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SGX Announces Third Quarter Profit Of $55.3 Million For FY2009

Date 15/04/2009

SGX results for 3Q FY2009 ended 31 March 2009 versus 3Q FY2008
Seligson & Co Fund Management Signs License For First Index Fund On The Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index

Date 15/04/2009

SAM, the sustainability investing specialist, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Seligson & Co Fund Management has signed a license for the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific). This is the first index fund worldwide to track this new benchmark. The Seligson & Co Asia Index Fund expands the asset manager's existing range of two sustainability funds based on the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability (DJSI STOXX) and Dow Jones Sustai
Chi-X Europe Issues Q1 2009 Trading Statistics

Date 15/04/2009

Chi-X Europe offers trading in the component stocks of 18 indices across 13 major European markets – a universe of over 900 stocks – as well as ETFs. In the last quarter, Chi-X Europe added the SBF 120 (French mid-cap) to its growing list of available indices and expanded coverage in the Spanish market to include all of the IBEX 35 component stocks.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers And Emirates Securities And Commodities Authority Sign MoU To Cooperate On Regulation And Technical Assistance

Date 15/04/2009

H. E. Abdullah S. Al-Turifi, Chief Executive of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates, and Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), signed on 7 April 2009 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the cooperation and exchange of information, with a view to forging closer links between the authorities and financial centres of both countries.
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Launches Futures Contract Based On The Swedish Central Bank's Repo Rate - First Exchange In Europe To Offer Futures Contract Clearing Linked To The Central Bank's Repo Rate

Date 15/04/2009

NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, part of NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced today that it will be the first exchange in Europe to launch a policy rate futures contract - RIBA - based entirely on the repo rate set by Riksbanken, the Swedish Central Bank. The RIBA contract will enable investments based on expected trends in the repo rate, and will be traded with central counterparty clearing. RIBA will be introduced on April 15, 2009.

SEC: Office Of The Chief Accountant And Division Of Corporation Finance Release Staff Accounting Bulletin 111

Date 14/04/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Chief Accountant and Division of Corporation Finance today announced the release of Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 111.
SEC Announces 100 Percent Return Of Funds To Defrauded Concorde America And Absolute Health Investors

Date 14/04/2009

Investors who were defrauded by schemes involving Concorde America, Inc. and Absolute Health and Fitness, Inc. will be receiving all of their money back due to the efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. Celebrates The 150th Anniversary Of The NYCB Family Of Banks With A Closing Bell Ceremony At The NYSE - New York City And Nassau County Proclaim April 14, 2009 "New York Community Bank" Day

Date 14/04/2009

Joseph R. Ficalora, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: NYB), the holding company for New York Community Bank, today rang The Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange in honor of the 150th anniversary of the NYCB Family of Banks, which began with the establishment of Queens County Savings Bank in 1859.
SEC Charges Seven Church Leaders In Fraudulent Investment Scheme That Targeted Parishioners

Date 14/04/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged seven leading members of a church in Queens, N.Y. for orchestrating a fraudulent investment scheme that targeted mostly elderly parishioners. The seven individuals defrauded investors of more than $12 million by making numerous misrepresentations, including promises of returns as high as 75 percent, to encourage them to invest in two hedge funds — the Logos Fund and the Donum Fund. Instead of investing the money as promised, the defen
TMX Group Inc. Annual Meeting And First Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Date 14/04/2009

TMX Group Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The meeting will take place in Montréal at 2:00PM (EDT) at the Delta Centre-Ville, 777 University Street, Régence A Ballroom. Journalists who wish to attend the meeting are welcome; however, use of photographic, recording or video equipment will not be permitted during the meeting. There will be a brief media availability following the meeting.