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CFTC To Hold Open Meeting On Five Final Rule Proposals Under The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 01/07/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, July 7, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. to consider five final rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act .

SEC Announces Agenda And Panelists For Roundtable On International Financial Reporting Standards

Date 30/06/2011

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the panelists and final agenda for the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Roundtable to be held July 7.

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

Date 30/06/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 30, 2011:

• Bri-Chem Corp. (TSXVN:BRY) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

NYSE Announces Third-Quarter 2011 Circuit-Breaker Levels

Date 30/06/2011

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker collar trigger levels for third-quarter 2011 effective Friday, July 1, 2011.

TMX/LSE Withdraw Application Related To Proposed Merger

Date 30/06/2011

On June 29, 2011, the TMX Group Inc. and London Stock Exchange Group plc withdrew their applications to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) and the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) to amend the TSX-Venture Exchange's recognition orders in B.C. and Alberta. 

NYSE Euronext Leads IPO Markets Globally In First Half Of 2011- NYSE Leads U.S. IPO Market By Capital Raised And By Number Of Transactions - NYSE Leads World In Listing Technology And PE-Backed IPOs - Chinese IPOs Build On Last Year’s Strong Activity - European Market Increases Small And Medium Enterprises (SME) Listings

Date 30/06/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) led the global market for listing Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in the first half of 2011 with $25.40 billion in total capital raised on its European and U.S. markets, more than any exchange group in the world.  During the most recent quarter, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) led the U.S. IPO market, with 35 IPOs raising $10.63 billion, or 73% of total proceeds raised from IPOs in the U.S.  Furthermore, this added to NYSE’s recent gains in listing of technology and VC-backed IPOs as well as private equity funds and enterprises from Argentina, Canada, China, France, Greece, Korea and Netherlands, underscoring the NYSE as the leading listing venue for global IPOs.

CFTC Charges Two Air Traffic Controllers And Commodity Trader Michael Gomez With Fraud And Misappropriation In $1.4 Million Dollar Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Scheme - Court Issues Restraining Order Freezing Gomez’s Assets And Preserving Books And Records

Date 30/06/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of charges against two air traffic controllers, Louis J. Giddens, Jr. of Fayetteville, Ga., and Anthony W. Duttonof Peachtree City, Ga., as well as commodity trader Michael Gomez of Valrico, Fla., for operating a fraudulent off-exchange foreign currency (forex) scheme in which they solicited and accepted approximately $1.4 million from the general public.

SIFMA Calls For Swift Congressional Action On Stalled Free Trade Agreements

Date 30/06/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ken Bentsen, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, prior to Senate Finance Committee consideration of trade agreements with Korea, Panama and Colombia.

SEC Charges Company CEOs And Penny Stock Promoters In Kickback Schemes

Date 30/06/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed securities fraud charges against several CEOs, their companies, and two penny stock promoters alleging they used kickbacks, a bribe and blast e-mails to manipulate trading in microcap stocks.

Joint Statement By President Barroso And President Van Rompuy Following The Vote In The Greek Parliament On The Implementing Measures For The Revised Economic Programme

Date 30/06/2011

"We strongly welcome today's approval by the Greek Parliament of the implementing legislation for the country's revised economic programme. This was the second, decisive step Greece needed to take in order to return to a sustainable path. In very difficult circumstances, it was another act of national responsibility."