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New Product Provider Raiffeisen Lists Four Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 15/12/2011

SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Raiffeisen as a new issuer to the ExchangeTraded Funds (ETFs) segment. Raiffeisen is Switzerland's third largest bankinggroup and its leading retail bank. The Raiffeisen Group consists of 328 banks,which are structured as cooperatives and operate a total of 1,106 branches. TheRaiffeisen banks, which have autonomous legal status, are integrated into theRaiffeisen Switzerland cooperative. Raiffeisen Switzerland is responsible for thestrategic management of the entire Raiffeisen Group.With the four new Raiffeisen ETFs based on physical gold, SIX SwissExchange's ETF segment now comprises 757 ETFs, of which 108 are also listedin an additional currency.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority To File Civil Proceedings Against Directors And Promoters Of The Hanover Group

Date 15/12/2011

The Financial Markets Authority announced today that it proposes to file civil proceedings against directors and promoters of Hanover Finance Ltd, Hanover Capital Ltd, and United Finance Ltd.  The proceedings will relate to statements made in the December 2007 prospectuses and subsequent advertisements.

Shanghai Stock Exchange 300 Index, SSE 100 Index And SSE 100 Equal Weight Index To Be launched

Date 15/12/2011

To further enhance the SSE index family as well as to provide new analysis tools and underlying instruments for investors, Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Co., Ltd announced that the SSE 300 Index, SSE 100 Index and SSE 100 Equal Weight Index would be launched on Jan 10, 2012.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Held The 1st Training Class For Standing Supervisors Of Sponsors

Date 15/12/2011

In recent days, Shenzhen Stock Exchange held the 1st session standing supervisor training course for sponsors in Shenzhen. This training aims to help the standing supervisors better understand the continuous supervision responsibilities and the relevant business rules stipulated by Shenzhen Stock Exchange, laying a solid foundation for the smooth trial implementation of the standing supervisor system in the next year. More than 170 persons, including the standing supervision personnel of many non-experimental sponsors and the proposed standing supervisors of 11 experimental sponsors, attended the training. In this training course, Shenzhen Stock Exchange mainly provides training to the supervisors on the specific requirements of continuous supervision works on SME board and ChiNext board, the rules for the listing of stocks, and the key points for the standardized operation of listed companies, etc.

IMF: Transcript Of A Conference Call On Greece

Date 14/12/2011

Poul Thomsen, Deputy Director, IMF European Department
Mark Flanagan, Advisor, IMF European Department
Conny Lotze, Deputy Chief, IMF Media Relations

P R O C E E D I N G S

MS. LOTZE: Hello, everybody, and thank you for participating in this conference call.Let me just set out the rules very quickly, and then I'll introduce our speaker. He will then make some introductory remarks, and then we go to questions and answers.

“SEC Reform After Dodd-Frank And The Financial Crisis” By SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 14/12/2011

Thank you, David (Hirschmann), for your very kind introduction.

I am honored to be here today with Congresswoman Emerson and Congressman Garrett. And it is a unique pleasure to share airtime with my dear friend and former boss, Commissioner Paul Atkins, my friend Brian Cartwright, who was formerly the General Counsel of the SEC, and my friend, former Commissioner Roel Campos. Roel, I am taking care of your old office – Paul’s furniture looks great in it!

SIFMA Issues 2012 And 2013 Recommendations For Full And Early Holiday Closes For Trading Of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In The US, UK And Japan

Date 14/12/2011

SIFMA today issued its 2012 and 2013 holiday schedules for full and early market closes for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan.  The recommendations apply to trading of US dollar-denominated government securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, over-the-counter investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and secondary money market trading in bankers’ acceptances, commercial paper, and Yankee and Euro certificates of deposit.

FINRA Vice Chairman Stephen Luparello Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Securities, Insurance, And Investment Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs

Date 14/12/2011

I am Steve Luparello, Vice Chairman of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

CFTC Settles False Reporting Charges Against Mark Vanderploeg And His Companies Involving Grain Elevators And Cooperatives In Five Midwestern States - Federal Court In Kansas Orders Vanderploeg And His Companies To Pay More Than $382,000 In Civil Monetary Penalties And Equitable Relief

Date 14/12/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a consent order of permanent injunction against defendants Mark A. Vanderploeg formerly of Glendale, Ariz., and his companies, Midwest Land & Livestock, Inc. (MLL), of Glendale, Ariz.,SKV Farms Inc. (SKV) of Omaha, Neb., and DCV Farms, Inc. (DCV) of Minneapolis, Minn., for allegedly engaging in an illegal, false reporting scheme. The CFTC charged that the defendants issued false reports to grain elevators and cooperatives in Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and South Dakota (see CFTC Press Release 5903-10, September 23, 2010).

BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Market Makers For Options On Stocks Of Banco Bradesco (BBDC4), Gerdau (GGBR4) And Banco Do Brasil (BBAS3)

Date 14/12/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announced today the winning institutions in the third selection process for market makers for equity options. The market maker obligation shall last twelve (12) months as of February 13, 2012.