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SEC Charges Tyco For Illicit Payments To Foreign Officials

Date 24/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Tyco International Ltd. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when subsidiaries arranged illicit payments to foreign officials in more than a dozen countries.

Third Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group For Europe

Date 24/09/2012

Today, the  Financial Stability Board hosted the  third meeting of the FSB Regional Consultative Group for Europe (RCGE) in Basel, Switzerland. 

Financial Stability Board: Thematic Peer Review Of Resolution Regimes - Questionnaire

Date 24/09/2012

Introduction 

The global financial crisis demonstrated the urgent need to improve resolution regimes so as to enable authorities to resolve failing financial institutions quickly without destabilising the financial system or exposing taxpayers to the risk of loss from solvency support. Following the crisis, a number of jurisdictions have adopted, or are currently preparing, legislation to strengthen their resolution regimes, while some progress has also been made in establishing crisis management groups and enhancing cross-border cooperation.

BATM Advanced Communications Celebrates Tel -Aviv Stock Exchange Dual-Listing

Date 24/09/2012

BATM Advanced Communications Company's management attended the bell opening ceremony held at the Tel -Aviv Stock Exchange this morning on the occasion of the company's dual-listing on TASE.

EPA Recognizes NYSE Euronext For Green Power Leadership - Only Exchange Operator And One Of Only 12 Companies To Receive Award

Date 24/09/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced today that it has received a 2012 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  NYSE Euronext is the only global exchange operator and one of only 12 organizations nationwide to earn the award for purchasing power generated by environmentally preferable, renewable resources.

"I See A Tendency Of Losing The Sense Of Urgency On The Euro - This Must Not Happen" - Video Message By President Of European Council , Herman Van Rompuy

Date 24/09/2012

Europe is on the way out of the crisis, but there is still work to do. I am happy we are seeing the first results of our efforts. Economic reforms are starting to pay off. And the EU as a whole is much better equipped now to protect ourselves from financial turmoil.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Calls For Action Now To Secure Global Recovery

Date 24/09/2012

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, today urged policymakers to use the window of opportunity offered by recent policy decisions—and to take the actions needed to achieve a decisive turn in the global crisis.

Xetra/FWB: BDT Media Automation GmbH To Issue Bond In Entry Standard - Subscription Period 24 September – 5 October 2012

Date 24/09/2012

BDT Media Automation GmbH is issuing a corporate bond in Deutsche Börse’s Entry Standard for bonds. Subscription to the bond (ISIN: DE000A1PGQL4) is expected to be possible until 5 October. The bond has a volume of up to €30 million, runs until 8 October 2017 and has an interest rate of 8.125 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1000.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers/NYSE Euronext Seminar: “The Stock Exchange And SMEs”

Date 24/09/2012

The AMF and NYSE Euronext organised the 3rd edition of their seminar on “The Stock Exchange and SMEs” in Nantes, attracting over one hundred participants. This pedagogical event bears testimony to the resolute commitment of the AMF and NYSE Euronext to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as key players in economic life, and to taking their specific needs into consideration in stock market listing. 

Libor Needs Trust, Transparency And Integrity, But Regulation Too, Say MEPs

Date 24/09/2012

The benchmark London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), needs to rebuild trust and integrity, but also needs to be regulated, said MEPs, Commissioners Barnier and Almunia and other financial experts, at Monday's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee hearing on manipulation of interbank lending rates.