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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Appointments - Regulatory Policy And International Affairs Directorate

Date 13/09/2012

Julie Ansidei appointed Deputy Head of the Analysis, Strategy and Risk Division.

Julie Ansidei, 39, holds a PhD in Economics and a Masters in Banking, Finance and Insurance from Paris Dauphine University. After writing a dissertation on competition between financial centres, Julie joined Arthur Andersen Belgium in early 2001 as a consultant on financial-sector strategy and organisation. In2005, amid the debate over MiFID implementing measures, she took charge of European and International Affairs at the French financial markets association, AMAFI. In 2007, she joined the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), where she took part in a far-reaching strategic review. On returning to Paris, she was recruited by the AMF in January 2010 to take charge of risk policy at the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate, which included playing a part in setting up the AMF's Risk Committee.

TMX Group Inc. Obtains Court Approval For Arrangement

Date 13/09/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced that it has obtained a final order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the previously announced arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) involving TMX Group Inc. and TMX Group Limited (formerly Maple Group Acquisition Corporation).

Program Trading Averaged 32.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 4-7

Date 13/09/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released  its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from  NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Sept. 4-7.

SEC Charges Connecticut-Based Broker With Stealing Investor Funds To Pay Mortgage And Shopping Bills

Date 13/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a broker and his company  based in Danbury, Conn., with stealing at least $600,000 from customers who he  persuaded to withdraw money from their brokerage accounts he managed at other  firms and instead invest with him directly.

2012 Annual North American Conference Of The International Swaps And Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) - Speech By CFTC Commissioner Mark P. Wetjen

Date 13/09/2012

I would like to thank Steve O’Connor, Bob Pickel and Mary Johannes from ISDA for inviting me to speak with you today.  This is my first appearance at an ISDA conference, but I see many familiar faces in the audience.  I have found the dialogue with all of you to be very constructive during my first year with the Commission, and I look forward to continuing that dialogue in the months and years ahead.

CSOP Asset Management’s First RQFII ETF Tops Rankings From Day One: Initial And Second RQFII Quotas Totalling 7Bn RMB

Date 13/09/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index provider, is delighted to announce the CSOP FTSE China A50 RQFII ETF is now the largest RQFII ETF.  The initial RQFII quota of 5Bn Renminbi (RMB) was allocated for IPO on 28 August and was fully taken up on the same day, establishing the CSOP FTSE China A50 RQFII ETF as the largest RQFII ETF, with Assets under Management (AUM) of US$m771.1[1]  on the first day of trading. A further RMB2Bn was granted by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) for release on 12 September, and creation of the units of the fund was resumed immediately.

Change In The Composition Of The FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

Date 13/09/2012

Following the suspension of trading of the shares of the companies «TT  HELLENIC POSTBANK S.A.» and «AVENIR LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT INFORMATICS  SOCIETE ANONYME» and according to the Indices Series Ground Rules, the shares of  the companies will be removed from all Indices.

NYSE Euronext Named Top Financial Company And Only Exchange Operator In Carbon Disclosure Project's S&P 500 Leadership Index

Date 13/09/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that it has been named to the Carbon  Disclosure Project’s S&P 500 Leadership Index for the third  consecutive year, and is again the only global exchange operator and  trading-technology provider in the index.  In addition, NYSE Euronext was the  highest-ranked company in the financial sector and its scores for carbon  management and disclosure again improved year-over-year.

ESMA Publishes A Q&A On Short-Selling Regulation

Date 13/09/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Q&A on the Implementation of the Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.

The Quoted Companies Alliance Celebrates 20 Years Of Championing The Interests Of Small And Mid-Size Quoted Companies

Date 13/09/2012

The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size quoted companies, marked its 20th anniversary yesterday at its Annual Dinner.