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Remarks By Deputy US Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin At The Singapore Exchange

Date 20/05/2011

Good Morning.  Thank you, Professor Adams, for that kind introduction, and to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy for organizing this event.  It is a pleasure to be here at the Singapore Exchange.

Testimony Before The House Committee On Agriculture, Subcommittee On General Farm Commodities And Risk Management - CFTC General Counsel Dan M. Berkovitz

Date 20/05/2011

Good morning Chairman Conaway, Ranking Member Boswell, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Dan Berkovitz, and I am privileged to serve as the General Counsel at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”). I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on the CFTC’s rulemaking process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”).

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

Date 19/05/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, May 20, 2011:

• The shareholders of Copper Canyon Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:CPY) have accepted the plan of arrangement from NovaGold Resources Inc. Copper Canyon Resources Ltd. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of Friday, May 20, 2011.

U.S. Treasury Department Statement Regarding Leadership Of The International Monetary Fund

Date 19/05/2011

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner following the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Proposed Rules For Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations

Date 19/05/2011

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro. It almost goes without saying how much appreciation is due the staff working on today’s release. But it is particularly noteworthy and worthwhile to recognize the work of Randall Roy. For many who have waded into the credit rating reform debate following the crisis, they may have missed the fact that the SEC and, in particular great folks like Randall, have been engaged in rating agency reforms, pretty much non-stop, over the past 5 years since the passage of the 2006 Rating Agency Reform Act. He has done so while at the same time coordinating on the consideration of many of these issues internationally as well. It would be difficult to overstate his tremendous work and effort on these issues. So, I truly want to commend him today.

Opening Statement, Agricultural Advisory Committee - CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia

Date 19/05/2011

Thank you Commissioner Dunn for hosting today’s meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee. I look forward to the staff presentations and I am interested in hearing from the committee members on the margin, swap dealer and position limit proposals. I look forward to a healthy discussion in each of these areas. I don’t think it’s ever a bad idea to take the time to stop and reassess where you are going in order to make sure you’re still moving in the right direction, especially when you lack a road map.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. - Formation Of The Board Of Directors As A Body

Date 19/05/2011

Hellenic Exchanges announces that the Board of Directors that was elected by the 10th Annual General Meeting met and was formed into a Body yesterday, May 18th 2011. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange To Sign Cooperation MOU With Hanoi Stock Exchange

Date 19/05/2011

On May 18, 2011, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Hanoi Stock Exchange signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding in Hanoi, Vietnam. This cooperation MOU, concerning the personnel exchange, business training and information communication, was signed by Mr. Zhou Ming, Vice General Manager of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and Mr. Tran Van Dzung, President of Hanoi Stock Exchange.

“Another Sad Country Song” - Statement At The CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 19/05/2011

Miranda Lambert has a great country song out right now—“Time to Get a Gun.” Like a lot of great country songs, it tells a story—this one is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but there’s a bit of truth in it—when people get so fed up, so pushed to the limit, they can be moved to drastic measures.

Program Trading Averaged 28.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 9-13

Date 19/05/2011

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 May 9-13.