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Osaka Securities Exchange: Direct Access No-Action Letter Received From U.S. CFTC

Date 03/06/2011

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that it has received a direct access no-action letter from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission("CFTC"), as of June 1, 2011 (the applicable contracts: stock index futures contracts).

Dow Jones Indexes Announces Component Changes In Global, Regional And Country Titans Blue-Chip Indexes And Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes - Changes Are The Result Of The Regular Annual Review

Date 03/06/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Global Titans 50, Dow Jones Regional Titans, Dow Jones Country Titans and Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes. Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 17, 2011. 

MCX Weekly Market Report - May 27, 2011 To June 02, 2011

Date 03/06/2011

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Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Sector Titans And Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes - Changes Are the Result of the Regular Annual Review

Date 03/06/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones Sector Titans and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Indexes. All changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, June 17, 2011.

Shanghai Stock Exchang, China Securities Index Co. Updating Industry Classification Of Listed Companies

Date 03/06/2011

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI) have recently published the adjusted industry classification of A-share listed companies on the SSE and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange according to the annual reports of 2010. The adjustment involves 46 A-share listed companies.

NZX Monthly Shareholder Metrics - Operational Report May 2011

Date 03/06/2011

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

Date 02/06/2011

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

• The shareholders of Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX:EQN) have accepted the $C8.15 cash per share takeover offer from Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX). Equinox Minerals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, Global Base Metals and Equal Weight Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices after close on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

CBOE To Begin Disseminating Two New Volatility Benchmarks Based On CME Group Corn And Soybean Options Prices

Date 02/06/2011

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that on Monday, June 6, CBOE will begin disseminating data for CME Group on two new volatility indexes based on CBOT corn and soybean options prices.  The new volatility indexes will be calculated using proprietary CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)) methodology.  

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

Date 02/06/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 2, 2011:

• Texalta Petroleum Ltd. (TSXVN:TEX.A) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by PetroFrontier Corp. (TSXVN:PFC).

Remarks, Bringing Transparency To The Swaps Markets, National Association Of Corporate Treasurers Conference - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 02/06/2011

Good afternoon. I thank the National Association of Corporate Treasurers and Tom Deas for inviting me to speak today. Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and I have benefited from your thoughtful input and constant attention to important issues with regard to the swaps marketplace during the legislative process and the rule-writing process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.