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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 12/09/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, September 22, 2008.

Statement By New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo On Fidelity's Agreement To Buy Back Auction Rate Securities

Date 12/09/2008

I am pleased to announce that Fidelity Investments today has become the first downstream retail broker to settle and agree to buy back Auction Rate Securities from its customers. This means that Fidelity will return approximately $300 million to its customers by the end of the year. Obviously, Fidelity's involvement with Auction Rate Securities is, in important respects, different from that of the underwriters and investment banks with whom we have previously settled. In sum, I applaud Fidelity

Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, S&P/Topix 150 And S&P/TSX 60 Indices

Date 12/09/2008

As part of the quarterly rebalancing, the shares outstanding for several constituents of the S&P Global 100, S&P/ASX All Australian 50, S&P Asia 50, S&P Europe 350, S&P Latin America 40, S&P/Topix 150 and S&P/TSX 60 indices will be updated effective after the close of business of Friday, September 19, 2008.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date September 15, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 12/09/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date September 15, 2008 (effective with the September 14 evening session).

ICE Futures Canada FCM Customer Margin Changes

Date 12/09/2008

The following initial and maintenance margins apply to non-participant speculative accounts held with FCMs. Non-participants holding hedge based positions may apply for a hedge exemption under Rule 4E.08. The minimum margin level under the hedge exemption is the clearinghouse margin.

NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report Roundtable

Date 12/09/2008

The following CEO roundtable on the NYSE Euronext 2009 CEO Report featured commentary by: Daniel Amos, Chairman & CEO of Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL), Trudy F. Sullivan, President & CEO of The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE: TLB) and Leigh Abrams, CEO of Drew Industries Incorporated (NYSE: 

FESE Responds To The SEC’s Request fFr Comments On The Proposed Amendments To Rule 15a–6

Date 12/09/2008

FESE Responds to the SEC’s Request for Comments on the Proposed Amendments to Rule 15a–6

Automated Trading Didn’t Sink United Airlines - StreamBase President: It’s Time To Eliminate The News “Black Market”

Date 12/09/2008

Computers aren’t to blame for the rapid sell-off of United Airlines stock that sent the price from $15 to $3 on news of an erroneous bankruptcy, StreamBase President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Palmer said. The industry founder said that the problem instead lies with platforms using unreliable data.

FTSE4Good September Review – 36 Companies Added, 12 Companies Removed From Leading Global SRI Index Series

Date 12/09/2008

FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, today confirms the results of the September review of the FTSE4Good global index series. Globally, 36 companies will be added and 12 companies will be removed from the index series. Changes to the index will take place after the close of the markets on the 19th of September, 2008.

September Rebalancing And Annual IWF Review For The S&P Asia 50 Index

Date 12/09/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P Asia 50 Index as part of the September quarterly rebalancing and annual IWF review. The changes consist of index share updates and IWF changes which will become effective on Monday September 22, 2008.