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TSX Venture Exchange Announces Its 2011 TSX Venture 50

Date 15/02/2011

TSX Venture Exchange today announced its 2011 TSX Venture 50, a ranking of strong performing companies listed on TSX Venture Exchange.

Liquidnet Comments On Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Euronext Announcement: Implications For Institutional Investors

Date 15/02/2011

Liquidnet, the institutional equities marketplace, comments on today’s announcement:

Security Traders Association Appoints James Toes As President And CEO - Assumes Leadership During Industry, Regulatory, And Association Transitions

Date 15/02/2011

The Security Traders Association (STA), the leading advocacy and education organization for professional personnel of the financial industry in the U.S., today announced the appointment of industry veteran James (Jim) Toes as its President and CEO, effective March 1, 2011. The appointment was made after an exhaustive nationwide search. The search was promoted by the previously announced retirement of John Giesea, who has served in the position for the last decade.

Deutsche Boerse AG And NYSE Euronext Agree To Combine To Create The Premier Global Exchange Group

Date 15/02/2011

• Creates a world leader in derivatives and risk management and the premier global venue for capital raising
• Combined group to offer clients global scale, product innovation, operational and capital efficiencies, and an enhanced range of technology and market information solutions
• New group, incorporated in the Netherlands to be dual headquartered in New York and Frankfurt
• Combined group to have key businesses, infrastructure and executives located in Paris, London, Luxembourg and other locations
• Expected cost synergies of EUR 300 million/US$ 400 million and substantial opportunities for incremental revenues
• Ownership: 60% by Deutsche Boerse shareholders, 40% by NYSE Euronext shareholders on a fully diluted basis
• Each share of Deutsche Boerse stock will be exchanged for 1 share of the new company stock and each share of NYSE Euronext stock will be exchanged for 0.4700 shares of the new company stock

BM&FBOVESPA And The Getúlio Vargas Foundation Launch The First Profitability Index For The Real Estate Sector

Date 15/02/2011

BM&FBOVESPA and the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) have launched the first profitability index for the Brazilian real estate sector. The General Index for the Real Estate Market – Commercial (IGMI-C) was developed by the Brazilian Institute of Economics (Ibre/FGV), with the sponsorship and support of 26 bodies representing companies in the financial and real estate sectors and pension funds.

CME Group Statement

Date 15/02/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today released the following statement in response to repeated market inquiries:

RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 15/02/2011

Weekly review: February 7 - 11, 2011 (pdf, 237 Кб)

Dividend Direct Deposit Limit For Thai Listings Raised

Date 15/02/2011

Shareholders  will soon enjoy an improved version of The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) e-Dividend service, as they will be able to have dividends and interest deposited directly into their bank accounts for a maximum THB40 million (approx. USD1.3 million),the former limit was THB 2 million ,effective March 7.

RTS Stock Exchange Operating Schedule For Holidays Period

Date 15/02/2011

In compliance with the clause 112 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation RTS Stock Exchange will be operating during the February holidays in accordance with the following schedule:

CFTC Charges Two North Carolina Residents And Their Company, PMC Strategy, LLC, With Fraudulently Soliciting At Least $669,000 In Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme - Federal Court Enters Restraining Order Freezing Defendants’ Assets And Prohibiting Destruction Of Books And Records.

Date 15/02/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed an anti-fraud civil lawsuit charging defendants PMC Strategy, LLC (PMC) of Monroe, N.C., and its principals, Michael Hudspeth of Statesville, N.C., and Timothy Bailey of Monroe, N.C., with committing fraud in connection with operating a foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme that solicited at least $669,000 from more than 22 individuals since June 2008. The defendants also allegedly misappropriated $129,000 of customer funds for their personal use.