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New Zealand's New Council To Support Close Regulatory Cooperation

Date 13/09/2011

A new Council of Financial Regulators has been established to foster cooperation between financial and prudential regulators in New Zealand.

McGraw-Hill Announces Comprehensive Growth And Value Plan To Increase Shareholder Value To Separate Into Two Industry-Leading Public Companies, One Focused On Key Global Markets And The Other On Education - Enables Company To Streamline Operations And Reduce Costs - Will Accelerate Share Repurchases To $1 Billion In 2011

Date 12/09/2011

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a comprehensive Growth and Value Plan that includes separation into two strong public companies: McGraw-Hill Markets, primarily focused on capital and commodities markets, and McGraw-Hill Education, focused on education services and digital learning. 

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 12/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, September 12, 2011:

• CanElson Drilling Inc. (TSXVN:CDI) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Surpasses Record $2 Billion In ILS Listings

Date 12/09/2011

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX” or the “Exchange”) today announced that the value of Insurance Linked Securities (“ILS”) listed on the BSX has doubled in the past year and has now surpassed the $2 billion mark for the first time.

SIFMA Statement On MSRB Withdrawal Of Pending Municipal Advisor Rule Proposals

Date 12/09/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Leslie Norwood, co-head of SIFMA’s Municipal Securities Division on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s (MSRB) announcement to withdrawseveral municipal advisor rule proposals, which were pending with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 12/09/2011

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of August 31, 2011.

NASDAQ Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date August 31, 2011

Date 12/09/2011

At the end of the settlement date of August 31, 2011, short interest in 2,292 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,182,656,153 shares compared with 6,913,397,284 shares in 2,297 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 15, 2011. The end-of-August short interest represents 2.92 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.73 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 12/09/2011

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of August 31, 2011.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner To Attend Meeting Of European Finance Ministers In Poland On September 16, 2011

Date 12/09/2011

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that, at the invitation of the Polish government, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will travel to Wroclaw, Poland to attend a meeting of Europe’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) and the Eurofi Financial Forum on Friday, September 16, 2011.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Remarks Before The North American Securities Administrators Association 2011 Annual Conference

Date 12/09/2011

Good afternoon. Dave [Massey, NASAA President], there are many things I want to thank you and your colleagues for today. Thank you for inviting me to speak here. Thank you, Dave, for that eloquent introduction. And, most important, I would like to thank you for your hard work over the past year in weaving a tighter relationship between the SEC and NASAA, one that will allow us all to protect investors in our financial marketplace better, as they face new and increasingly difficult challenges.