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Comments By Monetary Authority of Singapore Spokesperson On Lehman Brothers Minibond Programme

Date 18/09/2008

"MAS has received queries from the public on structured notes arranged by Lehman Brothers under its Minibond programme.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Processing Outstanding Futures And Options Positions For Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Date 18/09/2008

Statements Of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox And Enforcement Division Director Linda Thomsen Regarding Immediate Commission Actions To Combat Market Manipulation

Date 17/09/2008

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and SEC Enforcement Division Director Linda Chatman Thomsen issued the following statements today concerning ongoing and forthcoming Commission actions to investigate fraud and manipulation in the nation's securities markets: "Millions of investors entrust their savings to our securities markets because they can be confident that our markets are orderly, liquid, efficient, and rational," said Chairman Cox. "The turmoil in

CFTC: Updated Statement Regarding Lehman Brothers

Date 17/09/2008

The CFTC continues to monitor the commodity futures markets following recent developments, including the announcement that Barclays Capital Inc. has made an offer to purchase substantially all of the North American businesses and operating assets of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI). LBI is the regulated broker-dealer/futures commission merchant subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., and the Barclays Capital Inc. offer includes LBI’s business as a futures commission merchant (FCM).

IOSCO Addresses Current Market Turmoil

Date 17/09/2008

The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee met on 16 September to discuss current market conditions and further prioritise IOSCO’s work in response to the subprime crisis. The Technical Committee (TC) meeting has enabled members to engage in face to face discussions on current market conditions and to coordinate their efforts in promoting the smooth and transparent operation of global markets. The TC continues to prioritise its focus on two key areas: <

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Global Titans 50 And Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Indexes

Date 17/09/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index and Dow Jones Insurance Titans 30 Index.

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

Date 17/09/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. (TSX:GEA) have accepted the share exchange offer from Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G). Gold Eagle Mines will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials and the S&P/TSX Global Gold and Global Mining indi

IOSCO Urges Greater International Coordination In The Oversight Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 17/09/2008

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Technical Committee has completed its assessment of methods for checking compliance with the Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies (IOSCO Code of Conduct). IOSCO has identified 4 measures which it believes will contribute to improved international monitoring of credit rating agencies (CRA) and serve to address the issues that have contributed to the failures in the structured finance products market:

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

Date 17/09/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Rothmans Inc. (TSX:ROC) have accepted the $CDN30.00 per share cash offer from Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM). Rothmans will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion and the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples indices after the close of trading on Friday, September 19, 2008.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes - Index Review Results: 3rd Quarter 2008

Date 17/09/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular quarterly review of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes. All changes will be effective at the start of trading on Monday, September 22, 2008.