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Bear Wagner Specialist Business To Transition To Barclays Capital- Barclays Capital Will Become The Largest Designated Market Maker On The NYSE, Representing More Than 850 NYSE-Listed Issues

Date 09/03/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC , has agreed to acquire the portfolio of New York Stock Exchange Designated Market Maker (DMM ) assignments of Bear Wagner Specialists LLC, a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan.

CME Group To Modify Trading Rules For Interest Rate Products - Changes Affect Block Trade Thresholds And Reporting Time Requirements - Implements Request-For-Cross Functionality In CBOT Interest Rate Options

Date 09/03/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced plans to modify its block trading thresholds and reporting time requirements for CME and CBOT interest rate futures and options, and also to extend CME Globex request-for-cross (RFC) functionality to all CBOT interest rate options. The changes take effect Monday, March 30, 2009. C

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo And Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman Of The House Financial Services Committee Letter To Kenneth Lewis Regarding Bonuses Paid At Merrill Lynch/BofA

Date 09/03/2009

Please see the attached letter New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, sent today to Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis regarding bonuses paid to top executives at BofA and Merrill Lynch. Attachment:

Senior Supervisors Group Issues Report On Management Of Recent Credit Default Swap Credit Events

Date 09/03/2009

The Senior Supervisors Group that comprises senior financial supervisors from seven countries (United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom) today issued a report that assesses how firms manage their credit default swap activities related to the settlement of credit derivatives transactions terminated by the occurrence of a credit event.

China Green Agriculture Celebrates First Day Of Trading On NYSE Amex First Company To List On NYSE Amex Market - First Company To List On NYSE Amex Market - First Chinese Company To List On NYSE Euronext Markets In 2009

Date 09/03/2009

Xi’an, China-based China Green Agriculture, Inc. today opened for trading under the ticker symbol “CGA”. China Green Agriculture, Inc. is the first company from Mainland China to list on the new NYSE Amex market since NYSE Euronext’s acquisition of the former American Stock Exchange, and the first Chinese company to list on NYSE Euronext markets in 2009.

Changes To UK's Financial Services Authority Board

Date 09/03/2009

The appointment of Hugh Stevenson as the chairman of the FSA’s committee of non-executive directors (NEDCo) was announced today.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Short Selling Value

Date 09/03/2009

Click here to download Tokyo Stock Exchange's short selling value for February 2009.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen: Complicated Financial Instruments In Occupational Pension Funds Report 2009:3

Date 09/03/2009

The occupational pension funds1 predominantly have no large holdings or concentrations of complicated financial instruments. On the whole, the occupational pension funds’ management of this type of holding appears to be satisfactory. Some occupational pension funds report, however, that their risk control function is small and that the personnel have relatively little occupational experience. A majority of the occupational pension funds also have all or large portions of their capi

Chen Dongzheng, Director Shenzhen Stock Exchange: No Less Than 8 Companies To Initiate Listing At Growth Enterprises Board

Date 09/03/2009

No less than 8 companies will be listed at the Growth Enterprises Board at the beginning, Chen Dongzheng, director of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) said yesterday.

FINRA Seeks Major Expansion Of TRACE Reporting - Proposal Would Bring Transparency To Primary Market, Government Agency And GSE Debt

Date 09/03/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is proposing a major expansion of its Trade Compliance and Reporting Engine (TRACE) to include debt issued by federal government agencies, government corporations and government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), as well as primary market transactions in new issues. Currently, TRACE reports real-time pricing and trade volume information only on corporate bonds trading in the secondary market.