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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Issues Revised Code On Collective Investment Schemes

Date 08/04/2011

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued the revised Code on Collective Investment Schemes (Code), together with its response to public feedback received from its public consultation on proposed amendments to the Code released in May 2010.

Thomson Reuters Global Equities Monthly Market Share Data Updated To Reflect March 2011 Activity

Date 08/04/2011

Trading is fragmenting between exchanges and competing venues. But by how much and which venues? Find out in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

SGX: Australian Treasurer Rejects ASX-SGX Merger Proposal

Date 08/04/2011

Australian Treasurer Rejects ASX-SGX Merger Proposal

Date 08/04/2011

The Federal Treasurer, the Honourable Wayne Swan, has made a statement that he has rejected the proposed merger of ASX Limited (ASX) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX)

Remarks Before OpenLink’s 2011 Worldwide User Conference - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 08/04/2011

Good morning and thank you Kevin for inviting me here today to discuss the new regulatory landscape for swaps transactions under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank or Act). It looks to me that the agenda for the next two days is very relevant to what we at the CFTC have been working on to implement Dodd-Frank. The coming changes in the regulatory structure will be very technology-intensive and will require increased risk-based assessments surrounding the clearing and trading of products. I am glad to see that these areas are prominently featured in the agenda.

U.S. Federal Reserve Announces New Director Of Management Division

Date 07/04/2011

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the appointment of Richard "Dick" A. Anderson as director of the Management Division and as the Board's chief operating officer, effective April 18, 2011.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 07/04/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• The 5-Year rate reset 1^st Preferred shares, Series 24, of National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA.PR.O) are the subject of a $C28.03 cash per share offer and will be removed from the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index and the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index after the close of Monday, April 11, 2011.

CME Group Announces E-micro Gold Futures Volume Surpasses 100,000 Contracts

Date 07/04/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced its E-micro Gold futures contract surpassed cumulative trading volume of 100,000 contracts yesterday. Trading on the E-micro Gold contract, which was launched on October 4, 2010, reached a total of 100,275 contracts on Wednesday, April 6.

LME Steel Billet Trading Up 305 Per Cent In Q1

Date 07/04/2011

Trading in steel billet at the London Metal Exchange has rocketed in the first quarter of 2011, up 305 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.

Antonio Zoido To Serve As Trustee Of The IFRS Foundation

Date 07/04/2011

The IFRS Foundation Trustees, the oversight body of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), today announced that the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board approved the appointment of Antonio Zoido as a Trustee of the IFRS Foundation.  His initial term begins immediately and will expire on 31 December 2013.  The term is renewable once.