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Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange - November 2011

Date 01/12/2011

• Eleven months into the year, 2011 is the best year in the history of the WSE as measured by the value of session trading (PLN 235.6 billion).
• The total value of session trading and block trades on the Main Market crossed the mark of PLN 0.25 trillion within one calendar year for the first time ever.
• The monthly value of session trading was PLN 19.8 billion in November.
• The monthly volume of trading in index futures increased 13.0% year on year. 

NYSE Euronext Statement In Support Of The Reopening American Capital Markets To Emerging Growth Companies Act Of 2011

Date 01/12/2011

"Young, innovative emerging companies are the engines of economic growth and job creation. NYSE Euronext is proud to support this bipartisan effort in the Senate which would significantly reduce the obstacles that prevent emerging growth companies from going public -- and accessing the capital to hire more employees -- while maintaining important investor protections. We believe this legislation will have a direct impact on capital formation, economic growth and job creation in the United States."

MEPs Urge EU Leaders To Adopt Bold Measures To Quell Crisis

Date 01/12/2011

The crisis that has engulfed the eurozone shows no signs of abating and bolder measures are needed to restore market confidence, MEPs warned ahead of an EU summit 8-9 December in Brussels. They urged a more active role for the European Central Bank and the introduction of eurobonds during a debate Wednesday.

State Aid: European Commission Extends Crisis Rules For Banks

Date 01/12/2011

The European Commission has updated and prolonged a set of temporary state aid control rules to assess public support to financial institutions during the crisis. The main provisions consist in explaining how to ensure that the State is adequately remunerated if – as is increasingly likely in the future - Member States decide to recapitalise their banks using instruments, such as ordinary shares, for which the remuneration is not fixed in advance. A revised methodology was also agreed concerning the remuneration of guarantees for banks' funding needs – the bulk of the support to date – to ensure the fees that banks pay reflect their intrinsic risk, rather than the risk related to the Member State concerned or the market as a whole. The rules will apply as long as required by market conditions.

Statement By Commissioner Barnier On The Proposals By The European Commission To Reform The Audit Sector

Date 01/12/2011

The thrust of the audit proposals is to re-establish confidence, an essential ingredient for growth and competitiveness.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: November 2011

Date 01/12/2011

In November 2011, a total of 3,287,776 trades were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. This corresponds to a month-on-month increase of 0.8%. Some 37,425,761 transactions were conducted between January and November 2011. Trading activity was thus up 15.1% on the prior-year period. The sharpest increase was recorded in the ETFs segment (+44.5%), followed by equities incl. funds, ETSFs and ETPs (+15.3%). Bonds CHF, the second-largest segment by turnover, also showed strong growth in the number of trades (+10%).

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. - Change In The Composition Of The Board Of Directors

Date 01/12/2011

The Board of Directors of Hellenic Exchanges, at its meeting today, elected Mr. Constantinos Vousvounis, as new non-executive member, in place of Mr. Spyridon Pantelias who resigned. Mr. Vousvounis is Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking at EFG Eurobank.

Testimony Before The US Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry, Washington, DC, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/12/2011

Good morning Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Roberts and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementing Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also thank my fellow Commissioners and CFTC staff for their hard work and commitment on implementing the legislation.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces First Previews For The Ibovespa Theoretical Portfolio And Other Indexes Valid From January To April 2012

Date 01/12/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces the first preview for the Ibovespa theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of January to April, 2012. The Exchange also announces the previews of the other indexes.

"Top Priority" - Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding The Importance Of Protecting Customer Funds

Date 01/12/2011

One of the most important functions of my job is to ensure that customer funds are protected--when something like the MFGlobal debacle happens, I go into high gear. I have a specific goal, to push our staff to do anything and everything by using the full force of our federal authority to find, collect, and appropriately distribute back to rightful owners all customer funds.