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Tokyo Stock Exchange: New ETF To Be Listed On Feb. 23, 2012 (Thu.) - Mitsubishi UFJ AM "MAXIS TOPIX Risk Control (5%) ETF"

Date 06/02/2012

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of a new ETF created by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi UFJ AM). The ETF will be listed on Thursday, February 23, 2012.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Rice Early Delivery For The February 2012 Contract Month Concluded

Date 06/02/2012

Today, Early Delivery of the February 2012 contract month for rice futures was concluded at Tokyo Grain Exchange Inc. as follows: 

If there is more than one party desiring to make delivery, the Exchange will determine the party by drawing lots as stipulated in the Rules.  

Palestine Exchange Monthly Newsletter “Tadawul” Issue 58# For January 2012

Date 05/02/2012

Click here to download the PEX Monthly Newsletter “Tadawul” Issue 58# for January 2012.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - February 5, 2012

Date 05/02/2012

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what's happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets. 

Dow Jones Industrial Average Closed At Its Highest Level Since May 2008 Financial Crisis

Date 03/02/2012

The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis. The index closed at 12862.23, a rise of 156.82 (1.23%).

Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - January 31, 2011

Date 03/02/2012

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending January 31, 2012.

Statement By SEC Commissioner Regarding New Appointment To The PCAOB Board

Date 03/02/2012

Today, the Commission has failed to fulfill its legal obligation. It has appointed a member to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) who has no demonstrable record of investor advocacy. Thus, the Commission has failed to satisfy its basic statutory mandate to appoint an individual who, among other factors, has “a demonstrated commitment to the interests of investors.” Accordingly, I do not support and must respectfully dissent for the reasons outlined below.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 1.9% This Week

Date 03/02/2012

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reportsx (Ticker: BATSK) advanced for the fifth week in a row, rising 291.69 points, orthe BATS 1000® Inde1.9%, this week to close at 15,362.40 as of 4 p.m. ET today.

CalPERS Calls On Apple To Adopt Majority Vote Proposal For Board Seats

Date 03/02/2012

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is seeking shareowner support for its proposal to have unopposed board candidates of Apple Inc. elected by majority vote.

New York Attorney Genera Schneiderman Announces Major Lawsuit Against Nation’s Largest Banks For Deceptive & Fraudulent Use Of Electronic Mortgage Registry - Complaint Charges Use Of MERS By Bank Of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, And Wells Fargo Resulted In Fraudulent Foreclosure Filings - Servicers And MERS Filed Improper Foreclosure Actions Where Authority To Sue Was Questionable - Schneiderman: MERS And Servicers Engaged In Deceptive and Fraudulent Practices That Harmed Homeowners And Undermined Judicial Foreclosure Process

Date 03/02/2012

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today filed a lawsuit against several of the nation’s largest banks charging that the creation and use of a private national mortgage electronic registry system known as MERS has resulted in a wide range of deceptive and fraudulent foreclosure filings in New York state and federal courts, harming homeowners and undermining the integrity of the judicial foreclosure process. The lawsuit asserts that employees and agents of Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, acting as "MERS certifying officers," have repeatedly submitted court documents containing false and misleading information that made it appear that the foreclosing party had the authority to bring a case when in fact it may not have. The lawsuit names JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as well as Virginia-based MERSCORP, Inc. and its subsidiary, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.