China CITIC Bank Makes Fast-track Entry to Xinhua FTSE Index Series

China CITIC Bank Makes Fast-track Entry to Xinhua FTSE Index Series

April 27, 2007

       
    BEIJING, April 27 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinhua FTSE
Index (FXI), the leading China index provider, today
announced the inclusion of China CITIC Bank within the
Xinhua FTSE Index Series, following its IPO on both Hong
Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. 

    Applying the fast-track entry rules, the company will
become a constituent of the Xinhua FTSE Hong Kong Index on
April 30, 2007 and its A share will be included within
FTSE/Xinhua China A50 Index, and 200, 400, 600, and All
Share indices, as well as the Xinhua FTSE Insurance
Investment Index as of May 11, 2007. For further details
regarding rebalancing, please refer to the technical notice
on
http://www.ftse.com/xinhua/Indices/International_Investors/Index_Changes.jsp
. 

    China CITIC Bank is the seventh biggest commercial bank
in China and the second Chinese corporation with dual
initial public offering of stock in both Hong Kong and
Shanghai markets.

    The fast-track entry rules are of real benefit to
investors as it ensures that the index remains an
up-to-date and accurate reflection of the market it
measures, and it allows investors to use the index as a
tracking and analysis tool with confidence and precision. 

    Xinhua FTSE index series is widely regarded as the
leading measure of the China market by domestic and
international investors and is used as the basis of a set
of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), and derivative products on
exchanges around the world. At year-end 2006, the total
assets tracking and benchmarking the index series exceeded
USD 41 billion worldwide.  

    More information about the Xinhua FTSE Index Series is
available at http://www.ftsexinhua.com .
				


    Notes to Editors

    About Xinhua FTSE Index 

    Established in late 2000, Xinhua FTSE Index (XFI), a
joint venture between Xinhua Finance Limited and FTSE, came
into being to facilitate the creation of real-time indices
for the Chinese market. The indices can be used as a basis
for the trading of derivatives, index-tracking funds,
Exchange Traded Funds and as performance benchmarks. The
combination of FTSE's expertise in international indexing
with Xinhua Finance's strong presence and capabilities in
China creates a level of expertise in the Chinese market
that is unprecedented. Providing the combined coverage for
the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, all of the Xinhua FTSE
indices are designed according to internationally proven
index methodology to ensure products are transparent, clear
and consistent. For daily data and further information,
please visit http://www.ftsexinhua.com .

    About FTSE Group

    FTSE Group is a world-leader in the creation and
management of indices. With offices in London, Frankfurt,
Hong Kong, Madrid, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and
Tokyo, FTSE Group services clients in 77 countries
worldwide.  It calculates and manages the FTSE Global
Equity Index series, which includes world-recognised
indices ranging from the FTSE All-World Index, the
FTSE4Good series and the FTSEurofirst Index series, as well
as domestic indices such as the prestigious FTSE 100. The
company has collaborative arrangements with the Athens,
AMEX, Cyprus, Euronext, Johannesburg London, Madrid, NASDAQ
and Taiwan exchanges, as well as Nomura Securities, Hang
Seng and Xinhua Finance of China, FTSE recently signed an
agreement with Dow Jones Indexes to develop a single sector
classification system for global investors.

    FTSE indices are used extensively by investors
world-wide for investment analysis, performance
measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for
creating a wide range of index tracking funds. Independent
committees of senior fund managers, derivatives experts,
actuaries and other experienced practitioners review all
changes to the indices to ensure that they are made
objectively and without bias.  Real-time FTSE indices are
calculated on systems managed by Reuters. Prices and FX
rates used are supplied by Reuters.  

    About Xinhua Finance Limited 

    Xinhua Finance Limited is China's unchallenged leader
in financial information and media, and is listed on the
Mothers board of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (symbol: 9399)
(OTC ADRs: XHFNY). Bridging China's financial markets and
the world, Xinhua Finance serves financial institutions,
corporations and re-distributors through four focused and
complementary service lines: Indices, Ratings, Financial
News and Investor Relations.  Founded in November 1999, the
Company is headquartered in Shanghai with 20 news bureaus
and offices in 19 locations across Asia, Australia, North
America and Europe. For more information, please visit
http://www.xinhuafinance.com . 


    For more information, please contact:  

    Beijing
    Xinhua FTSE Beijing office
    Jean LI
    Tel:   [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Shanghai
    Xinhua Finance
    Joy Tsang 
    Tel:   [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]

    Hong Kong
    FTSE HK
    Meredith Blakemore
    Tel:   [phone]
    Email: [e-mail]