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U.S. Department Of Treasury’s Office Of Financial Research Announces Advisory Committee

Date 22/03/2012

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) announced plans today to create the Financial Research Advisory Committee (“the Committee”). The Committee will provide advice, recommendations, analysis, and information to the OFR.

FIF Capacity Statistics For February 2012

Date 22/03/2012

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that DEUTSCHE BOERSE CEF CORE TOTAL and NYSE ARCABOOK OPTIONS were up a record 7% to 165,214 mps and 4% to 1,478,188 mps respectively over the 1 second interval.

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

Date 22/03/2012

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

On March 22, 2012, the shareholders of Bellamont Exploration Ltd. (TSXVN:BMX.A) approved the Arrangement Agreement whereby the company will be acquired by Storm Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:SRX) for a combination of cash and shares.

IOSCO Publishes Updated Systemic Risk Data Requirements For Hedge Funds

Date 22/03/2012

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published an updated list of categories of data for the global collection of hedge fund information which it believes will assist in assessing possible systemic risks arising from the sector.  The data categories were first published in February 2010 with the first IOSCO hedge fund survey in September 2011.

ExactTarget Celebrates Initial Public Offering And First Day Of Trading On The New York Stock

Date 22/03/2012

ExactTarget (NYSE: ET), a global provider of cross-channel interactive marketing solutions, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “ET” after its initial public offering.

NASDAQ OMX Statement On Senate Passage Of H.R. 3606

Date 22/03/2012

Regarding H.R. 3606 "Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011," Bruce Aust, Executive V.P. of NASDAQ OMX, Global Client Group, provides the following statement: NASDAQ OMX congratulates the United States Senate for quick action to pass H.R. 3606, the "Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011, also known as the "Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act." This legislation tracks the important recommendations of the IPO Task Force about how to help small companies access the capital markets. It will be good for America and help create jobs for our economy.

NYSE Euronext Statement On S. 1933

Date 22/03/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) applauds the bipartisan efforts of our leaders in Washington to facilitate capital formation to enable young, innovative emerging companies to access the capital they need to grow and create jobs.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Letter To Market Participants Regarding Compliance With Large Trader Reporting System For Physical Commodity Swaps And Swaptions - Division To Provide Temporary And Conditional No-Action Relief For Less Than Fully Compliant Reporting

Date 22/03/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight today issued a letter to market participants providing temporary and conditional no-action relief for less than fully compliant reporting under the CFTC’s large trader reporting system for physical commodity swaps and swaptions. Clearing organizations and clearing members began reporting under the system on November 21, 2011.

ESMA Issues A Report On Its First Examinations Of Credit Rating Agencies

Date 22/03/2012

ESMA today publishes a report (ESMA/2012/207) on the supervision of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union (EU). The report provides an overview of ESMA’s supervisory activity and summarises the results of the first examinations ESMA conducted in December 2011 of three groups of CRAs, namely Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody’s Investor Services (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P).

Vantiv Celebrates Initial Public Offering And First Day Of Trading On The New York Stock Exchange

Date 22/03/2012

Vantiv, Inc. a leading, integrated payment processor to businesses and  financial institutions, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange  (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “VNTV” after its successful initial public  offering.  President and CEO Charles Drucker, joined by members of the company’s  management team, will celebrate the company’s first day of trading on the NYSE  by ringing The Closing Bell®.