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Deutsche Börse: Maschinenfabrik Spaichingen GmbH Issues Bond In The Entry Standard - Subscription Period 29 June – 12 July 2011

Date 29/06/2011

Spaichingen GmbH, the manufacturing enterprise from Swabia that is steeped in tradition, is issuing a corporate bond in Deutsche Börse’s Entry Standard. The bond can be subscribed from today with ISIN DE000A1KQZL5. The Spaichingen GmbH bond has a volume of up to €30 million, runs until 2016 and has an interest rate of 7.25 percent. The nominal denomination is €1,000.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-month Euroyen Futures - Effective From 28 June 2011

Date 29/06/2011

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current December 2011 contracts to the March 2012 contracts, effective from 28 Jun 2011.

CFTC Staff To Host Public Roundtable To Discuss Proposed Changes To Registration And Compliance Regime For Commodity Pool Operators And Commodity Trading Advisors

Date 29/06/2011

Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public roundtable on July 6, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., to discuss issues related to the proposed changes to Commission Regulation 4.5 and the proposed rescission of Commission regulations 4.13(a)(3) and 4.13(a)(4). The roundtable will assist the CFTC in the rulemaking process.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Interoperability To Be Seen In Investors' Bond Balances

Date 29/06/2011

To enhance bond market liquidity and prevent market risk, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) will change the separate management over investors' balances of bonds listed on both the fixed income platform and the action system (including the block trading system) by the above two systems to the centralized management by the auction system.

Dot Commodity Joins SGX Derivatives Market

Date 29/06/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes Dot Commodity of Japan to its derivatives market as a Trading Member.

CFTC Staff Allows Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad’s Futures Contract Based On The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 29/06/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel today announced that it issued a no-action letter on June 28, 2011, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad’s futures contract based on the FTSE Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (“KLCI” or “Index”).

Statement By Christine Lagarde On Her Selection As IMF Managing Director

Date 28/06/2011

Ms. Christine Lagarde issued the following statement today after the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected her as the IMF’s next Managing Director, the 11^th since the Fund’s inception in 1944:

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes’ Industry Commentary June 2011

Date 28/06/2011

This commentary is a monthly analysis of the commodities universe written by Christine Marie Nielsen, a veteran financial journalist. For eight years, Ms. Nielsen covered the Chicago futures exchange and economic news for Dow Jones Newswires. She's also hosted a syndicated radio show on the stock and futures markets from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade. Ms. Nielsen currently works as an editor on MarketsWiki.com, an online open source knowledge project for current and historical information about the global exchange-traded capital, derivatives, environmental and related OTC markets.

Statement From Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister And Finance Minister, Chairman Of The International Monetary And Financial Committee (IMFC)

Date 28/06/2011

“I would like to congratulate Ms. Christine Lagarde on her appointment as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund."

June 2011 “Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 28/06/2011

• Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 4.19% Loss in June, 
• European Stocks Lose 6.31%, 
• Asia Falls 4.97% 
• World Equities Fall by 5.16%
• Utilities Sector Posts Biggest Gain for June in Asia
• Financials Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for June in Europe