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For A European Public Space - Remarks By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB On Receiving The M100 Media Award 2012, Potsdam, 6 September 2012

Date 06/09/2012

It is an honour to be recognised as a contributor to the European project, and to join the company of such illustrious previous recipients. Working for Europe is not only my profession, but also, on a personal level, a driving mission. And in these difficult times – when, unfortunately, we are rarely sans souci – striving to build a strong, united and stable Europe is more important than ever.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On ECB Decisions

Date 06/09/2012

Managing Director Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement regarding today’s decisions of the European Central Bank (ECB):

“We strongly welcome the ECB’s new framework, the Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT), for intervention in sovereign bond markets of countries accepting EFSF and ESM support for their macroeconomic adjustment programs and adhering to the associated structural and fiscal reform efforts. The IMF stands ready to cooperate within our frameworks."

European Central Bank: Technical Features Of Outright Monetary Transactions

Date 06/09/2012

As announced on 2 August 2012, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has today taken decisions on a number of technical features regarding the Eurosystem’s outright transactions in secondary sovereign bond markets that aim at safeguarding an appropriate monetary policy transmission and the singleness of the monetary policy. 

NYSE Euronext Announces Date For Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 06/09/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) will  announce earnings for the third quarter 2012 before the market opens on  Tuesday, November 6, 2012. A news release will be issued at  approximately 2:30 a.m. (New York) / 8:30 a.m. (Paris) and a conference call  with remarks by NYSE Euronext  senior management will begin at 8:00 a.m. (New York)/ 2:00  p.m. (Paris). A presentation will be referenced during  the call and available on our website at http://www.nyseeuronext.com/ir.

BATS Global Markets Achieves New U.S. Equities Market Share Record - 12.8%; Sets Numerous European Records - U.S. Options Market Share At 3.7% - BATS Chi-X Europe Remains Largest Pan-European Market

Date 06/09/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS),a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today reported August U.S. equities market share of 12.8%, the best monthly market share performance in the company’s six-year history.

LJSE Monthly Statistical Report August 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Please click here to download the LJSE Monthly Statistical Report for August 2012.

Majority Of Hedge Funds Successfully Complete First Form PF Filing With Advise Technologies - Funds Representing Over $900 Billion In Private Fund Regulatory Assets Under Management Achieve Regulatory Reporting Milestone

Date 06/09/2012

Advise Technologies LLC, a software solutions provider for global regulatory compliance, today announced that the majority of hedge funds, representing over $900 billion in combined private fund regulatory assets under management (RAUM), successfully filed Form PF for the first time using its Consensus RMS solution. August 29, 2012, was the first deadline for registered investment advisers of over $5 billion RAUM to file Form PF for their private funds with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Global ETF And ETP Assets Reach New High Of Over USD1.7 Trillion - Data From The Latest Monthly ‘ETFGI Global Industry Insights’ Report Published Today By ETFGI LLP, An Independent Research And Consulting Firm Covering The Global ETF And ETP Industry (‘ETFGI’), Reveals That Global Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs At The End Of August Reached An All-Time High Of Over USD1.7 Trillion (USD1,762 Bn).

Date 06/09/2012

ETFGI announced today that global assets invested in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) hit an all-time high of over US$1.7 trillion (US$1,762 Bn) at the end of August 2012. Year-to-date through end of August 2012 ETF and ETP assets have increased by 15.5% from US$1,526 Bn to US$1,762 Bn.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – August 2012, Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha Exchange, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 06/09/2012

TMX Group Limited today announced August 2012 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX), Natural Gas Exchange (NGX), TMX Select and Alpha Exchange.

Introductory Statement To The Press Conference - Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The ECB, Frankfurt Am Main, 6 September 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by the President of the Eurogroup, Prime Minister Juncker, and by the Commission Vice-President, Mr Rehn.