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US Federal Reserve Announces It Will Initiate A Program To Purchase The Direct Obligations Of Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises And Mortgage-Backed Securities Backed By Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, And Ginnie Mae

Date 25/11/2008

The Federal Reserve announced on Tuesday that it will initiate a program to purchase the direct obligations of housing-related government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks--and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae. Spreads of rates on GSE debt and on GSE-guaranteed mortgages have widened appreciably of late. This action is being taken to reduce the cost and increase the availability of credit
PLUS Markets Group Appoints Rachel Maguire New Head Of Strategic Development And Marketing

Date 25/11/2008

PLUS Markets Group has appointed Rachel Maguire as its new Head of Strategic Development and Marketing.
Further Announcement Relating To A Firm Intention By The JSE Limited To Make An Offer For The Ordinary Shares In BESA

Date 25/11/2008

Further to the BESA announcement dated 27 October 2008 informing BESA shareholders that the Board of BESA had received a firm intent ion from the JSE Limited (“JSE”) to make an offer to BESA shareholders for all of their BESA ordinary shares, BESA shareholders are now advised that the Boards of BESA and the JSE are in discussions regarding both the offer consideration for each BESA ordinary share and various proposals on the structure of the offer (“the JSE offer”). BESA shareholders will be
HKFE Announces Revised Margins for Espirit Holdings Futures

Date 25/11/2008

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 26 November 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The minimum margins are being revised due to a special dividend-related adjustment to Esprit Hol
SecFinex And Six x-clear To Launch CCP For Stock Borrowing & Lending

Date 25/11/2008

SecFinex Limited, a NYSE Euronext Company and the leading European electronic trading platform for equity finance, and SIX x-clear AG, the Central Counterparty (CCP) and licensed Swiss bank, announced today they have signed an agreement to launch CCP services for stock borrowing and lending across the SecFinex Order Market multilateral trading facility for key European markets.

Securities Regulation Panel Grants Offer Extension To JSE Pending Discussions With BESA

Date 25/11/2008

Further to the cautionary announcement dated 17 November 2008, shareholders are advised that the Boards of the Bond Exchange of South Africa Limited (BESA) and the JSE are in discussions regarding both the offer consideration for each BESA share and the structure of the JSE's offer.
November 2008 “Islamic Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 25/11/2008

Based on the close of trading on November 24, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, lost -7.08% month-to-date, closing at 1642.54. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -9.74%, closing at 137.87.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Change Of Circuit Breaker Rule On Index Futures

Date 25/11/2008

The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. has decided to change Circuit Breaker rule on index futures as follows;
European Covered Bond Dealers Get New Association

Date 25/11/2008

The global board of directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has announced expanded coverage of the fixed income markets with the launch today of the SIFMA European Covered Bond Dealers Association (ECBDA).
Deutsche Börse Offers Standardized Key Indicators For Risk Measurement - New SENSIS Data Product Is First To Offer Asset Managers And Investors Easily Accessible Risk Information For Portfolio Decisions

Date 25/11/2008

Deutsche Börse is expanding its information offering to include the SENSIS data product, which supplies investors and investment advisors with objective key indicators for systematic risk measurement of investments. SENSIS reflects the risk characteristics for individual securities to entire investment portfolios.