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Appointment Of New Chairman To Monetary Authority Of Singapore Board Of Directors

Date 23/05/2011

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower Tharman Shanmugaratnam has been officially appointed asChairman of MAS with effect from 21 May 2011, for a period of two years. Mr Shanmugaratnam is MAS’ sixth chairman since the establishment of MAS in 1971. He replaces Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong who had served as Chairman of MAS since August 2004.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - May 22, 2011

Date 22/05/2011

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.

IMF Executive Board Initiates Selection Process For Next IMF Managing Director

Date 21/05/2011

The Dean of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Shakour Shaalan, made the following statement today:

“I am very pleased to announce that the Fund's Executive Board has adopted a procedure that allows the selection of the next Managing Director to take place in an open, merit-based, and transparent manner. There was broad support in the Executive Board for this procedure.”

CBOE, C2, CFE, And CBSX Trading Schedule For Memorial Day Holiday

Date 20/05/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced the trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. 

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. To Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning May 27, 2011

Date 20/05/2011

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Nasdaq:GMCR) will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index^® (Nasdaq:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (Nasdaq:NDXX) prior to market open on Friday, May 27, 2011. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. will replace Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Nasdaq:MICC). 

S&P To Assess The Credit Impact On Italian LRGs And Poste Italiane Of Its Outlook Change To Neg On Italy

Date 20/05/2011

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on the Republic of Italy today to negative from stable, 
and affirmed its unsolicited 'A+/A-1+' credit ratings on the Italian sovereign (for further details about our sovereign action, see "Republic Of Italy 
Outlook Revised To Negative On Risk Of Persistent High Debt Ratio; 'A+/A-1+' Ratings Affirmed," published today on RatingsDirect on the Global Credit 
Portal). 

IMF Executive Board Approves An €26 Billion Extended Arrangement For Portugal

Date 20/05/2011

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved a three-year SDR 23.742 billion (about €26 billion) arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Portugal in support of the authorities’ economic adjustment and growth program. This front-loaded program makes SDR 5.6 billion (about €6.1 billion) immediately available to Portugal from the IMF. In 2011, total IMF financing will amount to about €12.6 billion and will be partnered with about €25.2 billion committed by the European Union.

TMX Group Inc. Statement Regarding Maple Proposal

Date 20/05/2011

TMX Group Inc. responded today to the proposal provided by Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (“Maple”) on May 13, 2011. The TMX Group Board of Directors has considered Maple’s proposal and has determined, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside counsel, that for purposes of its merger agreement with London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”), the Maple proposal does not constitute a superior proposal nor could it reasonably be expected to result in a superior proposal.

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20 Index

Date 20/05/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Gagfah S.A. (Germany, Real Estate, GFJ.XE) will be removed from the Dow Jones Germany Select Dividend 20 Index.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The US Memorial Day And UK Spring Bank Holidays

Date 20/05/2011

In observance of the US Memorial Day and UK Spring Bank Holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan.