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Olli Rehn Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And The Euro The Commission's Initiative For Growth, Governance And Stability Press Conference Brussels, 23 November 2011

Date 23/11/2011

Thank you President.

As outlined by the President, the current situation requires extraordinary and decisive policy action. To restore growth and safeguard the European integration project action is needed on broad front. The three initiatives the Commission has adopted ait at going that.

Real-Time FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Data Enhances FTSE iPhone App

Date 23/11/2011

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award winning global index provider today announced that it is extending the range of indices available on the FTSE App for iPhone though the inclusion of real-time values for the South African benchmark index, the FTSE/JSE Top 40.

José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission Presentation Of The 2012 Annual Growth Survey And Economic Governance Proposals Press Conference Brussels, 23 November 2011

Date 23/11/2011

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

The package the Commission has adopted just today is about stability and further strengthening economic governance. It is about the short and the long term prospects for our Union and the euro, our currency.

ICMA Welcomes Invitation To Comment On European Commission Paper On Stability Bonds

Date 23/11/2011

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the leading trade association for the international fixed income markets, has welcomed the invitation to comment on the proposals today in the European Commission’s Green Paper regarding the “Feasibility of introducing Stability Bonds”.

FTSE Launches Hong Kong Nationality Consultation

Date 23/11/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, today annouces the launch of a new market consultation.

MGEX Celebrates 130th Anniversary with Event on Historic Trading Floor

Date 23/11/2011

In conjunction with the 130th anniversary of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. (MGEX), the company will hold a celebration and auction on Friday, December 2, 2011. Numerous unique and valuable MGEX items, some dating back more than a century, will be available for bid in both live and silent auctions.

Final Week For FTSE UK Free Float Market Consultation - Consultation Closes On 25 November 2011

Date 23/11/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, is  undertaking a market consultation on the minimum free float requirements for UK  incorporated companies in the FTSE UK Index Series.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Wisconsin-Based Forex Dealer Jacob Juma Omukwe And His Companies To Pay Over $2.6 Million In Restitution And Penalties In Foreign Currency Scheme

Date 23/11/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a supplemental consent order requiring defendants Jacob Juma Omukwe and his companies, JadeFX, LTD (JadeFX) and Jade Investments Group, LLC (Jade), jointly and severally to pay over $2.6 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties to settle a CFTC anti-fraud enforcement action filed in March 2011.

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange Presents Country’s Investment Landscape To European Investors

Date 23/11/2011

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange, together with InvestBulgaria Agency and leading energy companies, will conduct a series of forums in major European financial centres.

The Final Session Of The 5th Annual Palestinian Capital Market Forum

Date 23/11/2011

Mr. Ahmad Aweidah, the Palestine Exchange (PEX) Chief Executive Officer, announced the concluding recommendations of the 5^th Annual Palestinian Capital Market Forum, held in Ramallah, Palestine on 21 November 2011.