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Bursa Malaysia Derivatives' Crude Palm Oil Futures (FCPO) Contract Charts All-Time High Record

Date 14/09/2011

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives' (BMD) crude palm oil futures contract set a new record as of the close of mid-day trading yesterday, with a total of 4,072,384 contracts traded so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 4,064,361 contracts traded for the whole of 2010. This is the highest ever number of contracts traded annually since FCPO contracts started trading in 1980.

ESMA Published Updated List Of Registered And Certified Credit Rating Agencies

Date 14/09/2011

According to the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation ((EC) No 1060/2009), ESMA publishes today the list of those credit rating agencies that as of today were either registered or cirtified in the European Union.

Thai Bourse Announces Success Of CA SWIFT Messages Launch

Date 14/09/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the success of deployment of corporate action news sent via SWIFT messages (CA SWIFT), the format used for transmitting information of listed firms to depository participants directly, with HSBC Thailand being the first to apply this new service starting from this month.

TSX Block List Leaders - August 2011

Date 13/09/2011

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.

New Risk Management Enhancements Launch in PrecISE Trade® Risk Managers Now Have Direct Access to Set and Monitor Risk Management Settings

Date 13/09/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) introduced several key enhancements to the risk management features offered in PrecISE Trade®, ISE’s innovative, front-end execution system. Importantly, PrecISE now provides direct access for risk managers to set and monitor compliance with risk parameters available in the system, such as the maximum quantity and the maximum notional value that can be entered on a per order or daily basis.

CalPERS: Investors Urge New Rule On Proxy Access - SEC Must Continue In The Fight To Restore Accountability, integrity to financial markets

Date 13/09/2011

Leaders from some of the world’s largest pension funds and institutional investors representing more than $2 trillion today issued the following statement urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue new regulations on proxy access, which gives long-term shareowners the right to include their candidate for the Board of Directors on a company ballot.

DTCC Announces Initiative To Revamp Processing Of Continuous Net Settlement Obligations - White Paper Says Changes Will Reduce Risk And Boost Liquidity Efficiencies For The Industry

Date 13/09/2011

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has proposed changing the way its clearing agency subsidiaries, The Depository Trust Company (DTC) and National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), process Continuous Net Settlement (CNS) transactions. The enhanced process would align CNS processing into the risk management control structure used by DTC to reduce risk and boost liquidity efficiencies in the settlement of almost $870 billion in equities that trade in the U.S. markets each day.

“Can The CFTC See The Big Picture?” - Public Policy Keynote Address By Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia Before 2011 International Swap And Derivatives Association, Annual North America Conference

Date 13/09/2011

I would like to thank Stephen O’Connor and the International Swap and Derivatives Association (ISDA) for inviting me to speak with you today. As I was thinking about my remarks for this conference I was struck by its title, “Shaping the Future of Derivatives.” Even before the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Commission has worked to shape the future of derivatives. To date, the Commission has issued 57 advance notices of proposed rulemaking or notices of proposed rulemaking, two interim final rules, 13 final rules, and one proposed interpretative order. Only last Thursday, though, did the Commission finally turn its attention in its last open meeting to addressing how industry will be required to comply with the various implementation requirements for the numerous, intertwined rulemaking initiatives.

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

Date 13/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, September 14, 2011:

• Valeura Energy Inc. (TSXVN:VLE) 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.

CBOE Holdings' SPXpm To Launch On C2 On October 4

Date 13/09/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it will begin trading SPXpm, its new S&P 500 Index options product, on Tuesday, October 4.  SPXpm options will be traded on the Company's all-electronic C2 Options Exchange (C2).