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S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 25/07/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of PetroMagdalena Energy Corp. (TSXVN:PMD) have agreed to the Plan of Arrangement dated June 5, 2012, whereby the company will be acquired by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX:PRE) for cash consideration of $CDN1.60 per share. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, July 25, 2012. 

BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Market Makers For Options On The Stocks Of Itaú Unibanco And OGX

Date 25/07/2012

BM&FBOVESPA announced today the winning institutions in the competitive bidding process to select market makers for ITUB4 and OGXP3 equity options. The market maker obligation shall last twelve (12) months as of September 13, 2012.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX SmallCap And Equity SmallCap Indices

Date 25/07/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Miranda Technologies Inc. (TSX:MT) have accepted the tender offer from Belden Inc. (NYSE:BDC) for cash consideration of $CDN17.00 per share. Miranda Technologies will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices after the close of trading on Friday, July 27, 2012.

SEC Charges Phony Company President for Role in Facilitating Fake Investment in Penny Stock Company

Date 25/07/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New York man for his role in a scheme to disseminate news of a fake investment to boost a struggling penny stock company.

CFTC Orders Interactive Brokers LLC, A Registered Futures Commission Merchant, To Pay $700,000 For Large Trader Reporting And Supervision Violations

Date 25/07/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges against Interactive Brokers LLC (Interactive), a futures commission merchant based in Greenwich, Conn., for filing inaccurate large trader reports and failing to diligently supervise the handling and reporting of accounts.

Equinix Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

Date 25/07/2012

• Reported revenues of $466.3 million, a 3% increase over the previous quarter and an 18% increase over the same quarter last year
• Increased full year 2012 revenue guidance to greater than $1,920.0 million and increased 2012 adjusted EBITDA guidance to greater than $880.0 million
• Q2 Financials 2012 (PDF)

MGEX To Host Apple Juice Concentrate Informational Events

Date 25/07/2012

MGEX,  a  Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives  Clearing Organization (DCO), announced today it will hold informational events for the Apple Juice Concentrate (AJC) futures and options contract in New York City and Minneapolis.

CFTC Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee To Be Held Tomorrow - Full Committee To Focus On Possible Technological Solutions To Improve Direct Access To Customer Segregated Accounts

Date 25/07/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on Thursday, July 26, 2012, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (the “TAC” or “Committee”) will hold a public meeting at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This meeting will focus on identifying and exploring technological issues and possible solutions relating to the ability of the CFTC, self-regulatory organizations and futures commission merchant (FCM) customers to verify the location and status of funds held in customer segregated accounts.

SEC Charges Close Friend Of Staffing Company CEO With Insider Trading Around Acquisition

Date 25/07/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the close friend of a CEO with insider trading in the stock of a Houston-based employment services company by exploiting confidential information he learned while they were spending time together.

Equinix Adds Data Centers In Brazil - ALOG To Build New IBX In Rio De Janeiro And Expand In São Paulo To Meet Demand For Interconnection And Data Center Services In South America

Date 25/07/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, today announced that ALOG Data Centers of Brazil S.A., a Platform Equinix^™ Company, plans to build a new International Business Exchange^™ (IBX^®) data center in Rio de Janeiro. Targeted to open in the first quarter of 2013, the first phase is expected to cost $20 million in expansion capital and will have space for 320 cabinets with a total capacity of 1,170 cabinets once all future phases are completed. Equinix also announced ALOG will begin construction on phase two of its SP2 data center in São Paulo, which is expected to be available in early 2013. SP2 phase two will have space for an additional 350 cabinets and is expected to cost $14 million in expansion capital. Both projects are reflected in the Equinix’s guidance.