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

Date 07/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, September 8, 2011:

• Allana Potash Corp. (TSXVN:AAA) will be removed from the index as well as the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. Allana Potash will remain a constituent of the S&P/TSX Venture 30 Index until the next index rebalancing at the end of January, 2012.

STOXX Announces New Composition Of Sustainability, ESG And Style Indices

Date 07/09/2011

Direct Edge To Observe A Moment Of Silence At 10:29 a.m., ET On Friday, September 9, 2011

Date 07/09/2011

Direct Edge will observe a moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, September 9, 2011, in honor of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks and their families. 

FINRA Fines Five Broker Dealers For Improper Handling Fees - Firms Understated Commissions By Mischaracterizing Portion Of Charges As Handling Fees

Date 07/09/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined five broker-dealers for understating the amount of total commissions charged to customers in trade confirmations and on fee schedules by mischaracterizing a portion of the commission charges as fees for handling services. With respect to each of these firms, the handling fees were designed to serve as a source of additional transaction based remuneration for the firm and thus were far in excess of the cost of the handling-related services the firms provided.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – August 2011 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 07/09/2011

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for August 2011.

Statement By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro On Proxy Access Litigation

Date 07/09/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today confirmed that it is not seeking rehearing of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. vacating a Commission rule, Rule 14a-11, which would have required companies to include shareholders' director nominees in company proxy materials in certain circumstances. Nor will the SEC seek Supreme Court review.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2011

Date 07/09/2011

Click here to download Athens Exchange's monthly statistical bulletin for August 2011.

Ashmore Group And Bunzl To Join FTSE 100 Index

Date 07/09/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) confirms today that investment management firm, Ashmore Group (ASHM.L) and specialised distribution group, Bunzl (BNZL.L) will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, Wood Group (WG.L) and 3i Group (III.L) will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

XTB Selects SunGard's Hosted Solutions For Warsaw Stock Exchange Connectivity

Date 07/09/2011

XTB, a leading Central and Eastern Europe brokerage firm based in Poland, has selected SunGard’s Valdi suite of integrated market data, risk management and trading solutions to connect to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). XTB also plans to connect to the SunGard Global Network (SGN), an international order routing and market data network that links more than 2,500 asset managers and brokers.

FTSE Italia Index Series Review - September 2011

Date 07/09/2011

The FTSE Italia Joint Executive Group has approved the following changes to the FTSE Italia Index Series which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 16 September 2011 (i.e. on Monday, 19 September 2011).