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SIX Exchange Regulation Reaches An Agreement With International Minerals Corporation

Date 28/09/2012

SIX Exchange Regulation has reached an agreement with International Minerals Corporation in connection with a breach of International Financial Reporting Standards in their interim financial statements 2011/2012. The violations identified relate to the presentation of the income statement as well as disclosures regarding the valuation of securities held. As a condition of the agreement, the company committed to invest in IFRS-training for their employees.  

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Process Review Panel Report 2011-2012

Date 28/09/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to note that the Process Review Panel (PRP) for the SFC concluded in its latest annual report that the SFC has generally adhered to established internal procedures in its decisions and actions.

EDHEC-Risk Institute And CFA Institute To Reinforce Their Executive Education Partnership

Date 28/09/2012

EDHEC-Risk Institute and CFA Institute are pleased to announce the reinforcement of their executive education partnership (initiated in 2008 with the Advances in Asset Allocation Seminar) by offering theAdvances in Equity Portfolio Construction Seminar. The course aims to provide investment practitioners with the tools to better understand the limits and benefits of different portfolio construction approaches, and to discuss alternative equity index strategies.

ASIC Grants First Licence Authorisations For Emissions Units

Date 28/09/2012

ASIC has started to grant authorisations to Australian businesses intending to provide financial services in emissions units.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Maximum Rate For Additional Discharging Ports Charges

Date 28/09/2012

We refer to (2) (c) of 11. in Detailed Rules for Delivery of Raw Sugar and inform you that the maximum rate to be applied to delivery of Raw Sugar for the contract month of Jan 2013 is US$５.６３ per metric ton for each additional discharging port.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Completes Licensing Of Securities Trustees And Statutory Supervisors

Date 28/09/2012

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today concluded the licensing process for SecuritiesTrustees and Statutory Supervisors with decisions on three further applicants.

Illinois Supreme Court Rejects ISE Appeal Of CBOE's Index Option Victory

Date 28/09/2012

On September 26, 2012, the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear International Securities Exchange's (ISE) appeal of the Appellate Court's May 25, 2012 decision that affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting ISE from listing or providing an exchange market for trading in options on either the S&P 500® Index (S&P 500) or the Dow Jones Industrial Average^SM (DJIA). This injunction also forbids The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) from clearing options on these indexes for ISE.

NZX Announces Board Changes

Date 27/09/2012

NZX is delighted to announce the appointment to the NZX Board of Simon Power and Therese Walsh. Simon’s appointment is effective from December 1 2012 and Therese from February 1 2013.
As previously signalled, Chris Moller will resign from the Board to allow him to focus on his other commitments, including his chairmanship roles at Sky City Entertainment Group Limited and Meridian Energy Limited. Chris’ resignation will take effect on November 2 2012.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 27/09/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Luna Gold Corp. (TSXVN:LGC) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, September 28, 2012. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. 

CFTC Charges iFinix Futures, Inc. And Its Senior Executive Officer, Connecticut Resident Benhope Marlon Munroe, With Making False Statements To The National Futures Association And Failing To Meet Minimum Financial Requirements - Defendants Charged With Falsifying Bank Account Documents During NFA Audit

Date 27/09/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil enforcement action against registered independent introducing broker iFinix Futures, Inc. (iFinix), based in Plainview, N.Y., and iFinix’s senior executive officer, Benhope Marlon Munroe of New Milford, Conn. iFinix has also done business under the name Pro-Active Futures.