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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 30/03/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Minefinders Corporation Ltd. (TSX:MFL) have accepted the cash and share exchange offer from Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX:PAA). Minefinders will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Global Mining and Global Gold, the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices effective after the close of Wednesday, April 4, 2012.

NYSE Announces Second-Quarter 2012 Circuit-Breaker Levels

Date 30/03/2012

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker collar trigger levels for second-quarter 2012 effective Monday, April 2, 2012.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 30/03/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

On March 29, 2012, the shareholders of SilverBirch Energy Corporation (TSXVN:SBE) approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by Teck Resources Limited (TSX:TCK.B).

MEFF New Member

Date 30/03/2012

MEFF is pleased to announce the new Member that has been approved by the Board: 

• EXANE DERIVATIVES, Propietary Trading Member, Paris

BM&FBOVESPA Celebrates The Start Of Trading In Benchmark Equity Index Futures Contracts Of The BRICS Exchanges

Date 30/03/2012

BM&FBOVESPA hosted an event today that marked the start of trading in the benchmark equity index futures contracts of the founding members of the BRICS Exchanges Alliance of the BRICS countries, representing the emerging markets bloc. Invited to the traditional ringing of the opening bell were Ambassador Affonso de Alencastro Massot, head of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry’s representative office in São Paulo, as well as the consuls to Brazil Mikhail Troyanskiy (Russia), G.V Srinivas (India), Hy Ying (China) and Yusuf Omar (South Africa). Representing BM&FBOVESPA were Equity Products Officer Julio Ziegelman and the consultant Marta Alves (see photo).

Three U.S. Federal Agencies Clarify Effective Date For Section 716 Of The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 30/03/2012

Three federal financial regulatory agencies on Friday issued guidance clarifying that the effective date of section 716, the so-called Swaps Pushout provision, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is July 16, 2013.  The guidance is being issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after receiving inquiries seeking clarification about the effective date.  Section 716 prohibits certain types of Federal assistance, such as discount window lending and deposit insurance, for certain uses to a swaps entity, subject to specified exceptions, with respect to its swap, security-based swap, or other activity.

ISDA Announces Annual Determinations Committees Outcome

Date 30/03/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the outcome of the annual process to determine members of ISDA's five regional Determinations Committees, which together comprise the global decision-making structure around events in the credit default swaps (CDS) industry.

NASDAQ Welcomes Enphase Energy To The NASDAQ Global Market(R)

Date 30/03/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that the trading of Enphase Energy (Nasdaq:ENPH) commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market^® on March 30, 2012.

Remarks Before The Agribusiness Club Of Washington, DC, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 30/03/2012

Good afternoon, thank you Richard for that kind introduction. I’d also like to thank the Agribusiness Club of Washington for inviting me to speak today.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-15: Market Holiday Reminder – Good Friday

Date 30/03/2012

EDGA Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange Inc. will be closed on Friday, April 6, 2012, in observance of Good Friday and will resume normal trading hours on Monday, April 9^th.