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BM&FBOVESPA Launches The “Em Boa Companhia” (In Good Company) Program - New Relationship Program Seeks To Deepen Discussions With Brazilian Companies About Environmental Themes

Date 14/04/2011

BM&FBOVESPA launched “Em Boa Companhia – Programa de Sustentabilidade com Empresas” (In Good Company – Sustainability Program with Firms) on Thursday. This program seeks to deepen discussions about the everyday impact on companies of sustainability management and social investment. The program’s first debate of several for this year (see below) took place on Thursday at BM&FBOVESPA headquarters. Participating were Fernando Rossetti, secretary general of the Group of Institutes, Foundations and Enterprises (GIFE); Maria Luiza Pinto, the Executive Director of Sustainable Development at Santander; Issuer Development Officer at BM&FBOVESPA, Cristiana Pereira; and Sustainability Officer at BM&FBOVESPA, Sonia Favaretto.
NASDAQ OMX Appoints Lee Shavel As Chief Financial Officer And Executive Vice President Of Corporate Strategy

Date 14/04/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that Lee Shavel, an 18-year veteran of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy. Mr. Shavel will join NASDAQ OMX effective May 23, 2011. Former NASDAQ OMX CFO David Warren will continue to serve as special advisor to the CEO and Ronald Hassen, Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer will continue to serve as CFO in the interim.
Lenzing To Switch To Prime Market Of Vienna Stock Exchange On 18 April

Date 14/04/2011

Lenzing AG will start listing on the Vienna Stock Exchange’s prime market – the premium segment – as of 18 April 2011. Lenzing AG has been traded on the market segment Standard Market Continuous up to now; the stocks were initially listed on 19 September 1985. With a market capitalization of around EUR 2.26 billion (as of 13 April 2011), Lenzing AG is one of the largest companies of the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange.
Testimony On Understanding The Implications And Consequences Of The Proposed Rule On Risk Retention By Meredith Cross, Director, Division Of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission, Before The Subcommittee On Capital Markets And Government Sponsored Enterprises Of The United States House Of Representatives

Date 14/04/2011

My name is Meredith Cross, and I am the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commission today on the topic of risk retention in securitizations. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you the Commission’s work in this area.
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange And Montreal Exchange Closed For Good Friday

Date 14/04/2011

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and Montreal Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 22, 2011, for Good Friday.

Program Trading Averaged 28.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During April 4-8

Date 14/04/2011

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Apr. 4-8.
ESMA Launches A Consultation On Its Advice To The Commission On Fees For CRA Supervision, And Invites Comments By 27 April

Date 14/04/2011

On 24 February 2011 ESMA received a formal request from the European Commission (the Commission) to provide technical advice to assist the Commission in formulating a Regulation on fees for Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) by delegated act.
SEC Charges Subprime Auto Loan Lender And Executives With Fraud

Date 14/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Massachusetts-based subprime auto loan provider Inofin Inc. and three company executives with misleading investors about their lending activities and diverting millions of dollars in investor funds for their personal benefit.
BM&FBOVESPA Launches The “Em Boa Companhia” (In Good Company) Program - New Relationship Program Seeks To Deepen Discussions With Brazilian Companies About Environmental Themes

Date 14/04/2011

BM&FBOVESPA launched “Em Boa Companhia – Programa de Sustentabilidade com Empresas” (In Good Company – Sustainability Program with Firms) on Thursday.
OCC Announces SEC Order Confirms CCP Capital Benefits ForSecurities Lending Marketplace

Date 14/04/2011

OCC announced today the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a rule change clarifying the net capital treatment of certain stock loan transactions processed through OCC, confirming the central counterparty clearing benefits OCC brings to this marketplace.