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FINRA Foundation Releases Nation's State-By-State Financial Capability Survey - California, Massachusetts And New Jersey Most Financially Capable; Mississippi, Arkansas And Kentucky Near Bottom

Date 29/05/2013

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) today released the results of America'sState-by-State Financial Capability Survey. The survey findings are available at www.usfinancialcapability.org, which features a clickable map of the United States and allows the public, policymakers and researchers to delve into and compare the financial capabilities of Americans across all 50 states and the nation as a whole. The survey results were released today at an event featuring FINRA Foundation Chairman Richard Ketchum; U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray; Cyrus Amir-Mokri, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury; and Stacey Stewart, U.S. President of United Way Worldwide.

Alexandre Zeller Elected Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Of SIX

Date 29/05/2013

At the general meeting of shareholders on 29 May 2013, Alexandre Zeller was elected the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIX. Alexandre Zeller has many years of management experience in national and international banking. He succeeds Prof. Peter Gomez, who after seven years as Chairman would like to once again devote himself more to publishing and academic projects.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission & Police Issue Joint Statement To Clarify Media Report - Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange

Date 29/05/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) of the Hong Kong Police issue the following joint statement to clarify a media report published today (May 29).

Chi-X Canada: CX2 Successfully Completes Launch And Captures Up To 6% Market

Date 29/05/2013

Chi-X® Canada ATS Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of alternative trading venue operator Chi-X® Global Holdings LLC, announced that CX2™ successfully completed its symbol migration of all TSX-listed and TSXV-listed securities on May 21, 2013. 

SEC Charges Total S.A. For Illegal Payments To Iranian Official

Date 29/05/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged France-based oil and gas company Total S.A. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying $60 million in bribes to intermediaries of an Iranian government official who then exercised his influence to help the company obtain valuable contracts to develop significant oil and gas fields in Iran.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands VTI Vintage Berhad For Breaches Of Main Market Listing Requirements

Date 29/05/2013

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded VTI Vintage Berhad (VINTAGE) for failing to: 

1. make an immediate announcement of the winding-up order dated 17 December 2010 against its subsidiary, Vintage Tiles Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (VTH) which was only announced on 22 April 2011; and
2. ensure that its announcement dated 28 February 2011 on the fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended (FYE) 31 December 2010 (Q4 2010) took into account the adjustments as stated in its announcement on 29 April 2011 which were mainly due to the de-consolidation of VTH arising from the winding-up order.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. : HELEX – Dividend For Fiscal Year 2012

Date 29/05/2013

HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING, CLEARING, SETTLEMENT & REGISTRY (HELEX) announces that, in accordance with paragraph 4.1.3.4 of the Rulebook of Athens Exchange, based on the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of May 29th 2013, the dividend for fiscal year 2012 is €0.09 per share.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Appoints Deputy Chief Executive

Date 29/05/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced the appointment of Mr. Ghanem Hamad Al Dhaheri as Deputy Chief Executive of Operation Affairs at the exchange. 

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. - 12th Annual General Meeting Of HELEX

Date 29/05/2013

HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING, CLEARING, SETTLEMENT AND REGISTRY announces that today, May 29th 2013, the 12th Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company was held in the “HERMES” hall at the offices of the Company. Shareholders representing 31,058,881 common registered shares and voting rights, i.e. 47.5% of the 65,368,563 total common registered shares participated.

Asset Manager PEAK6 Selects SunGard For A Comprehensive Portfolio Management And Risk System

Date 29/05/2013

PEAK6 Advisors LLC (“PEAK6”), a Chicago-based asset manager specializing in alternative investments, has gone live with SunGard’s Front Arena and Monis solutions. The solutions help PEAK6 better service its clients by providing customized portfolio and risk management, valuations and trade processing.