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SEC Grants NYSE Euronext’s Liffe Derivatives Exchange And LCH.Clearnet’s Joint Application For Exemptive Relief To Provide Centralized CDS Clearing

Date 23/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted exemptive relief to NYSE Euronext’s derivatives group, Liffe, and LCH.Clearnet Ltd., so that qualified U.S. market participants may have access to the joint NYSE Euronext-LCH.Clearnet centralized CDS clearing solution through Bclear, which was launched in Europe on Monday, Dec. 22.
CFTC Announces That CME Has Certified A Proposal To Clear Credit Default Swaps

Date 23/12/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has certified plans to provide clearing services for certain credit default swap contracts (CDS) through CME’s clearinghouse, a registered derivatives clearing organization (DCO). CME has certified that this initiative will comply with the DCO Core Principles enumerated in Section 5b(c)(2) of the Commodity Exchange Act and Part 39 of the CFTC’s regulations.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date December 24, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 23/12/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date December 24, 2008 (effective with the December 23 evening session).
BM&FBOVESPA Launches Real Estate And Consumer Indices

Date 23/12/2008

Starting on the first trading day of 2009, BM&FBOVESPA will begin calculating and publishing two new sector indices in real time: the BM&FBOVESPA Consumer Index (Iconsumo) and the BM&FBOVESPA Real Estate Index (Imobiliário). These new indices will be traded under the codes ICON and IMOB, respectively.
Direct Edge And International Securities Exchange Complete Partnership Transaction - ISE Stock Exchange Becomes Direct Edge Subsidiary - J.P. Morgan Increases Direct Edge Investment

Date 23/12/2008

Direct Edge Holdings (Direct Edge), the parent company of Direct Edge ECN, and the International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that they have completed the transaction through which the ISE Stock Exchange has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Direct Edge Holdings. Upon completion of the transaction, ISE also gained a significant equity stake in Direct Edge.

Statement From Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo On Agreement With Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac On The Home Valuation Code Of Conduct

Date 23/12/2008

"This revised agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a step forward: it preserves the core goals of ensuring appraiser independence and eliminating systemic conflicts of interest. It also incorporates common-sense suggestions of industry participants that increase flexibility and efficiency. Under this agreement, Fannie and Freddie commit to purchasing only those loans that are supported by appraisals conducted independently and honestly. Erecting and enforcing meaningful firewalls between
SEC Approves Exemptions To Allow Central Counterparty For Credit Default Swaps

Date 23/12/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved temporary exemptions allowing LCH.Clearnet Ltd. to operate as a central counterparty for credit default swaps. Today's action is an important step in stabilizing financial markets by reducing counterparty risk and helping to promote efficiency in the credit default swap market.
Barclays Global Investors New Report: ETF Landscape: Industry Review, December 2008

Date 23/12/2008

Barclays Global Investors has just published the December issue of ETF Industry Review, part of BGI's ETF Landscape series: please click here for a downloadable copy (please note, this may take a few moments to download.) This document includes the latest information on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) year to date.
NYSE Member Firms Report Third-Quarter 2008 Results

Date 23/12/2008

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a third-quarter 2008 after-tax loss of $6.95 billion and revenues of $44.13 billion, compared with $2.49 billion in after-tax losses on revenues of $78.79 billion in third quarter 2007.
SGS Replaces British Energy Plc In The S&P European Indices

Date 23/12/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350 and S&P UK indices, effective after the close of trading on Friday 02 January 2009. SGS (Switzerland, SEDOL: 4824778, GICS: Industrials, GICS Code: 20202020) will replace British Energy Plc (London, SEDOL: B04QKW5, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010) in the S&P Europe 350 Index and will be added to S&P Euro Plus and S&P Europe 350 Indices following the acquisition of British Energy by EDF of France. SGS is