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NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 25/10/2011

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 14, 2011.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 14, 2011

Date 25/10/2011

At the end of the settlement date of October 14, 2011, short interest in 2,288 NASDAQ Global Market^SM  securities totaled 7,157,409,848 shares compared with 7,336,588,704 shares in 2,290 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 30, 2011. The mid-October short interest represents 3.15 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.39 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 25/10/2011

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 14, 2011.

Statement From EU Commissioner For Internal Market And Financial Services, Michel Barnier And EU Commissioner For Development, Andris Piebalgs

Date 25/10/2011

"During the African Union Summit with African Ministers of Finance last January in Addis Ababa, we committed to lead on the fight for more transparency of European extractive and forestry industries active in Africa. Today, by adopting legislative proposals for the transparency and accounting directives, requiring the disclosure of payments to governments on a country and project basis by listed and large non-listed companies with activities in these sectors, the Commission is delivering on its commitments.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In SDAX - Adjustment For Derby Cycle As Of 28 October 2011

Date 25/10/2011

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of Derby Cycle AG O.N. in SDAX^®. Due to the takeover of Derby Cycle AG O.N. by PON Holding Germany GmbH, the free float of the SDAX member altered by more than 10 percentage points. According to the index rules, the company’s free float will be decreased from the current 69.68 percent to 35.33 percent.

Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner For Taxation And Customs Union, Audit And Anti-Fraud Reaching A Level Playing Field For Taxation Across Europe Debate On Taxation In European Parliament Plenary Strasbourg, 25 October 2011

Date 25/10/2011

Chair, Honourable Members,

I would like to thank the European Parliament, and in particular Sven Giegold and Sharon Bowles for the report on the proposal to recast the so-called Parent-Subsidiary taxation Directive and the oral question.

Assistant Secretary For International Finance Charles Collyns Written Testimony Before The House Committee On Financial Services Subcommittee On International Monetary Policy And Trade - The Eurozone Debt Crisis And Implications For The United States

Date 25/10/2011

Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McCarthy, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss recent developments in Europe and how we are engaging with our partners to limit risks to the U.S. economy and encourage swift resolution of the crisis.  

Under Secretary For International Affairs Dr. Lael Brainard Testimony Before The House Committee On Ways And Means On The U.S.-China Economic Relationship

Date 25/10/2011

Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on our economic relationship with China.

Exchange Data International Announces New Worldwide Fixed Income Documenter Service

Date 25/10/2011

Exchange Data International (EDI), a well-established provider of Security Reference and Corporate Actions data, today announced the launch of its new library of Fixed Income offering documents, the WFI Documenter.

New Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Appointments

Date 25/10/2011

Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate

Françoise Buisson has been appointed Director of the European and International Affairs Division.

Françoise BUISSON, began her career in 1986 at the National Board of Stockbrokers – which became the Paris stock exchange in January 1988 – where she was in charge of professional regulation. In 1989, she joined the trade association representing market professionals – now the French Association of Financial Markets/AMAFI – where she was Director with responsibility for international affairs as well as issues relating to compliance by investment service providers. She was recruited by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse (COB), the AMF’s predecessor, in 2001 to take part in the MiFID negotiations. She holds a BA honours degree in European Business Administration (Middlesex University/ Rheims Management School). She was appointed Deputy Head of International Affairs at the AMF in November 2002.