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NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/04/2012

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as  of the close of business on the settlement date of April 13, 2012.

H&R Block Subsidiary Agrees To Pay $28.2 Million To Settle SEC Charges Related To Subprime Mortgage Investments

Date 24/04/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged H&R Block subsidiary Option One Mortgage Corporation with misleading investors in several offerings of subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) by failing to disclose that its financial condition was significantly deteriorating.

OSE Announces Launch Date For OSE DJIA Futures

Date 24/04/2012

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) today announced that it will launch futures contracts based on the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (*) (“OSE DJIA Futures”) on Monday, May 28, 2012, subject to market readiness.

Egan-Jones Ratings Co. And Sean Egan Charged With Making Material Misrepresentations To SEC

Date 24/04/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Egan-Jones Ratings Company (EJR) and its owner and president Sean Egan for material misrepresentations and omissions in the company’s July 2008 application to register as a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO) for issuers of asset-backed securities (ABS) and government securities. EJR and Egan also are charged with material misrepresentations in other submissions furnished to the SEC and violations of record-keeping and conflict-of-interest provisions governing NRSROs.

Testimony By Richard G. Ketchum, Chairman & CEO, FINRA Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

Date 24/04/2012

I am Richard Ketchum, Chairman and CEO of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

KCBT Raises HRW Wheat Minimum Margins For Inter-Crop Year Spreads

Date 24/04/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for the hard red  winter wheat futures contract and wheat calendar swaps inter-crop year spreads.  The changes go into effect on business date April 24.

FTSE Group Launches FTSE US Total Market Index Series - New Series Is Broadest US Domestic Index Available

Date 24/04/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider, today announces the launch of the FTSE US Total Market Index Series (FTSE US TMI Series), a comprehensive domestic index series which aims to provide US and international investors with the most broad-based representation of the US equity market.

U.K. Treasury Committee Takes Evidence From Credit Rating Agencies

Date 24/04/2012

This is the third evidence session of the Treasury Committee's inquiry into credit rating agencies.

ISDA Enhances CDS Marketplace Website

Date 24/04/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced several key enhancements from Fitch Solutions to the ISDA CDS Marketplace^SM (www.isdacdsmarketplace.com), a website that brings together information, data and statistics on the credit default swaps (CDS) business.

Speech By Vítor Caldeira, President Of The European Court Of Auditors Budgetary Control Of The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), The European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) And The European Stability Mechanism (ESM)

Date 24/04/2012

Mr Chairman,

Members of the Committee,

Distinguished guest speakers

I would like to thank the Committee, and in particular the rapporteur Mrs Iliana Ivanova, for arranging this important hearing and for giving me the opportunity to contribute.