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CESR Updates The List Of Measures Recently Taken By Members Regarding Short-Selling. This Document Will Be Updated On A Continous Basis

Date 23/03/2009

CESR published on 22 September 2008 a statement that facilitates an overview of actions taken by CESR Members in relation to short-selling. The statement paper includes either the statements or links to the statements published by CESR Members explaining the measures taken. This paper is not a comparison of the measures taken.
New ETF On ATHEX General Index

Date 23/03/2009

Following the Response For Proposal (RFP) that the Athens Exchange announced on 16th February 2009, NBG Asset Management S.A. is going to issue the new ETF which will track the ATHEX General Index. The creation of the product as well as its launch in the Greek market will take place in June 2009.
US Treasury Department Releases Details On Public Private Partnership Investment Program

Date 23/03/2009

Fact Sheet Public-Private Investment Program View White Paper and FAQs at http://financialstability.gov The Financial Stability Plan – Progress So Far: Over the past six weeks, the Treasury Department has implemented a series of initiatives as part
FORTS: Delivery Against The Sugar Futures Totaled 325 Tons Of Sugar

Date 23/03/2009

On February 28, 2009 the March futures contract on granulated sugar produced in accordance with all-Union State Standard 21-94 expired.
Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index

Date 23/03/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc. announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX(r) Clean Edge(r) Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective with the market open today.

CESR Publishes A Report On The Lehman Brothers Default, And Provides An Assessment Of The Market Impact

Date 23/03/2009

On 15 September 2008, Lehman Brothers Holding Inc (LBHI) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, thus becoming the largest bankruptcy in US history. Following LBHI’s bankruptcy filing, the UK directors of Lehman Brothers International Europe Limited (LBIE) formed the view that the entity was no longer a going concern; it relied on daily cash provision from its US parent and it was clear that this would no longer happen. Accordingly, the directors appointed four partners from PwC as
IOSCO Consults On Regulatory Approach To Short Selling

Date 23/03/2009

The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee has published a consultation report entitled Regulation of Short Selling prepared by its Task Force on Short Selling (Task Force), which contains proposed principles designed to help develop a more consistent international approach to the regulation of short selling.
Markit BOAT™ - Equity Trading Highlights

Date 23/03/2009

Markit BOAT is a trade reporting platform which consolidates pan-European cash equity trade data from MTFs, Dark Pools and OTC transactions. The trading activity in this report took place on 20th March 2009 and was published by Markit BOAT on the same day.
SGX Announces Intention To Migrate To NASDAQ OMX GENIUM Platform - New Platform Would Give SGX Ultra Low Latency And World Leading Performance

Date 23/03/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today that they have signed a Migration Study Agreement. Under the agreement, SGX and NASDAQ OMX will undertake a detailed study of a migration plan to GENIUM, NASDAQ OMX’s next generation trading platform.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limit For Soybean Futures

Date 23/03/2009

The daily price limits for soybean futures will be expanded to 2,700 yen from March 24, 2009.