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SIFMA Issues 2012 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey - Forecast Shows $347 Billion In Issuance For 2012

Date 21/12/2011

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today released its 2012 Municipal Bond Issuance Survey. Compiled from responses provided by large and regional municipal bond underwriters and dealers, the report forecasts what type of activity is expected in the taxable and tax-exempt municipal securities market in 2012.
Ratings On Republic Of Hungary Lowered To 'BB+/B' On Unpredictable Policy Framework - Outlook Negative

Date 21/12/2011

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today lowered its long- and short-term foreign- and local-currency sovereign credit ratings on the Republic of Hungary to 'BB+/B' from 'BBB-/A-3'. The outlook is negative. We also removed the ratings from CreditWatch negative, where they were placed on Nov. 11, 2011. We have assigned a recovery rating of '3'. At the same time, we have revised the transfer and convertibility assessment to 'BBB' from 'A-'.
SEC Charges Executives At Clean Coal Technology Company For Misstatements To Investors

Date 21/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO and CFO at a Minnesota-based clean coal technology company for making false and misleading statements to investors, and separately charged a network of brokers who sold the company’s securities without being registered with the SEC to do so.
SIFMA: FHFA Proposal Would Raise Cost Of Borrowing For Consumers

Date 21/12/2011

SIFMA today filed a comment letter on the Federal Housing Finance Administration’s (FHFA) Alternative Mortgage Servicing Compensation Discussion Paper.
ACP And AMF Tighten Requirements For Handling Customer Complaints In The Financial Sector

Date 21/12/2011

Effective handling of complaints plays an important part in building trust between market professionals and their customers. However, on-site inspections, a review of the customer protection data appended to internal control reports, and an analysis of information received by the Assurance Banque Épargne Info Service helpline, among other sources, reveal that certain complaint submission and handling procedures do not do enough to protect customers. To improve industry practices, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) decided to take joint action in this area through their Joint Unit. By taking these steps, the AMF is also acting on the findings of a report on compensation schemes for savers and investors.

Dow Jones Indexes, UBS Securities LLC Launch - Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend - New Index To Measure Diversified Exposure To Longer-Dated Commodity Futures Across The Commodity Price Curve - Total Return’ Version Of The Index Is Also Launched

Date 21/12/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and UBS Securities LLC today announced the launch of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2-4-6 Forward Blend, a gauge that measures diversified exposure to longer-dated commodity futures contracts spread across the commodity price curve.
OCC Announces Officer Promotions

Date 21/12/2011

OCC announced seven officer promotions today including some as part of an organizational realignment to enhance OCC’s strong and comprehensive risk management systems and controls.
ISE Introduces Latency Improvements In Optimise™ 2.0 Releas

Date 21/12/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) implemented its latest technology release to enhance its new trading system based on Deutsche Börse Group’s Optimise^TM trading architecture. Technology Release 2.0 introduced several features that target further latency reductions for the system. As a result, median system latency was improved by an additional 10 percent. The release also achieved incremental reductions in the system’s latency tail of 20 percent.
Direct Edge Update: U.S. Market Holiday Reminder - Christmas

Date 21/12/2011

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EDGA Exchange, Inc and EDGX Exchange Inc. will be closed on Monday, December 26, 2011, in observance of the Christmas holiday and will resume normal trading hours on Tuesday, December 27^th.
TMX Group Makes Investment In The Bermuda Stock Exchange - BSX And TMX Group To Open Trading On Toronto Stock Exchange Today

Date 21/12/2011

TMX Group Inc. (TMX Group) and Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) today announced that TMX Group has purchased a 16% minority stake in the BSX. TMX Group is now one of the largest shareholders of the BSX, and Tom Kloet, CEO, TMX Group, will be joining the BSX board of directors.