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NASDAQ OMX To Broadcast Inauguration Day Ceremony On The NASDAQ MarketSite Tower In Times Square

Date 16/01/2009

ADVISORY, Jan. 16, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WHAT: NASDAQ OMX will run live footage of the Inauguration 2009 ceremony throughout the day. The ceremony will be held Tuesday, January 20, 2009 beginning at 12:00 p.m. (EST). NASDAQ OMX will be displaying the ceremony along with the following message. Inauguration Day 2009 NASDAQ O
US Treasury Issues Additional Executive Compensation Rules Under TARP

Date 16/01/2009

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today issued interim final rules for reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the executive compensation standards of the Troubled Asset Relief Program's (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CPP).
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones And Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes

Date 16/01/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that Bank of America Corporation (United States, Banks, BAC) will be removed from the Dow Jones Global Select Dividend, Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 indexes.
CFTC And FinCEN Agree To Share Information

Date 16/01/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) (collectively, the Agencies) today announced that they have entered into an agreement for the exchange of information in an effort to coordinate efforts and maximize resources in discharging the Agencies’ statutory obligations under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The collective goal of the Agencies is to ensure that CFTC-regulated entities, particularly futures
U.S. Government Finalizes Terms Of Citi Guarantee Announced In November

Date 16/01/2009

The Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have finalized the terms of the guarantee agreement with Citigroup that was previously announced on November 23, 2008. The agreement provides protection against the possibility of unusually large losses on an asset pool of approximately $301 billion of loans and securities backed by residential and commercial real estate and other such a

US Treasury Announces TARP Investments In Chrysler Financial

Date 16/01/2009

The Treasury Department today announced that it will make a $1.5 billion loan to a special purpose entity created by Chrysler Financial to finance the extension of new consumer auto loans as part of a broader program to assist the domestic automotive industry in becoming financially viable.
Standard & Poor’s Market Access Program Is Now Available To Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Issuers Seeking To Broaden The Position Of Their Stock Within The U.S. Retail Marketplace

Date 16/01/2009

TMX Group Inc. announced today that Standard & Poor’s Market Access Program will now be one of the fee-based services offered to Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange issuers. Designed for issuers on both exchanges who qualify and who are not also listed on a U.S. exchange (NYSE, Nasdaq or Amex), this program includes a listing in Standard & Poor’s Corporation Records, a recognized securities manual that can facilitate secondary trading in up to 38 states under their Blue Sky Laws.
SEC Staff Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Survey To January 31

Date 16/01/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has extended the deadline to January 31 for public companies’ participation in a Web-based survey about the costs and benefits of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Review Of Disclosures By Listed Companies Pursuant To The AFEP/MEDEF Recommendations On Executive Compensation

Date 16/01/2009

Recommendations concerning the compensation of executive officers of companies with securities listed on a regulated market were formulated by the French employers' confederation, MEDEF, and the private companies association, AFEP, and were published on 6 October 2008. Further to this, at their meeting on 7 October 2008, Cabinet ministers called on the boards of directors of these companies to adopt the recommendations before the end of 2008. Accordingly, the Autorité des marchés financiers (
PWG Private-Sector Committees Finalize Best Practices For Hedge Funds

Date 16/01/2009

The two private-sector committees established by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) released their finalized sets of best practices for asset managers and hedge fund investors in an effort to increase accountability for participants in this industry.