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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

CESR Announces Two Vacancies - One Training Officer And One Officer For Financial Information

Date 23/12/2008

CESR is seeking two officers to join the CESR Secretariat team to supports the Committee. The following posts are available: Officer for Financial Information for CESR-Fin, the CESR operational group specialising in matters to do with accounting, auditing and other financial reporting issues. Training Officer under the respons
December 2008 “Islamic Market’s Measure” – Preliminary Report -Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 23/12/2008

Based on the close of trading on December 22, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, lost -0.08% month-to-date, closing at 1698.95. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -2.01%, closing at 140.42.
HKEx Discontinues Trading In Hang Seng China H-Financials Index Futures And FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Futures And Options

Date 23/12/2008

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), is discontinuing trading in its Hang Seng China H-Financials Index (HFI) futures and FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (FXC) Index futures and options due to low market demand.
Tianjin Climate Exchange (TCX) And Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited (HKEx) Begin Discussions On Possible Collaboration

Date 23/12/2008

Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), which is owned by Climate Exchange plc (LSE: CLE.L), announced today that the Tianjin Climate Exchange (TCX), a CCX joint venture partner, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) have entered into discussions on possible avenues for cooperation in environmental emissions markets. Details of the collaboration will be explored in the coming months.
Australian Securities Exchange: New Index For Listed Investment Companies Announced

Date 23/12/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today announces the creation of a new index for Listed Investment Companies (LICs) to be known as the ASX LIC Index. Calculated by Standard & Poor’s, the index’s code will be XIC and will commence on 2 January 2009.