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MCX Weekly Market Report (26 February - 4 March 2010)

Date 05/03/2010

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CalPERS Hires Janine M. Guillot as Chief Operating Investment Officer

Date 04/03/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of Janine M. Guillot as the pension fund’s Chief Operating Investment Officer.

Federal Court Orders Forex Dealer One World Capital Group And Its President, John “Jack” Edward Walsh, To Pay $520,000 In Sanctions - Order Also Permanently Bars Defendants From The Futures Industry And Revokes One World’s Registrations

Date 04/03/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained an order against defendants One World Capital Group, LLC of Winnetka, Ill. and John Edward Walsh, of Lake Forest, Ill., requiring each to pay a $260,000 civil monetary penalty for failing to demonstrate compliance with CFTC net capital requirements. (CFTC v. One World Capital Group, LLC, et al., N.D. Ill., Case No. 07CV 7002).

FINRA Investor Education Foundation And United Way Worldwide Announce Nearly $1.5 Million In Grants To Support Grassroots Financial Education Projects

Date 04/03/2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and United Way Worldwide (UWW) have announced nearly $1.5 million in grants to 12 recipients to extend the reach of community-based financial education programs across the country.

CFTC Chairman Gensler to Meet With Regulators to Discuss Critical Issues Related To Financial Regulatory Reform During Visits To Brussels And London - Chairman To Speak To The European Parliament’s ECON Committee While In Brussels And Chatham House While

Date 04/03/2010

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler is scheduled to meet with various high-level financial services regulators in Brussels and London to discuss critical issues related to financial regulatory reform during the week of March 15 - 18. In addition, on March 16, 2010, Chairman Gensler will address a formal committee meeting of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in Brussels and on Thursday, March 18, 2010, he will deliver a keynote address at

FINRA's National Adjudicatory Council Dismisses Charges Of Alleged Violations By Senior Personnel Of Knight Securities

Date 04/03/2010

The National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a ruling today dismissing charges that Kenneth Pasternak, former CEO of Knight Securities, L.P., and John Leighton, former head of the firm's Institutional Sales Desk, were responsible for supervisory failures in connection with alleged fraudulent sales to institutional customers.

SEC Halts Ponzi Scheme Targeting Retired L.A. Bus Drivers

Date 04/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed fraud charges against a Los Angeles-based investment advisory firm and its principal and obtained an emergency court order to halt a $14.7 million Ponzi scheme targeting retired Los Angeles bus drivers.

Program Trading Averaged 28.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 22-26

Date 04/03/2010

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database.  The report includes trading on the NYSE for Feb. 22-26.

BM&FBOVESPA Adheres To The UN Principles For Responsible Investment

Date 04/03/2010

On Wednesday March 3, 2010, in Rio de Janeiro Mr. Edemir Pinto, BM&FBOVESPA’s Chief Executive Officer, formalized the adhesion of the Brazilian Exchange to the agreement entitled “Principles for Responsible Investment” (PRI) – a United Nations initiative developed by leading institutional fund managers and other financial market agents in support of responsible investment. The official signing took place during PRI’s international board meeting, which for the first time ever is being held

NASDAQ OMX Introduces Investor Relations Website Solution For The Banking Sector - WebCenter360 Banking Suite To Feature Highline Financial Data And Analytics To Maximize The Transparency And Interactivity Of Investor Communications

Date 04/03/2010