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January 2009 “Islamic Market’s Measure” – Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 27/01/2009

Based on the close of trading on January 26, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, lost -5.55% month-to-date, closing at 1646.71. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -9.00%, closing at 131.03.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Update In U.S. Tax Status: Qualification Under Section 1256 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code Recognises DME as Qualified Board or Exchange

Date 27/01/2009

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) announced today that the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has issued a public ruling (Revenue Ruling 2009-4) that the DME is now recognized as a “qualified board or exchange” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code.
FTSE Group Acquires PBC To Further Strengthen Research Capability

Date 27/01/2009

Global index provider FTSE Group (FTSE), has completed the acquisition of Pensions Benchmark Corporation (PBC), a US-based quant business. FTSE will integrate PBC’s systems and database within its own operational framework to further expand its in-house research capabilities. PBC owner Tom Nadbielny joins FTSE as Quantitative Research Director, and will head the organisation’s three regional research teams, based in London, New York and Hong Kong.
CME Group And Johannesburg Stock Exchange To Cooperate On Corn Futures Contract

Date 27/01/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that they have signed an agreement with the JSE Ltd to license CME Group's benchmark corn futures settlement prices to create a new JSE cash-settled corn futures contract.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limit For Soybean Futures

Date 27/01/2009

The daily price limits for soybean futures will be expanded to 2,700 yen from January 28, 2009.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Raw Sugar Futures From Jan. 28, 2009

Date 27/01/2009

The daily price limits for raw sugar futures will remain at the same level, 1,500 yen.
ETF Securities - Record ETC Inflows Of £430m Last Week, £1 Billion In Past 7 Weeks

Date 27/01/2009

ETCs experience largest weekly net investment on record, with inflows up $581m (£430m) last week, highlighting the efficient structure of ETCs in current financial environment Agriculture ETC inflows up $56m (£42m) last week, the largest weekly inflow since April 2008 Physical gold ETCs rise by 420,000 oz in one week or $367m (£272m) Agriculture and gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) outperform equities by 20% over 7 weeks and 114% over 13 weeks respectively
NASDAQ OMX Market Technology Business Highlights July-December 2008

Date 27/01/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today reported that in the second half of 2008, eight of its customers successfully launched trading systems based on NASDAQ OMX technology. In the same period NASDAQ OMX secured three new customer contracts, along with three customer contract extensions.
NZX: Consumer Demand And Global Supply Factors Behind Dairy Price Fall Not globalDairyTrade

Date 27/01/2009

An NZX Agrifax and Dairy Week Special Report out today attributes the fall in commodity prices to the dramatic decline in consumer demand, not the introduction of globalDairyTrade.
CalPERS Names Corporate Governance Chief

Date 26/01/2009

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of Anne Simpson as Senior Portfolio Manager for Corporate Governance.