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Tokyo Stock Exchange Wins Accolade At Annual Global ETF Awards For Seventh Consecutive Year

Date 22/04/2011

On April 14, 2011, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) was again recognised as the Exchange in the Asia-Pacific region with the largest number of primary listed ETF products at the Annual Global ETF Awards. This is the seventh consecutive time that TSE has won this award which is given by U.S. ETF research firm "Exchangetradedfunds.com" in recognition of activity in and contribution to the ETF market.
Japan's Financial Services Agency Extends Temporary Measures Regarding Restrictions On Short Selling And Purchase Of Own Stocks By Listed Companies

Date 22/04/2011

The following regulatory measures on short selling are currently in place, with regard to all listed stocks in Japan.
Keynote Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Still Fighting For Inclusion And Equal Opportunity - Latin American Association's 22nd Annual Compañeros Award Luncheon, Atlanta, Georgia

Date 22/04/2011

Thank you for that kind introduction. It is my pleasure to be speaking at the Latin American Association’s 22nd Annual Compañeros Award Luncheon. Before I continue, however, I need to issue the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Securities and Exchange Commission, my fellow Commissioners, or members of the staff.
Thai Main Stock Market Index Rises 1.43% In Q1/11 And 6.03% IUn 2/11

Date 22/04/2011

The Thai capital market continued to rise in Q1/2011, with The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closing at 1,047.48 points at the end of Q1/11, up 1.43% from end-2010 and 6.03% higher than from end-February. Trading growth in Thailand was still favorable especially when compared to some other exchanges which have closed lower at the end of last year. Foreign investors posted a net buy of THB19.54 billion (approx. USD653.19 million) in March, with apparent weight given to the energy sector when oil prices were rising and to banking stocks due to higher interest rates.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton On The Formation Of An Energy Markets Working Group

Date 22/04/2011

“This kind of constructive cooperation and coordination is exactly the type of focused effort we need in government. Consumers are having their wallets siphoned every time they fill up their gas tanks. Filling up the car has become the second highest item in the household budgets of many families."

Thai Bourse Upgrades To Meet Cutting-Edge IT Standards

Date 22/04/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is upgrading its core IT systems to meet world-class standards, in conformity with its IT Master Plan. This upgrade will open new business opportunities and reduce costs for not only the SET but also securities companies.
CFTC: New York Federal Court Orders Brian Kim And Liquid Capital Management, LLC, To Pay More Than $12 Million In Restitution And Monetary Sanctions For Commodity Pool Fraud - Defendants Were Indicted By A New York County Grand Jury In February 2011.

Date 22/04/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on April 15, 2011, obtained a federal court order imposing more than $12 million in restitution and civil monetary penalties on defendants Brian Kim and his company, Liquid Capital Management, LLC (LCM), for fraud in connection with the operation of a commodity pool.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Closure Schedule For 2011 Labor Day

Date 22/04/2011

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces its market closure schedule for 2011 Labor Day according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2011" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2010] No. 30) as follows: the SSE will close from April 30 (Saturday) to May 2 (Monday) and open for trading on May 3 (Tuesday). Please make relevant arrangements according to this notice.
RTS Standard Celebrates 2 Years

Date 22/04/2011

On April 23, 2011 RTS Stock Exchange will mark the second anniversary of the launch of RTS Standard, the state-of-the-art cash equity market with cutting-edge technologies employed worldwide.
Japan's Financial Services Agency Vice Commissioner For International Affairs Appointed Chairman Of IOSCO's Technical Committee

Date 22/04/2011

International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)　held its Annual Conference during April 17-21, 2011, in Cape Town, South Africa, and Masamichi Kono, Vice Commissioner for International Affairs of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA), assumed the role of Chairman of the Technical Committee of IOSCO succeeding Mr. Hans Hoogervorst, Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, who stepped down from the Technical Committee chairmanship at the close of the conference. Mr. Kono's term will run until the next Annual Conference planned in May 2012 in Beijing. Mr. Fernando Restoy, Vice-Chairman of Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores of Spain, has　replaced Mr. Kono as Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee.