Launch for new international ETF.

Undiscovered emerging markets are now revealed by new ETF issued by Barclays iShares. ETF for Thailand, Turkey, Isreal extend group of international ETF listed on AMEX. Barclays is the first issuer underlying these countries. Until now there have been closed end funds for Turkey (TKF) or Thailand (TTF) (TF).

iShares MSCI Isreal Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EIS)

iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Fund (TUR)

iShares MSCI Thailand Investable Market Index Fund (THD)

In addition to country specific two new global funds were launched.

iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund (ACWI)

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Fund (ACWX)

New index certificates.

New index certificates were launched on Prague Stock Exchange today. Issuer is Volksbank AG. All three certificates are underlying Central European stock market indices. Those instruments are not leveraged.

CECE VB-AFT - AT000B054705 - CECE EUR Index
WIG VB-AFT - AT000B054713 - WIG 20 Index
BUX VB-AFT - AT000B054739 - BUX Index

Certificates supplement a group of emerging market indices. On exchange already listed certificates are Croatian CROBEX or SETX, Czech CTX or PX, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, Russian RDX, Romanian ROTX and Serbian SRX.