Standard & Poor's Announces Quarterly Review of S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index

TORONTO, April 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews.  These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, April 23, 2012:

S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

S&P/TSX Venture Select Index

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