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S&P Indices Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/06/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The unitholders of GT Canada Medical Properties REIT (TSXVN:MOB.UN) have accepted the $CDN1.87 cash per unit offer from NorthWest Value Partners Inc.. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 14, 2012.

Rating Action: Moody's Downgrades Cyprus's Government Bond Ratings To Ba3 From Ba1 - On Review For Further Downgrade

Date 13/06/2012

Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Cyprus's government bond ratings by two notches to Ba3 from Ba1, and has placed the ratings on review for further possible downgrade.

NYSE Brings Big StartUp Small Business Resource Tour To Houston, TX - Accion And Yelp To Lead Marketing And Microfinance Workshop

Date 13/06/2012

On June 14, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) will bring its “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour to Houston, TX. Hosted in coordination with NYSE Big StartUp partners Yelp and Accion’s U.S. Network, the event will provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources essential to growing a business in the tough economy: marketing know-how and access to capital.

IMF Completes Sixth Review Under The Extended Arrangement With Ireland And Approves €1.4 Billion Disbursement

Date 13/06/2012

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the sixth review of Ireland’s performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, SDR 19.47 billion (about €23.5 billion; or about US$29.5 billion) arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), or the equivalent of about 1,548 percent of Ireland’s IMF quota. The completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 1.191 billion (about €1.4 billion; or about US$1.8 billion), bringing total disbursements under the EFF to SDR 15.027 billion (about €18.2 billion; or about US$22.8 billion).

Indo Tambangraya Megah Of Indonesia Added To Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index

Date 13/06/2012

Indo Tambangraya Megah will be added to the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Select Dividend Index, Dow Jones Indexes announced today.

ETFGI Latin America ETF/ETP Industry Insights, May 2012

Date 13/06/2012

Summary for ETFs listed in Latin America

• At the end of May 2012, the Latin America ETF industry had 33 ETFs, with 499 listings, assets of US$8.9 Bn, from 15 providers on 4 exchanges.

SIFMA Statement On Introduction Of Russia PNTR Legislation In Senate

Date 13/06/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan after Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), John Thune (R-SD), John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced legislation in the Senate to extend Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to Russia.  Russia is expected to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) this summer.

ETFGI Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry insights, May 2012

Date 13/06/2012

Summary for Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) listed ETFs

• At the end of May 2012, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry had 364 ETFs, with 472 listings, assets of US$65.4 Bn, from 82 providers on 14 exchanges.

CDM Pekao Chooses SunGard’s Valdi For Warsaw Stock Exchange Connectivity

Date 13/06/2012

Centralny Dom Maklerski Pekao S.A. (CDM Pekao), one of the largest securities firms in Poland and part of the UniCredit Group, has selected Valdi for direct market access trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE).

BM&FBOVESPA Presents The Results Of “Report Or Explain” At Rio + 20 - Plus The Exchange’s Complete Schedule For The Event

Date 13/06/2012

At the Rio + 20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, BM&FBOVESPA will present data related to sustainability reports or similar published by Brazilian publicly traded companies. The initiative is named “Report or Explain” and seeks to encourage listed companies to report to all stakeholders (especially investors and analysts) information and results related to social, environmental and corporate governance aspects.