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ASX Limited Half-Year Result To 31 December 2011

Date 16/02/2012

Financial Highlights

• Statutory profit after tax $175.6 million, up 2.1%
• Underlying profit after tax (excluding significant items) $180.7 million, up 2.9%o
  • Operating revenue $315.1 million, up 2.8%
  • Interest and dividend revenue $25.2 million, up 13.7%
  • Cash operating expenses $70.4 million, up 3.4%
  • Earnings per share 103.2 cents, up 2.5%
• Interim dividend of 92.8 cents per share fully franked, up 2.9%
  • 90% of underlying profit after tax payout ratio
• Significant items $5.1 million after tax
  • Redundancies and premises consolidation following a strategic review of business expenses
• Capital expenditure $22.6 million in line with guidance
  • New data centre on track and on budget

NZX: Alison Gerry – Independent Director

Date 16/02/2012

Further to the announcement of 13 December 2011 of the appointment of Alison Gerry as an NZX Director, effective from 2 February 2012, NZX Limited (“NZX”) advises, pursuant to NZSX Listing Rule (“Rule”) 3.3.3(b), that the board of directors have determined Alison Gerry to be an Independent Director of NZX, as that term is defined in the Rules.

ASX Half-Year Interim Dividend – FY12

Date 16/02/2012

The ASX Limited Board (the Board) announced today that it has determined to pay an interim dividend for the half-year ended 31 December 2011 of 92.8 cents per share fully franked to holders of fully paid ordinary shares

SEC Tightens Rules On Advisory Performance Fee Charges

Date 15/02/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is tightening its rule on investment advisory performance fees to raise the net worth requirement for investors who pay performance fees, by excluding the value of the investor’s home from the net worth calculation.

Mondo Visione Remembers Junius ‘Jay’ Peake

Date 15/02/2012

Junius ‘Jay’ Peake, died on 27 January, 2012. Jay was a great man who made a huge contribution to financial markets around the world. Financial markets today are more transparent and fairer thanks to Jay's work. He never sought popularity, but rather, said what he believed. Jay contributed many articles to Mondo Visione’s publications.

ISDA Paper: MiFID/MiFIR And Transparency For OTC Derivatives

Date 15/02/2012

This paper has been produced by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to describe the nature of trading structure and liquidity formation in OTC derivatives markets and the implications for framing pre-trade transparency obligations under MIFID2/MIFIR. 

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Announces Results For The Fourth Quarter 2011 - Company’s IT Investments On Track, Boosting Efficiency - Cost Control A Priorty In 2011 - Remains A Key Focus In 2012 - Significant Market Diversification: HFT, Co-Location, ETFs And Tesouro Direto - Shareholder Return Of R$0.79 Per Share In 2011 From Payout And Share Buybacks

Date 15/02/2012

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. (BVMF3) today reported fourthquarter  earnings  ending  December  30,  2011.  New  strategic  areas  such  as  Securities Lending, Tesouro Direto, ETFs and High Frequency Trading (HFT) performed well in the quarter. Successful implementation of the derivatives and spot FX modules of the PUMA Trading System and forward momentum on the multi-asset integrated clearing system further boosted the Company’s technological edge.

CFTC Charges Puerto Rico Resident Angel F. Collazo And His Companies, ACJ Capital Inc. And Solid View Capital LLC, In Forex Fraud Ponzi Scheme - Court Orders Asset Freeze And Preliminary Injunction

Date 15/02/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on February 8, 2012, it filed a federal court action in the District of Puerto Rico charging Angel Fernando Collazoof Salinas, Puerto Rico, and his companies, ACJ Capital, Inc. (ACJ) and Solid View Capital LLC (Solid View), both of San Juan, with fraud and misappropriation in a $1 million off-exchange leveraged foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme. On February 9, 2012, the court entered a statutory restraining order freezing the defendants’ assets. On February 14, 2012, the court entered a consent preliminary injunction maintaining the asset freeze and barring defendants from violating various anti-fraud and registration provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission regulations.

Opening Statement Of U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner Before The House Ways And Means Committee On The President's FY2013 Budget

Date 15/02/2012

Chairman Camp, Ranking Member Levin, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the President’s Budget.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, January 24-25, 2012

Date 15/02/2012

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 24-25, 2012. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the January 24-25, 2012 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.