WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
* Says it approves conditional exemptions allowing ICE Clear Europe LTD and Eurex Clearing AG to operate as central counterparties.
* Says it will have regulatory oversight of central counterparty and will enhance the quality of credit default swap market.
* Posts statement at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-170.htm
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* Says it approves conditional exemptions allowing ICE Clear Europe LTD and Eurex Clearing AG to operate as central counterparties.
* Says it will have regulatory oversight of central counterparty and will enhance the quality of credit default swap market.
* Posts statement at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-170.htm
(Reporting by Julie Vorman; Company news desk in Washington; +1 202 898 8400, washington.newsroom@reuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.