can we, in the EU, move forward together on this issue with one approach for all our main trading partners. I should stress that it is still my aim to move forward on this issue.

TSX Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - February 15, 2009

Date 19/02/2009

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending February 15, 2009.