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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Partial Amendment To Business Regulations, Etc. In Connection With Transition To The Paperless Share System

Date 16/12/2008

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will make a partial amendment to its Business Regulations, etc., and implement these changes on January 5, 2009.
New Award For Clearstream’s Central Facility For Funds

Date 16/12/2008

Clearstream’s Central Facility for Funds (CFF), the innovative solution launched last year to streamline the post trade processes in the cross border investment funds industry has received the award for the Best Back Office European Solution of the Year from the magazine Funds Europe.
innerExchange Releases Version 2.0 Of MakeYOURmarket.com, A FIX Native Service Allowing Its Users To Create Their Fully Featured Exchange In Just 3 Clicks Of A Mouse

Date 16/12/2008

On the back of the tremendous success for the initial version which sees hundreds of users trading every month and has been accessed from over a hundred countries, innerExchange, a leading provider of smart trading solutions and consultancy to the financial community, today announces the release of version 2.0 of makeYOURmarket.com.
Nearly Half Of U.S. Households Owns Equities, Bonds - Joint ICI/SIFMA Survey Finds Ownership Driven By Growth Of DC Savings Plans

Date 15/12/2008

Nearly half of U.S. households owns equities or bonds, a significant increase during the last two decades. But ownership of these investment assets has declined since 2001, as increasing market volatility has reduced Americans’ tolerance for risk, according to a new joint study released today by the Investment Company Institute and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
SIFMA’s Economic Advisory Roundtable Unveils Predictions For 2009

Date 15/12/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) Economic Advisory Roundtable today unveiled its outlook for 2009, forecasting the Federal Open Market Committee will cut the target federal funds rate by 50 basis points, predicting continued economic contraction through mid-2009 and examining certain aspects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

CalPERS Names Consultants For Inflation-Linked Asset Class - Support For Infrastructure, Forestland, Commodities

Date 15/12/2008

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today identified 14 consultants to assist investments in infrastructure, forestland, and commodities components of the pension fund’s inflation-linked asset class.
MSCI Barra To Announce On December 16, 2008 Its Preliminary Assessments From The Consultation On Proposed Market Reclassifications

Date 15/12/2008

MSCI Barra (NYSE: MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, will announce on December 16, 2008, shortly after 11:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET), on its website www.mscibarra.com, its preliminary assessments from the consultation discussions with the investment community on several market reclassification proposals.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 15/12/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, December 15, 2008: The shares of Oromin Explorations Ltd. (TSXVN:OLE) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to TSX and trade under the same ticker symbol.
Elizabeth Murphy Named Secretary Of Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 15/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Elizabeth "Betsy" Murphy will become Secretary of the Commission. Murphy is currently the head of the Office of Rulemaking in the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance. She will replace Nancy Morris, who left the position in May 2008 to rejoin the private sector.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit At 60 Cents - Daily Price Limit For Trade Date December 16, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 15/12/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date December 16, 2008 (effective with the December 15 evening session).