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ASIC Confirms ASX Readiness To Launch PureMatch

Date 11/11/2011

ASIC today confirmed it is satisfied that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), prospective participants and data vendors are ready for ASX’s new order book, PureMatch, to commence operating from 28 November 2011.

HKEx 2011 Third Quarter Results

Date 11/11/2011

The Board submits the unaudited consolidated results of the Group for the nine months ended30 September 2011. The Group recorded a profit attributable to shareholders of $3,821 million for the first nine months of 2011 (first quarter: $1,238 million; second quarter: $1,346 million; third quarter: $1,237 million) compared with $3,478 million for the same period in 2010 (2010 first quarter: $1,127 million; second quarter: $1,131 million; third quarter: $1,220 million).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Good Delivery Material Price Differential For November 2011 Rubber Contract

Date 11/11/2011

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority To Consult On The Use Of Alternative Performance Measures

Date 10/11/2011

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) will issue draft guidance for public consultation in 2012 on the use of alternative performance measures (APMs) by financial markets issuers.

S&P Clarifies Erroneous Message On Republic Of France Rating

Date 10/11/2011

As a result of a technical error, a message was automatically disseminated today to some subscribers of S&P's Global Credit Portal suggesting that France's credit rating had been changed. This is not the case: the ratings on Republic of France remain 'AAA/A-1+' with a stable outlook, and this incident is not related to any ratings surveillance activity. We are investigating the cause of the error.

SEC Charges China-Based Longtop Financial Technologies For Deficient Filings

Date 10/11/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement today charged China-based Longtop Financial Technologies Limited with failing to file current and accurate financial reports with the SEC.

SEC Charges UBS With Faulty Recordkeeping Related To Short Sales

Date 10/11/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged UBS Securities LLC for inaccurate recording practices when providing and recording “locates” to customers seeking to execute short sales. UBS settled the enforcement action by agreeing to pay an $8 million penalty and retain an independent consultant.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite And Select Indices

Date 10/11/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite and Select Indices:

The shares of Realm Energy International Corporation (TSXVN:RLM) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite and Venture Select Indices after the close today, Thursday, November 10, 2011. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange at the same time following the completion of an Arrangement Agreement whereby the company has been acquired by San Leon Energy plc.

Remarks Before The FINRA Institute At Wharton Certified Regulatory And Compliance Professional (CRCP) Program - SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter

Date 10/11/2011

Introduction

Thank you very much, Professor Orts, for that very kind introduction. I am delighted to be part of the CRCP Program. I was at FINRA—or NASD at the time—when this program was created, and it has more than fulfilled the very high expectations we had at the time. And, I’m pleased to see that it continues to attract people from a wide variety of FINRA members, as well as the regulatory community—at this session from the New York Fed and FINRA itself.

Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Review Of Minimum Amount And Accredited Investor Prospectus Exemptions

Date 10/11/2011

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced that they are reviewing the $150,000 minimum amount prospectus exemption (the minimum amount exemption) and the accredited investor prospectus exemption (AI exemption) contained in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions.