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Dow Jones STOXX Factoids - September 17, 2009

Date 18/09/2009

JONES STOXX 600 Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 1.28 points, or 0.52%, to 246.10. Up for three consecutive trading days. Up 5.17 points, or 2.15%, over the last three trading days. A new 2009 closing high. Highest closing value since Friday, October 03, 2008. Off -39.31% from its record closing high of 405.50, hit on Monday, March 06, 2000. Off -4.16% from 52 weeks ago. Up 55.79% from its 2009 closing low of 157.97, hit on Monday, March
Investor Relations Professionals Invited To NZX In November

Date 18/09/2009

NZX is hosting the annual Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) course this year on November 12 at the NZX Centre in Wellington.
SEC Proposes Flash Order Ban

Date 17/09/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today unanimously proposed a rule amendment that would prohibit the practice of flashing marketable orders.
SEC Votes On Measures To Further Strengthen Oversight Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 17/09/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to take several rulemaking actions to bolster oversight of credit ratings agencies by enhancing disclosure and improving the quality of credit ratings.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Address To Transatlantic Corporate Governance Dialogue — 2009 Conference

Date 17/09/2009

Thank you, Professor [Ron] Gilson [conference chair]. It's a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to all of you today. I hope that you are not only enjoying all that Washington D.C. has to offer, but that you are finding our headquarters building accommodating to your needs. We are very honored that so many of you have traveled so far to share your insights under our roof.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At SEC Open Meeting

Date 17/09/2009

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro. Today, the Commission will vote on a series of releases relating to credit rating agencies. I am pleased to support them and would like to recognize the chairman for her leadership on these important issues.
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Opening Statement Before The Commission Open Meeting

Date 17/09/2009

Good Afternoon. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2009.
New York Attorney General Cuomo Secures Agreements With Four Leading Private Equity Firms To Adopt Code Of Conduct And Eliminate Pay-To-Play In Public Pension Funds Nationwide - HM Capital Partners I, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Access Capital Part

Date 17/09/2009

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that four leading private equity firms, HM Capital Partners I (“HM Capital”), Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“Levine Leichtman”), Access Capital Partners (“Access”), and Falconhead Capital (“Falconhead”) have adopted Cuomo’s Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct to reform the public pension fund system and to end pay-to-play practices nationwide. Under the terms of the agreements a
Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement Before The Commission Open Meeting — Flash Orders

Date 17/09/2009

We are considering a recommendation to propose an amendment to the Commission's rules that would prohibit the practice of flashing marketable orders. Flash orders provide a momentary head-start in the trading arena that can produce inequities in the markets and create disincentives to display quotes.
Sally Dewar, Managing Director Of Wholesale Markets Financial Services Authority, Addresses FSA Asset Management Sector Conference

Date 17/09/2009

Sally Dewar, managing director of Wholesale Markets at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), today set out how the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive could be made more workable for the industry and why a risk-based and global approach to regulating fund management is needed.