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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Welcomes Belgrave Finance Sentencing

Date 30/08/2012

The Financial Markets Authority has today welcomed the sentencing of former Belgrave Finance director Shane Buckley.
SIX Swiss Exchange: No Breach Of Listing Rules By Dufry Ltd.

Date 30/08/2012

The Sanction Commission of SIX Swiss Exchange has decided that Dufry Ltd. did not breach its obligations to disclose management transactions. The warnings issued by the company to two individuals required to report transactions complied with the applicable rules.
Dalian Commodity Exchange And Heilongjiang Provincial Agriculture Commission Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement Of Services For Agriculture, Farmer And Rural Area

Date 30/08/2012

On August 27, during the “Heilongjiang Autumn Agricultural Producers and Buyers Match-Making Meeting and Market Prospect Activity 2012”, Dalian Commodity Exchange and Heilongjiang Provicial Agriculture Commission signed the Strategic Development and Cooperation Agreement of Services for Agriculture, Farmer and Rural Area at the Harbin Shangri-La Hotel. Liu Zhiqiang, Assistant to the President and CEO of Dalian Commodity Exchange, and Li Lianrui, Deputy Director of Heilongjiang Provicial Agriculture Commission signed the agreement on behalf of the both sides. Zhang Yuxiang, Member the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Sun Yao, Vice Governor of Heilongjiang Province attended the signing ceremony. Leaders of local governments in Heilongjiang Province, responsible people of the Agriculture Commission, related experts and scholars, as well as some representatives from the enterprises involved in the actuals attending the “Heilongjiang Autumn Agricultural Producers and Buyers Match-Making Meeting and Market Prospect Activity 2012” were also present at the signing ceremony.
NZX Confirms FMA Grant Of Fonterra Shareholders' Market Registration

Date 30/08/2012

NZX is pleased to announce that the Financial Markets Authority has granted market registration of the Fonterra Shareholders' Market. This will enable NZX to operate the market for Fonterra and its farmer shareholders once Fonterra’s Trading Among Farmers regime is launched.
New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority's First Year - Oversight Of Market Conduct Report

Date 30/08/2012

The Financial Markets Authority has today published its first report on the key issues and themes to emerge from market oversight activities in the first 12 months since it was established.

SEC Announces Agenda For Market Technology Roundtable

Date 29/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for its upcoming market technology roundtable that will focus on the relationship between the operational stability and integrity of the securities markets and the ways that market participants design, implement, and manage complex and interconnected trading technologies.
Citi Media Statement On Citigroup Common Stock Class Action Suit

Date 29/08/2012

Citigroup Inc. today announced it has agreed, subject to court approval, to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of investors who purchased Citigroup common stock during the period February 26, 2007 through April 18, 2008. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Citi would pay a total of $590 million. Plaintiffs in the class action had contended, among other things, that they were fraudulently misled by misstatements and omissions in the company’s disclosures during this period. Citigroup denies the allegations and is entering into this settlement solely to eliminate the uncertainties, burden and expense of further protracted litigation. The amount to be paid under the proposed settlement is covered by Citi’s existing litigation reserves.
Florida Man Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Wire Fraud In Massive Internet-Based Ponzi Scheme - Venture Raised More Than $120 Million From “Members”

Date 29/08/2012

Thomas A. Bowdoin, Jr., also known as Andy Bowdoin, the founder and operator of a business known as AdSurf Daily, Inc., was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for running a fraudulent Internet-based advertising scheme that generated more than $120 million from tens of thousands of people across the United States and other countries.
Increasing The Vulnerability Of Investors By Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission, SEC Open Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 29, 2012

Date 29/08/2012

Today the Commission considers a Congressional mandate to amend our private placement rules, allowing issuers to offer securities by means of general solicitation and general advertising, provided only that all purchasers are accredited investors.
CFTC Charges Texas Resident Jonathan Hansen And His Company, J. Hansen Investments, LLC, With Commodity Pool Fraud, Misappropriation, And Commingling Of Funds - Federal Court Issues Order Freezing Defendants’ Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 29/08/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a civil anti-fraud enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, charging Jonathan Hansen of Pearland, Texas, and his company, J. Hansen Investments, LLC (JHI), with fraudulently soliciting and accepting more than $1.1 million from the public in a commodity pool scheme. Hansen exercised sole control and ownership over JHI, was JHI’s only employee, and has been a registered Associated Person of JHI since April 30, 2010, according to the complaint.